Football, for Cole Jermaine Palmer (Mercuneter, 2002), has always been a ‘children’s thing’. Everything was summed up in “playing, marking; playing, marking.”
A year and a half ago he arrived at the Chelseaprojedent of the City in exchange for 47 million euros and, in his first season of ‘full right’ in Premier League ‘he made’ more goals than anyone: he scored 22 and distributed 11 assists in 34 games. To top it off, he closed the course by marking Spain in the final of the euro. It was not worth, however, for England to take the victory.
Cole Palmer’s performance chart in the Premier 2024-25.Driblab
He began the course as a ‘rocket’ thanks to his historic ‘poker’ against Brighton (4-2): Never no one before in Premier had scored four goals in the first half. Chelsea’s ’10’ was on his way to spraying his records in the League, but … ‘something happens with Palmer’.
The English international has been stagnant for weeks in 14 goals and six goal passes. He already chains seven games without marking or attending between League and Cup. You have to go back until January 14 to find his last goal. It was in the 2-2 against the Bournemouth of Iraola.
“We cannot depend on Palmer all the games”
Since then, nothing. Neither marks nor attend … despite being the second player of the Premier who makes the most shots (94. An unusual streak in Palmer who has caused the concern in Chelsea to go ‘in crescendo’. So much so that the player himself wanted to ‘claim’ after the win over the Southampton (4-0). “Do not worry, I will return,” he wrote on his social networks.
Enzo Maresca, however, closes ranks around his star: “When things don’t go well, he trains harder if possible.
We do physical tests every six months. We did one in preseason, we made another the week and, of the whole team, he was the best
Enzo Maresca
Moreover, the former player of Seville and Malaga remains importance to his ‘drought’: “I said it from the beginning: we cannot depend on Palmer all the games. It is normal to go for a time when it costs you to mark. Nothing happens.”
For Paul Merson it is even normal for what is happening: “He is still young and could not follow the pace of goals he was carrying, it is impossible.” However, the former Arsenal, now a commentator of ‘Sky’, finds an explanation to his ‘downturn’: “He misses Nico Jackson [lesionado]. The field opens a lot and that helps Palmer stop the ball, raise his head and decide. “
I couldn’t keep up with goals he wore, it’s impossible
Paul Merson
The truth is that the bad moment of ‘Cold’ Palmer-Ha registered the celebration in which he emulates to have a fío- has coincided with a new ‘bump’ of Chelsea, which, even the win over the ‘Saints’, chained three consecutive losses. ‘Winter is coming’, even for school. We will see how long the ‘fridge’ lasts.