Enzo Maresca has made a candid admission by saying that Chelsea have develop into overly reliant on Cole Palmer.
The Blues have endured a irritating run of type, managing simply two wins of their final ten Premier League fixtures. They’re now in seventh place within the league standings.
After a formidable begin to the season, Palmer himself has seen his particular person type dip considerably. The truth is, he’s gone with out contributing a objective or help in his final six appearances, which is the longest drought of his Chelsea profession thus far. There are actually murmurs he might exit Stamford Bridge.
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Palmer’s latest lack of manufacturing has been exacerbated by the absence of striker Nicolas Jackson. In consequence, Palmer has discovered it tougher to make his common affect, with the pair working seamlessly earlier than and discovering the online collectively.
Nevertheless, when requested about Palmer’s dip in type forward of Chelsea’s conflict with Southampton, Maresca was fast to downplay any main issues – although he did admit loads of the Blues’ offensive play was funnelled by the England worldwide.
Enzo Maresca makes stunning Cole Palmer admission
“No, I’m not involved. I’m all the time involved about basic performances, however I’m not involved about Cole as a result of Cole is a human being and in the course of the season he can have some moments the place he struggles a little bit bit extra.
“The issue is we depend on Cole for all the things. I’ve stated since we began, we have to depend on the crew. For positive, we want massive gamers like Cole, however we’re not nervous about Cole in any respect.”
Regardless of his latest dry spell, Palmer’s general contributions this season stay spectacular. In simply 26 Premier League appearances, he has managed to web 14 targets and supply 6 assists, whereas additionally creating essentially the most “massive possibilities” (19) of any participant within the league.
