After scoring a hat-trick against his childhood favorites, Manchester United, on Thursday, Palmer, a 21-year-old who grew up supporting the Red Devils, has drawn attention from Pochettino for his stellar performances since his move to Chelsea from Manchester City last summer. Pochettino expressed surprise at Palmer’s impressive form, stating, “no one expected him to perform like this”.
Speaking about Palmer’s form, Pochettino remarked, “It is difficult to explain.” He emphasized the impact of expectations on young players, mentioning, “Sometimes expectation plays a role in a player when they are young. I think when we signed him, no one expected him to perform like this. For sure, we have talented players and they need time. We have a young team that needs to grow. This process is painful when you are not in a position the club is used to. The club want to build this new project. We know what we are doing but the process is not so fast.”
Palmer’s decisive contributions against Manchester United included confidently converting a penalty in the first half, scoring another spot kick, and securing a dramatic winning goal during added time, which extended beyond 10 minutes. With this hat-trick, his goal tally for the season reaches 16, complemented by eight assists in the ongoing Premier League campaign of 2023-24.
With fixtures coming rapidly, Chelsea’s next challenge awaits with a journey to Sheffield United on Sunday, April 7th, where they aim to build upon their recent thrilling victory and secure another three points.
Cole Palmer
EnglandThis season he played in total 26 times for 1936 minutes for Premier League.
Cole Palmer scored 16 goals for Chelsea. He procured 8 assists. He received 7 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 10th in Premier League. In the last match Chelsea won 4-3 against Manchester United.
Chelsea performance and stats
Chelsea is currently 10th in the Premier League with 43 points.
In the last 29 games, it has won 12 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 10 times. In its last match, Chelsea won 4-3 against Manchester United.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 53 goals and conceding 50.
Chelsea will play the next match in Premier League against Sheffield United on Sunday 7th of April in Sheffield. The prediction is Chelsea winning the match.
