Cole Palmer was told to 'work harder' by a former Chelsea defender, while the Talismian attacker continues to endure a difficult time after a sensational start after a sensational start
Chelsea -Superster Cole Palmer has been encouraged to 'work harder' by former blues defender William Gallas, while the Englishman continues to struggle for the goal. The £ 42.5 million spent to bring the Englishman from Manchester City to West Londs from Manchester City in September 2023, but any doubts were quickly removed.
The 22-year-old hit the ground and ended his debut season with an impressive 27 goals and 15 assists under Mauricio Pochettino. Palmer was named player of the season of Chelsea and continued his great form in the current Premier League campaign, in particular scored a goal and early three assists against Wolves, followed by a performance of four goals against Brighton.
In comparison with these high standards, however, the recent form of Palmer was disappointing. The dynamic attacker has not scored in the Premier League since mid -January, a relevant drought at a crucial time at which Chelsea fights for the qualification of the Champions League. Gallas, who also played for Arsenal and Tottenham, has now called Palmer to increase his game in the midst of increasing pressure, for fear that opponents have discovered how they neutralize him.
“Everyone has put too much pressure on Cole Palmer, people called him the best player in England,” Gallas said with Slingo. “Unfortunately, he has not scored since January and he has not recently had the same impact in games. He is only 22 years old, we have to leave him all alone.
“Palmer knows that everyone is waiting for him to reach the standard he set, but it can be difficult because some different factors can influence him.
“Opponents know how he is playing now, he does not get the opportunity to score or help goals now, because defenders do not know how to give him the time. Palmer now has to work harder to create a solution to score goals again.”
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca suggests that the struggles of Palmer are partially due to the confronted with targeted defense this season, which previously emphasized the striking performance of the attacker at Stamford Bridge as reasons for his marked man status.
However, the Italian has the feeling that Palmer will soon bounce back and that his contributions have not gone unnoticed at the beginning of the season, Football London reports.
“This is the first moment for Cole where he generally struggles a bit,” Maresca explains. “The only thing is that he has to do because he is so good has continued to work hard.
“Certainly, he will soon start scoring goals for us. To score 14 goals in 20 games is a huge number, a fantastic number, now it's a moment for him where he is struggling, but he has to go on because he will definitely score goals quickly.
“I think there are several reasons why. Certainly, a moment when you are struggling, is part of a career, the process every season. Last year he had a fantastic season.
“This season, we said many times, the way in which other teams approach him is different. Usually he is marked man as a man, that is more difficult for every player in the world.
“But even with that he scored 14 goals in the first 20 games. For me it is just a matter of a bad time and at that time that he can score a goal, it will probably change again.”
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