Cole Palmer: The Chelsea Star Lighting Up Stamford Bridge

What would Chelsea be without Cole Palmer? The answer would certainly give Blues supporters a cold sweat, but the question does not arise since the former Manchester City man is there, and delights London fans every week. Literally on fire in recent months, the left-hander proved it again on Monday against Everton, in front of his home crowd at Stamford Bridge, with a resounding quadruplet.

After 13 minutes of play, the 21-year-old produced a real technical festival to open the score: small bridge, backheel to lean on Nicolas Jackson, then strike from the left with one touch towards the small net. A few seconds later, he missed a goal from close range, but made up for it five minutes later, scoring a double like a true number 9.

The one-man show was already very, very well underway, but not yet finished. Toffees goalkeeper Jordan Pickford visibly appreciated, and decided to offer his compatriot a helping hand, with a completely missed full-axis restart. Palmer did not hesitate and punished this gross error with a right lob – his bad foot – from more than 30 meters. Returning from the locker room, it was after a “penalty gate”, which saw Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke bickering before he finally took the ball under the protection of Conor Gallagher, that Palmer scored the quadruplet (63rd) .

Here he is with 22 goals and 13 assists in 37 matches with Chelsea in all competitions this season. With 20 goals in the Premier League, he joins Erling Haaland at the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts. Just that. “The first goal is my favorite,” admitted the hero of the evening on Sky Sports at the end of the match. Before returning to the moment of tension which preceded his penalty. “Other players wanted to shoot it, but I’m the shooter and I wanted to take it. I think we’re showing that everyone wants to take responsibility, maybe it’s a bit of an exaggeration, but everyone wants to win . We laugh and joke about it.” There was, in fact, really no reason to spoil the party.

2024-04-15 21:34:00
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