Regardless of some good moments, Chelsea are having a foul season, let’s face it.
We might but win a trophy (Carabao Cup Last Tickets are nonetheless accessible, with the ultimate this weekend) and will but attain the identical stage within the FA Cup.
However general we haven’t seen the progress we wished to see, there have been too many horrendous outcomes and unhealthy performances all spherical, and for a lot of the marketing campaign it’s felt like final season.
However regardless of the unhealthy occasions, there have been good video games too, and there have definitely been some good performances alongside the best way.
Not like final 12 months, the place it felt just like the Participant of the 12 months award would go to somebody who was merely “the least unhealthy”, this 12 months we’re had some Blues doing so properly that they actually could be price winners.
Chief amongst all of them is after all Cole Palmer. Arriving on deadline day in the summertime, he felt like a panic buy after the deal for Michael Olise didn’t work out.
One other callow teen with just about no Premier League expertise… it felt just like the sporting administrators would by no means study. However Palmer has exploded virtually for the reason that second he stepped onto the sphere for us, unleashing all of that expertise that had been bottled up on the bench and in coaching when he was at Man Metropolis.
He’s the form of participant we love at Stamford Bridge – stuffed with trick and talent and stylish moments, however finally simply somebody who produces. He’s obtained 21 targets and assists mixed in all competitions this season, in addition to two for Man Metropolis earlier than making the transfer.
That’s a ridiculous return for a participant who’s enjoying on the wing more often than not, and is actually solely enjoying his first Premier League season. His assists and ice chilly penalties have received important video games, and he’s proven the composure so a lot of his fellow attackers lack.
In the middle of half a season he pressured his means into the Chelsea group, proved himself as a high Premier League participant, and has all however assured his place within the England squad for the Euros.
That’s fairly good going, and a fairly robust case to be our participant of the season. Who is aware of what heights he might but attain with loads of the marketing campaign left to play. If he have been to attain a winner on Sunday, you may name the race over already.
