It’s time handy out some extra flowers to Chelsea’s talisman Cole Palmer, as if he doesn’t have already got a backyard stuffed with them.
I bear in mind being sat within the pub at Stamford Bridge simply over a yr in the past with lads like Luke Rushbrook and Rob Pratley, and naturally Charlie as you guys would possibly bear in mind from this web site. And the information got here out that Chelsea had been signing Cole Palmer from Manchester Metropolis. Myself and Luke had been buzzing about it.
I then noticed quite a lot of negativity from some Chelsea followers on-line criticising the signing. I discovered that very odd. I believed it to be a improbable signing and I rated Palmer lots at the moment.
However even at that time, I by no means imagined him to have the influence that he had final season. If not for Cole Palmer final season, Chelsea wouldn’t have completed wherever close to as excessive as they did. Fairly actually, take Palmer’s targets and assists out, and we’d have been nowhere. He very a lot was a Chelsea talisman. He carried the crew on many events lots like a chief Eden Hazard did.
Cole Palmer in 23/24:
⭐️MOTM v Arsenal
⭐️MOTM v Tottenham
⭐️MOTM v Man Metropolis
⭐️MOTM v Fulham
⭐️MOTM v Newcastle
⭐️MOTM v Everton
⭐️MOTM v Man Utd
⭐️MOTM v West Ham
⭐️MOTM v Burnley
⭐️MOTM v Sheffield Utd x2
⭐️MOTM v Brentford
⭐️MOTM v Palace
⭐️MOTM v Luton
⭐️MOTM v Forest
⭐️MOTM v Brighton
⭐️MOTM v Bournemouth
🏆POTM April
🏆GOTM April
🏆Chelsea Participant of the Yr
🏆Chelsea Gamers’ Participant of the Yr
🏆Premier League’s Younger Participant of the Season
🏆PFA Premier League Followers’ Participant of the Yr
🏆PFA Younger Participant of the Yr
🥈Euro 2024 Runner Up
⭐️Ballon D’Or Nomination 2024
27 Targets, 16 Assists in All Comps (Together with Euro 24).
That is true madness! Completely unbelievable.
His trajectory has been mad. One yr on, he’s simply represented England on the Euros (ought to have been beginning each sport too), and now, he’s simply been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, which everyone knows is a big achievement simply to get nominated.
Palmer solely turned 22 in Could, however he’s now flying in the direction of changing into an elite world class participant.
I don’t even have any fears when he drops a few unhealthy performances, as a result of he has an elite mentality and totally backs himself. His confidence is so excessive and I can’t ever see that dropping. His mentality is precisely what we want in our gamers. The way in which he at all times confidently steps as much as convert penalties in excessive pressured conditions is wonderful.
I’ve really watched on this final yr watching Palmer play in pure amazement and infrequently shock. I rated him extremely this time final yr, however even I’ve been shocked at how nicely he has carried out, I didn’t anticipate that, at the least to not be as impactful and influential as quick as he was.
He has come alongside SO far in such a small period of time, it’s remarkable. We’re fortunate to have Palmer as a Chelsea participant and now we’re even luckier this season that he can share the burden of targets and assists with the standard assault we’ve got assembled (bar a real and prolific 9). Palmer had a lot weight (not actually) to hold on his shoulders final season I’m not shocked his muscle tissues are a bit fatigued proper now. No less than that weight will be shared this season.
I run out of phrases to say about Palmer and he’s actually costing me lots in flowers from the store! However lengthy might his rise to the highest proceed, and I’m so happy he has received the worldwide recognition of Ballon d’Or and in addition, individuals copying his celebration around the globe – that’s a testomony to the influence he’s had on soccer alone.
There might be bumps, no one is a miracle employee. He can’t be a 9/10 each sport. We should anticipate that and never an excessive amount of from a 22-year-old. However together with his confidence and pure high quality, I’ve little doubt that I might be as soon as once more writing this text subsequent yr saying how his trajectory has grown EVEN extra!
