It’s time at hand out some extra flowers to Chelsea’s talisman Cole Palmer, as if he doesn’t have already got a backyard stuffed with them.
I keep 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 may keep in mind from this website. 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 plenty of negativity from some Chelsea followers on-line criticising the signing. I discovered that very odd. I believed it to be a incredible signing and I rated Palmer quite a bit 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 anyplace 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 staff on many events quite a bit like a main 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 12 months
🏆Chelsea Gamers’ Participant of the 12 months
🏆Premier League’s Younger Participant of the Season
🏆PFA Premier League Followers’ Participant of the 12 months
🏆PFA Younger Participant of the 12 months
🥈Euro 2024 Runner Up
⭐️Ballon D’Or Nomination 2024
27 Objectives, 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 recreation 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 Might, however he’s now flying in 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 you already know he has an elite mentality and absolutely backs himself. His confidence is so excessive and I can’t ever see that dropping. His mentality is strictly 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 superb.
I’ve actually watched on this final yr watching Palmer play in pure amazement and sometimes shock. I rated him extremely this time final yr, however even I’ve been shocked at how properly he has completed, I didn’t count on that, a minimum of 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 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 muscular 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 quite a bit in flowers from the store! However lengthy might his rise to the highest proceed, and I’m so happy he has obtained the worldwide recognition of Ballon d’Or and likewise, folks copying his celebration all over the world – that’s a testomony to the influence he’s had on soccer alone.
There will probably be bumps, no one is a miracle employee. He can’t be a 9/10 each recreation. We should count on 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 will probably be as soon as once more writing this text subsequent yr saying how his trajectory has grown EVEN extra!
