Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca says he’s not involved by Cole Palmer’s kind or physique language.
The Italian supervisor addressed the difficulty of the England worldwide’s dip in kind amid Chelsea’s run of two wins in 10 matches in all competitions.
The 22-year-old ahead has not scored in any of his previous six matches in all competitions and has not registered an help in any of his previous 13 matches.
However in 2024 he registered 26 targets and 13 assists – a Chelsea report and greater than every other participant within the Premier League over the past calendar yr.
Requested about Palmer’s struggles earlier than Southampton’s go to to Stamford Bridge within the Premier League on Tuesday, Maresca stated: “No, I’m not involved about him.
“I’m all the time involved about normal performances however not Cole as a result of Cole is a human being and all the time throughout a season he can have some moments the place he struggles somewhat bit extra.
“Each sport we anticipate a objective or an help, however it’s troublesome. On this second his workforce efficiency displays the workforce’s that he struggles to attain targets. We must be extra scientific once we get probabilities.
“Cole is simply annoyed that we’re not profitable video games. It’s nothing greater than that.”
Maresca listed Palmer’s missed probabilities in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Aston Villa when denying that he, as a star participant, appears offended at his team-mates, however appeared to confess that Chelsea are over-reliant on him being the match-winner.
Maresca stated: “The issue with Cole is we depend on Cole for every thing.
“I’ve stated because the begin we have to depend on the workforce for every thing. For positive, there are high gamers like Cole, however we’re not frightened about Cole in any respect.”
Maresca stated goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen will begin on Tuesday regardless of his pricey error at Villa Park on Sunday for Marco Asencio’s profitable objective, and that defender Trevoh Chalobah is out for a “per week to 10 days”.
