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No.20. COLE PALMER.

🔵 1-0 ⚪️ [16] #CFC | #CHEFUL

Jadon Sancho. Baller

🚨 Cole Palmer in the Prem with Chelsea:

51 G/A
51 Games

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So far, so good. 😁

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Wilson scores for Fulham.

🔵 1-1 ⚪️ [82] #CFC | #CHEFUL

Defeat for the Blues.

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𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒:

✍️ by franstanic

STARTING XI:

Sanchez - 6.5: Made some important saves. Couldn’t do much about the goals, but his distribution was below-par with unnecessary turnovers.

Gusto - 4: Caught out of position a lot of the time with Fulham enjoying space down his side.

Tosin - 6.5: Overall, solid game in terms of defending, but could perhaps have moved the ball a bit quicker.

Colwill - 5.5: Positive passing throughout the game, and claimed an assist for Palmer’s goal. But should have done better for both their goals. His defending overall needs to improve.

Cucurella - 6: Continued to be a threat in the opponent’s box with two good chances.

Fernandez - 6.5: Involved in Chelsea’s attacking play often. Nearly scored a great goal but Leno was equal to it.

Caicedo - 6.5: Strong performance overall; nothing like his usual standards but he made some good tackles and passed the ball well.

Neto - 5.5: Spent a lot of the game working off the ball and defending, but made a good cross at the end. Could have done better for Fulham’s first goal.

Palmer - 7: Brilliant solo goal, a moment of magic. Created a few opportunities with some nice touches in the game but could have scored more.

Sancho - 5: Starting to shoot more now, but too many unnecessary touches. Quiet performance overall.

Jackson - 5.5: Created opportunities and won a fair amount of fouls, but the final third was lacking.

SUBSTITUTES:

Nkunku - N/A Had a chance at the end, but needs to press better. His game lacks energy.

Thoughts? 🔵⬇️

🔵🧘🏼‍♂️ Cole Palmer: “Everyone said from the start we aren't title contenders. We are just learning”.

“It’s the first year under new coach, let us work on that”.

🗣️ Cole Palmer: "I don’t think we lost energy or intensity, like the manager said we just lost control of the game, and we turned it into a game they’re better than us at."

🗣️ Enzo Fernandez: “I really don’t understand this question. If the coach says that we are not in title race, it’s because it’s like that. We are always training and playing to defend Chelsea and leave it as high as possible.”

~ SC_ESPN

🔵🗣️ Enzo Maresca: "I said many times that we are not title contenders because we win a game or lose a game."

"It's the feeling that we have inside. It's the reality for us and this is the reason why." (Amazon)

Former Chelsea keeper Schwarzer on Fulham's winning goal:

🗣️ "Robert Sanchez looked to hit a massive diagonal and he doesn’t hit it properly.

That enabled Fulham to hit them on the counter and players were caught out of position. The goalkeeper has to look at himself, it was a poor clearance."

🔵🗣️ Enzo Maresca: "I said many times that we are not title contenders because we win a game or lose a game."

"It's the feeling that we have inside. It's the reality for us and this is the reason why." (Amazon)

🔵🗣️ Enzo Maresca: "I said many times that we are not title contenders because we win a game or lose a game."

"It's the feeling that we have inside. It's the reality for us and this is the reason why." (Amazon)

🔵🗣️ Enzo Maresca: "I said many times that we are not title contenders because we win a game or lose a game."

"It's the feeling that we have inside. It's the reality for us and this is the reason why." (Amazon)

Our final game of 2024 comes at Portman Road. 👊

Enzo Maresca ahead of Ipswich Town [A] in the Premier League:

🤝 “We will see if we make one change or two changes or three changes, now it’s a bit early, but for sure we are going to change something.

“For sure after a game you need to go again, no matter the result. Especially this month. We have already played eight or nine games in December, in 26 or 27 days. Now it’s also important to recover the energy and go again on Monday.”

😤 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐦:

“We never thought we would win every game.

“We lost on the 18 August, and then after two months, and then after two months. But we know the reality is not just to lose one game every two months. It’s a matter of how we react and try to go again.”

Maresca also confirmed ahead of the trip to Suffolk that Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall missed the Fulham defeat because of injury, while Noni Madueke and Renato Veiga’s omission from the matchday squad was a ‘technical decision’.

⚒️ 𝐎𝐧 𝐈𝐩𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡:

“I think all the Premier League games are complicated; no matter the other team. You see every game we play, it is always complicated. You see the other team, you struggle to beat teams and I think the Ipswich game will be exactly the same.”

(Via ChelseaFC & BobbyVincent - Football London)