Chelsea 'could be better off' without Cole Palmer, Liverpool legend John Barnes suggests | 16GAACD | 2024-04-11 16:08:01
Liverpool legend John Barnes has boldly steered that Chelsea may truly be a better group without star participant Cole Palmer.
For a lot of, Palmer has been one of the few bright spots in an in any other case awful season for the Blues.
Since signing from Manchester City on deadline day last summer time for £42.5million, he has scored 19 objectives and made 13 assists in 37 appearances.
His efforts helped Chelsea attain the Carabao Cup remaining and have additionally acquired them to the FA Cup semi-finals where they'll face holders Metropolis at Wembley on 20 April.
The attacking midfielder's performances additionally earned Palmer his first England caps, and he will surely be part of Gareth Southgate's squad for Euro 2024.
Unfortunately, the 21-year-old's efforts haven't been enough to turnaround Chelsea's type, with the club presently ninth within the Premier League, leaving Mauricio Pochettino's future on the road.
Some have pondered that without Palmer, Chelsea can be in a good worse state, probably preventing relegation, but Barnes believes it's solely probably that the group can be alright without him, citing the example of former Liverpool and Tottenham heroes.
'Nicely has anyone thought-about that if Cole Palmer wasn't enjoying and another person was, might Chelsea be higher off? We don't know,' he informed BonusCodeBets.
'They might be larger up the league. It's not a query of particular person gamers where we say if he wasn't enjoying Chelsea can be worse off as a result of we simply don't know.
'We do know he's enjoying nicely for Chelsea however keep in mind when [Philippe] Coutinho was at Liverpool and he was their greatest player. Then Coutinho left and Liverpool turned a better staff.
'Take a look at Harry Kane when he left Tottenham. You would argue Tottenham are a better workforce without Harry Kane nearly as good as Kane was.
'We will't say if Cole Palmer wasn't there, Chelsea can be a worse group as a result of they could should play better as a collective workforce. Nevertheless, Palmer is definitely having an ideal season at Chelsea.'
Liverpool bought attacking midfielder Coutinho to Barcelona in January 2018 which allowed their other forwards to thrive and, after utilizing the funds to purchase Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker, went onto win the Champions League and Premier League.
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Tottenham meanwhile have barely been affected by the sale of all-time prime goalscorer Kane final summer time, with the club wanting very hopeful underneath Ange Postecoglou.
Palmer has only missed one recreation for Chelsea since signing – which they gained – though they've only gained two of the five games he hasn't began.
For all their woes, Chelsea nonetheless have a chance to qualify for Europe however they need to get again to profitable ways, beginning on Monday night time towards Everton.
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