Chelsea are on cloud nine. After a crazy comeback against Tottenham (4-3), the Blues won and secured second place in the Premier League, ahead of Chelsea and Manchester City. Still four points behind Liverpool, leader with one game in hand, the London club can be a serious contender in the title race with this victory against a great from England. And for this, Chelsea can count on the one who is sold as the best Premier League player of the year 2024 by the British press: Cole Palmer (22 years old).
3rd top scorer in the English championship behind Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland (13 goals), the former Manchester City striker has 11 goals and 6 assists since the start of the season. In 2024, he has a total of 38 goals and assists combined in the Premier League, while there are still four days of the championship to play in 2024. Against Spurs, his double from the penalty spot was surprising after a successful panenka for the 4th. -2. An action which allowed him to obtain the best penalty conversion rate in the history of the Championship, with 12 consecutive goals in this exercise.
Cole Palmer delighted
“The first one, I just tried to score, and I did. The second one, I backed off and I knew I was going to do it, so I did it in panenka. We took three points, but we started slowly (…) We knew we were going to create chances and, fortunately, we won. Team morale is good. Everyone gets along well. We have won five in a row. I hope we can continue to win”reacted the hero of the evening, on the microphone of the BBC.
“I am very satisfied with each of the players. Until the final whistle, the match is still open. For the effort we made for 90 minutes, it’s normal to concede in the last five minutes. We are happy with Cole Palmer, and not just his goals. He learns to play against teams very close to him. He’s doing very well.”also added Enzo Maresca, his manager. Hailed by Blues fans after his successful panenka, the 22-year-old was chanted inside Tottenham: “Palmer again, ole, ole”. With him, Chelsea can dream very big.
