We nonetheless have to attend and see how lengthy Cole Palmer is out for as we have to look ahead to him to get his scan, so we don’t know the way lengthy he might be out for but.
However the level of this text for now no less than, is to only say that though not having Cole Palmer in our group would by no means be preferrred, we can cope.
Enzo Maresca wished to prioritise bettering his assault this summer time, and Chelsea have added extra gamers to the squad this season who can do the Cole Palmer job. It’s now not all on his shoulders. After all there may be not one single a part of me that wishes to play with out Cole Palmer, and it will very a lot concern me if we even must play one sport with out him, as a result of he’s that good. However Chelsea can be OK with out Palmer if we’ve got to be, and I’d be much more assured on that if we managed to signal Xavi Simons this week.
Palmer is class and everyone knows how essential he’s for Chelsea. Nevertheless it’s additionally as equally as essential that we don’t grow to be and keep depending on one participant on this squad and that’s what they’ve tried to deal with this window. We can not simply be Cole Palmer FC like we’ve got accomplished earlier than.
Paul Merson has been talking on this just lately and I lined his quotes in an article final week. However I’m hoping that Chelsea can show him unsuitable on this one, because it’s so essential to not be a one man group.
Go get Simons accomplished and I feel we’ll be wonderful in these artistic areas no less than. As you understand, my issues are on the again within the goalkeeper and centre again positions.
Is Piero Hincapie the reply at centre again? I actually don’t know. He’s a superb participant, however is he the right profile we want? I don’t know. Anyway, I nonetheless suppose it’s unlikely that we carry a centre again because of these UEFA restrictions on us.