- Cole Palmer’s last goal arrived in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in January
- He hopes to end the drought when Chelsea welcomes Everton on Saturday
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Enzo Maresca says that the marking of 16 Cole Palmer games is not his fault, Chelsea’s head coach insisting that this is a “mental” problem rather than anything “tactical” or “technical”.
Maresca stressed the importance of qualifying for the Champions League in its overview of Everton, admitting that this will determine how much they can pass in the window of this summer.
Saturday is considered an essential match with Palmer who finally seeks to find the goal, with the 22-year-old scoring four times in this match last season when Chelsea won 6-0 at Stamford Bridge under Mauricio Pochet.
Maresca suggested on Friday that the problem is everything in the head of Palmer saying: “Of course, it’s mental. I don’t think it’s tactical, I don’t think it’s technical, because Cole is still the same player who has scored this season with us – 14 goals in the Premier League in 20 games. Cole is the same.
“The style of football we play is the same. The manager is the same. The club is the same. So, nothing changes around Cole and Cole does not change. It’s just mentally at the moment.
“We are always trying to set up our game to put our best player in a dangerous condition. We have done so since we started. We do this with each game.
Enzo Maresca says that Cole Palmers Flump is a “mental” problem rather than something “tactical”
Palmer has not scored a goal since the 2-2 draw of Chelsea against Bournemouth in January
“If you put the game out of game, he had at least every match one or two chances. It’s not about knowing how the team plays. Again, it’s the same. If you want to see him as the team playing in a different way, you have seen it in this way, but reality is not that.
“The reality is that Cole is the same, the style of play is the same, the manager is the same, the club is the same. It’s just football that right now, the goal is missing. No more than that.
In addition to Palmer, Nicolas Jackson experienced 13 goalless games. MARESCA Si Chelsea was asked securing the Champions League will have a great influence on the transfer objectives this summer and he said: “Absolutely, yes.”
