Cole Palmer had a brilliant reaction when told Chelsea ‘need to build the team’ around him on live TV.
On Monday night, Chelsea welcomed Newcastle United to Stamford Bridge as they looked to close the gap to the top 10.
In what was a dramatic night in London, Chelsea came away 3-2 winners thanks to Nicolas Jackson, Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk.
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Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy were on the scoresheet for the visitors.
Palmer was instrumental as he provided a goal and an assist before being replaced by Cesare Casadei in the 86th minute.
During a post-match interview, former Premier League winner Tim Sherwood said: “All you need is some players to play with. I know you can’t say it but I’m saying it.
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“I just think you need more quality around you, for me, he needs to build the team around you, the quality that you have. That will come in a few transfer windows hopefully, to get some right players in.”
Palmer replied saying that there is quality within the Chelsea squad as he backs his teammates.
He said: “Yeah, there’s a lot of quality there. It’s not just me, we’ve got loads of other players so hopefully, the team can gel a bit more...”
In another interview, Palmer told the club’s official website: “We had the courage to play which is what we need as a young team. We are going to make mistakes, so it’s about going on to the next one and the next one.
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“We’ve had some difficult results recently, the cup final versus Liverpool, the game against Wolves – so to get points is vital for us. I think we showed a bit of passion and courage. Winning those second balls and not getting bullied.”
Palmer added: “If we win football matches, the fans will be happy and we want to do that for them. It’s about taking it game by game and seeing how high we can finish.”
On the back of the win, Chelsea are now only one point behind Newcastle in the Premier League table.
Topics: Cole Palmer, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Premier League, Football
Marcus Chan