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Topics: Chelsea, Cole Palmer, Enzo Maresca, Premier League, Football
Ben McCrum
Topics: Chelsea, Cole Palmer, Enzo Maresca, Premier League, Football
Fans have criticised England star Cole Palmer after seeing his post after Chelsea's dominant win over Southampton.
Enzo Maresca's Chelsea bounced back from three consecutive losses with a comfortable 4-0 win over bottom of the table Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella sealed the victory for the hosts, but notable absent from the scoresheet was Chelsea's star man Palmer.
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Immediately after the game, Palmer took to social media to react to the result, and fans aren't happy with him.
Palmer's performance on Tuesday was just one of a series of disappointing outing from Palmer lately, with the 22-year-old arguably in the worst form since joining Chelsea from Manchester City in the summer of 2023.
The Englishman has failed to score or assist a goal in his last seven appearances, and decided he would address this disappointing form with a social media post on Tuesday.
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Posting on his Instagram story, Palmer wrote: "Well done lads, +3. Don't worry, I will be back."
While some fans reacted positively to the post, assuring the youngster that they are standing by him and are certain he will be back to his best soon, others weren't so supportive.
Reacting to a screenshot of the story on X, one fan wrote: "Don't be selfish, you don't have to apologise. We won."
While another agreed, adding: "He should have a day off, just big your team up….. don’t make it obvious you always want to be in the lamplight."
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And one wrote: "Unnecessary caption. Just play with the team . We need our Chelsea back more than we need an individual player back. Cole Palmer, this is Chelsea, bigger than any player."
Although some fans were clearly not happy with Palmer, Chelsea boss Maresca offered support to his star player and reassured supporters that he will find his form again soon.
Speaking post-match, the Italian manager said: “It’s completely normal, every top player goes through this, it’s completely normal, you cannot expect Cole Palmer every game to be like last season or the first part of this season, it’s about how he reacts now, he’s calm and still happy.”