Enzo Maresca: Chelsea Too Reliant On Cole Palmer
Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea have become excessively reliant on Cole Palmer as they have fallen to seventh in the Premier League with their 2-1 loss at Aston Villa.
Palmer has not scored in his last six matches dating back to Jan. 14 and also wasted a good opportunity to put Chelsea 2-0 up at Manchester City last month, a match they went on to lose 3-1.
\"I am always concerned about general performance but I am not concerned about Cole because Cole is a human being and during the season he can have some moments where he struggles a little bit more,\" said Maresca.
\"The problem with Cole is probably that we rely on Cole for everything and I said since we start we need to rely on the team. For sure, we need big players, top players like Cole but we are not worried about Cole at all.\"
Palmer has had an excellent season for Chelsea until recently with 14 goals and six assists from 26 games.
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