Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has offered a contemporary replace on Cole Palmer after his damage woes resurfaced throughout Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Previous Trafford.
because the summer time. He missed Premier League wins in opposition to West Ham United and Fulham and got here off the bench in opposition to Brentford.
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The 23-year-old lasted 90 minutes within the 3-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
Nevertheless, he solely lasted 21 minutes at Previous Trafford in what was his first begin for Chelsea because the goalless draw in opposition to Crystal Palace within the Premier League curtain raiser.
He needed to make means for Andrey Santos barely minutes after the Blues had been pressured into two early modifications.
Talking at his , Maresca offered an replace on Palmer’s health.
“Cole most likely is the one one which we have to assess a little bit bit,” he stated.
“He already did an enormous effort final Saturday. He was not 100%. He needs to be there to assist the workforce. It’s day-to-day to see how he’s. The remaining are okay.”
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The Italian head coach additionally eased fears of potential surgical procedure, claiming that the membership’s medical employees had not raised that choice at this stage.
“The medical employees didn’t point out to me about surgical procedure till right this moment. I don’t know concerning the subsequent weeks, however I don’t suppose so to be trustworthy.”
Palmer’s substitution etched Chelsea’s title into the historical past books.
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez’s crimson card inside 5 minutes had pressured Maresca to sacrifice Estevao and Pedro Neto for Filip Jorgensen and Tosin Adarabioyo.
With Palmer subsequently going off, Chelsea turned the primary workforce in Premier League historical past to make use of three substitutions contained in the opening 21 minutes of a match.
After struggling back-to-back defeats, Chelsea will probably be eager to get again to successful methods within the EFL Cup third spherical in opposition to League One facet Lincoln Metropolis.