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cole palmerThe crushing blow is down to the blow chelseaAccording to club legend Pat Nevin, the pre-season is “impossible”.
palmer is behaving I have a back injury since August And after missing England’s recent international matches, the manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that the blues will be Without their star playmaker for the next six weeks,
The 23-year-old’s issue comes after a summer in which Chelsea’s season was extended by 330 days by their club world cup Success in the United States.
The players only had a fortnight to rest and recover before returning for a shortened pre-season, which Nevin believes contributed to Palmer’s injury problems.
“Chelsea’s pre-season was two games in three days. It’s strange, it’s wrong, it’s impossible,” explained the former Blues winger, a key player in the team during the 1980s. OLBG“So it’s going to impact on him. And that’s going to be Enzo Maresca’s biggest challenge this season.
“Cole Palmer is the same as everyone else, not in terms of quality, but he’s one of those things called a human being.
“The physicality that the Chelsea players have gone through is going to get to them and we know it is going to get to them. And it’s not maybe, it’s when, not if.”
Despite being rested for part of their successful Conference League campaign, Palmer played over 50 times in all competitions last campaign.
he was integral Their victory in the inaugural Club World CupScored twice and assisted Joao Pedro Chelsea defeated European champion Paris Saint-Germain in the final,
But it appears Palmer’s efforts have taken a toll, with him developing a groin problem at the start of the new season.
He aggravated the issue during Chelsea’s 2–1 defeat to Manchester United on 20 September, having not played since being substituted early in the tie at Old Trafford.
“I was wrong [about Palmer]”Maresca said before the trip nottingham forest“Unfortunately he will be out for six weeks.
“We try to protect Cole as much as possible. The most important thing is that when he comes back, he will be fully fit.
“The medical staff are not magicians. We hope six weeks will be enough. We have to take it step by step. Certainly, he will recover.”
“He looks relaxed. He has tried to recover from the injury and is taking all the therapy.”