Mauricio Pochettino has challenged Chelsea to show that they don’t seem to be “Cole Palmer Soccer Membership” ought to they need to tackle Arsenal on Tuesday with out their participant of the season.
Palmer, who has been Chelsea’s predominant supply of targets and creativity since becoming a member of from Manchester Metropolis final September, is a doubt for the journey to the Emirates Stadium due to sickness. However as an alternative of worrying about whether or not his younger aspect are able to beating Arsenal with out their finest ahead, Pochettino desires the remainder of his gamers to indicate that they don’t seem to be depending on the 21-year-old.
“It’s a good problem in case Palmer just isn’t obtainable,” Chelsea’s head coach stated. “It’s problem for the teammates. If I’m a teammate of Cole Palmer in his place or an identical place, I’m going to be motivated to go there tomorrow and present that is Chelsea Soccer Membership, not Cole Palmer Soccer Membership.”
Palmer has left others within the shade for a lot of the marketing campaign and there have been hints of rigidity when Chelsea beat Everton 6-0 final week. Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson have been criticised for attempting to grab a penalty off Palmer. However Pochettino denied that a few of his gamers are jealous of Palmer’s success. “No, it’s a good instance for them – why is he doing so nicely and why are they not succesful to do the identical,” the Argentinian stated. “It’s a good problem. They don’t seem to be jealous. They solely need the identical capsule we offer Palmer! It’s a joke! They ask, ‘What you’re doing for Palmer, we would like the identical.’”
Pochettino, whose aspect have to bounce again from their FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester City on Saturday, has not selected who will take penalties if Palmer is out. “I’ll resolve after I choose the beginning XI however we’ve gamers like Noni Madueke, [Conor] Gallagher, [Enzo] Fernández and even Jackson that may shoot,” he stated. “It would rely. In fact, there’s [Mykhailo] Mudryk.”
Pochettino stated that he doesn’t want to speak to Moisés Caicedo about his on-field self-discipline. The £115m midfielder was fortunate to not be despatched off towards Metropolis for a problem that compelled off Jack Grealish. Caicedo, who has been booked 12 occasions this season, has been concerned in comparable incidents with Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch and Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon.
“In these conditions he was a bit bit extra anxious or nervous about performing, to possibly push himself to go to the sting,” Pochettino stated. “Now it’s a lot better. He’s extra calm, relaxed, and we’re comfortable.
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“When you find yourself a holding midfielder you’ll want to defend, you’re extra concerned in actions the place possibly typically you’ll want to be extra aggressive. Generally you’re on the sting.”
