Enzo Maresca says that Cole Palmer was sick for two days, but asked to play against Leicester City before not having marked the place for the first time in his career in the Premier league Sunday.
Palmer’s Early Spot Kick Was brilliantly saved by the Foxe of Foxes Mads Hermansen, ending the perfect record for England of 12 successful penalties for the club.
The former Manchester City midfielder has been shown to work with the Chelsea team in a gymnasium and kiss the teammate Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall laughing on Saturday, but Maresca described the 22-year-old as “completely released in the past two days”.
“Fever,” said Maresca, via AthleticsAfter Chelsea beat its former 1-0 club at the strike of Marc Cucurella from the 60th minute at a distance to Stamford Bridge.
“Is it something I can say in English?” Diarrhea. [On Saturday]He did not train and overnight he did not feel well. This morning, he woke up and he asked me: “I want to be on the field because I want to help this team, this club for [qualify for the] Champions League ‘. “”
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Cole Palmer Illness: “He did not train”
Palmer is the Talisman of Chelsea but was surprisingly substituted after the break while their player of the season in 2023/24 experienced a ninth aimless match.
Maresca said Palmer had headed directly in the tunnel to use the toilet but quickly returned. “In the last 48 hours, he did not train with fever and this bad feeling,” said the Italian.
“This morning, he asked to play the game, and it shows how these players want to bring the club to which he belongs.”
The perfect first league record of Cole Palmer in the place ends against Leicester! ❌ pic.twitter.com/sam8zzrgde
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Chelsea Champions League Chase
Chelsea’s victory sent them over Manchester City to the fourth row of the table – the final position that will guarantee football from the Champions League next season.
Fifth place seems to be sufficient to qualify due to the organizers of the UEFA competition the classification of the coefficients, which grant additional places to the nations based on the combined performance of clubs of each country in Europe during the season.
Chelsea is currently in the round of 16 of the conference League, but Maresca systematically asked if he had been told to qualify for the Champions League since taking care of last July.
Blues Last competition in the competition In 2022/23, losing against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. They were champions in 2011/12 and 2020/21.
