Cole Palmer BACK for huge Arsenal vs Chelsea showdown as Enzo Maresca confirms star man able to start
COLE PALMER is BACK.
Enzo Maresca confirmed this in his midday press conference ahead of Sunday’s clash against Arsenal.
The icy Chelsea star has missed almost the entire Blues season so far, due to a groin injury and, more recently, a bizarre stubbed toe accident.
Maresca, however, assured fans that their star man could be involved against the Gunners.
Asked if Cole Palmer was fit enough to be in contention to play and start, the Chelsea boss replied bluntly: “He’s available for both.
“There are no other concerns, Dario Essugo participated in the session This morningso good news for both of them. »
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“Yes, everyone is happy. The teammates are happy, we are happy and the most important thing is that Cole is happy. The players want to be fit and do sessions every day.
“He can give us a lot, he’s our best player.
“We are happy that he is back, and now we have to give him time to be 100 percent fit. He has been fantastic in the past, and there is no doubt that he will do very well for this club in the future.”
The Stamford Bridge team, it must be said, are doing well without Palmer.
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They sit second in the Premier League, six points behind their London rivals, and beat Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday thanks to the genius of Estevao.
Anyway, news Palmer’s physical condition will be more than welcomed by the team.
Without him, they didn’t have a consistent route to goal, with the ball instead being put into the back of the net from various sources.
Estévao, Rock NetoJoão RockMoises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez have all defended Chelsea when it mattered in his absence.
Historically, Enzo Maresca has not rushed players, nor thrown them straight into the deep end after an injury.
The nature of Palmer’s groin injury means the Italian boss will likely be cautious about playing him from the start, given his crucial importance to Chelsea – but as he said, he is available to be involved from the start.
The England midfielder, along with the rest of the squad, had two days off following the win over Barcelona and will return to training today.
With a victory on Sunday, the Blues will put pressure on Arsenal, reducing the gap to just three points at the top of the table.
But a defeat would see the Gunners go at least seven points clear.