‘You guys don’t see it’ – Palmer backs Chelsea boss Pochettino،
Cole Palmer has insisted Chelsea will soon thrive under Mauricio Pochettino and revealed how the manager urged his players to 'stay together' in the face of outside criticism.
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have spent more than £1 billion ($1.1 billion) on players since completing their takeover of the club in May 2022, but they are yet to win a trophy and occupy the 11th place in the Premier League table.
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Last month's Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool led Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville to describe Chelsea as a 'billion-pound bottle job', as condemnation grows over the miss perceived progress at Stamford Bridge.
I feel like you don't see what we do every day on the training pitch,” Palmer told ESPN at last week's London Football Awards.
“On a Saturday, if we don't get a result then it's 'Chelsea is this, Chelsea is that', which I understand because obviously football can be like that but I think what we Let's build, the fans will see what we're doing.
“The manager told us – and the players are not stupid – we see every day what the fans say and all that, so he told us to stay together, you believe in us, the players also believe in the manager and finally we will see it.”
Despite the collective problems at Chelsea, Palmer has enjoyed a fine individual campaign so far, recording 12 goals and 10 assists in 30 appearances following a £42.5million move from Manchester City.
The 21-year-old's form was recognized with the Young Player of the Year award at the London Football Awards last Thursday.
Palmer left City after Pep Guardiola refused to approve a loan move so he could play regularly and the winger has revealed why he chose to join Chelsea.
“[It was] the project they told me about,” Palmer said.
“I understood it. I had a vision of what they were trying to do. You could see it with the players they were buying.
“People were thinking 'oh, there's a lot of players there, you're not going to play there, there's a lot of players coming and going, it's a mess' but I thought that that they explained to me was good. So when I had the chance to go, I thought I would go.
Palmer made his England debut in November and is expected to force his way into Gareth Southgate's squad for the European Championship in Germany later this year.
When asked if the tournament would come too soon for him or if he saw it as a realistic goal, Palmer replied: “I'm not too sure. I just try to take each match as it comes and if I'm chosen for the Euros, that would be amazing.”
