Enzo Maresca has warned the Chelsea squad to not depend on Cole Palmer to hold them via their robust run of fixtures.
22-year-old Palmer already has six targets and 5 assists from simply seven Premier League video games heading into Sunday’s assembly with Liverpool, establishing himself as one of many division’s most in-form gamers.
Maresca, nevertheless, challenged the remainder of the Chelsea squad to boost their ranges and assist Palmer, relatively than enable him to dominate the highlight.
“If we predict that Cole goes to resolve all our issues, it is a huge mistake,” Maresca mentioned.
“We put all of the stress on his shoulders and that’s improper. Additionally as a result of we’ve Cole however we’ve many gamers which can be doing properly; Noni [Madueke], Pedro [Neto], Nicolas [Jackson], Christo [Nkunku], Enzo [Fernandez]. It isn’t nearly Cole, it is about all of the squad.”
Palmer’s kind has helped Chelsea climb as much as fourth within the Premier League desk, 4 factors behind leaders Liverpool, however Maresca rejected solutions the sport might go an extended technique to deciding the destiny of the title on the finish of the season.
“I do not see on this second Chelsea being shut to those form of golf equipment [Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal], for a lot of causes,” he defined. “However for certain we work on daily basis to be near [Liverpool], understanding it requires us to work collectively day-to-day, time to strategy and go shut.
“The one technique to attempt to be shut is simply to be targeted on the issues we have to enhance. To assume the place we are able to to be in 4 video games, it is a bit troublesome. The one factor I can say is that we wish to attempt to do our greatest on Sunday.
“I contemplate the Metropolis recreation our greatest this season, for a lot of causes. To begin with as a result of I do know Metropolis, and second as a result of we actually performed an excellent recreation, did not concede many possibilities. We had many possibilities earlier than and after they scored. Sport after recreation we’re enhancing various things, however that recreation was an excellent recreation.”