“He was free to do anything” – Paul Merson gives 3 reasons why Cole Palmer is out of form | OneFootball

Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has given three reasons as to why Cole Palmer is out of form right now and one is lack of freedom.

The Blues came from a goal down to score two very late goals to win the game 2-1 against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon in what was a very dramatic game of ups and downs. But for 80 minutes, it was a lot of downs for Chelsea and the woes were continuing. Thankfully, they managed to get two late goals from individual brilliance to win the game.

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Still, manager Enzo Maresca did not celebrate the Chelsea win over with the away fans like all the players did at the end of the game, which was very odd. But he has explained his reasoning for this in the post match press conference, although it wont wash.

The fans were furious throughout most of the game though and certainly let the manager and the players know this at half time and throughout the game. Pedro Neto responded to the fan anger in his post-match comments after the game on Sunday.

Palmer has not been at it in recent games for Chelsea and he has certainly gone off the boil in terms of scoring goals.

Merson gives 3 reasons why

Enzo Maresca speaks to Cole Palmer. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC)

Merson tells Sportskeeda:

“Cole Palmer has now gone almost 16 games without a goal. We say this every week now, he must find a way to get back to his best. What has gone wrong for him? There are three things I can think of. First, he got injured and I suspect he was rushed back too early. Second, as obvious as it sounds, teams are finding a way to block him. And lastly, the system. When Palmer was at his best, he was free to do anything he wants on the pitch but we don’t see that now.

“It could be any of those reasons. It’s a shock to me that he has gone so long without a goal. Top players always find a way though and he must do that now.”