Cole Palmer scores again and again… palmer. Just can’t stop scoring for Chelsea. And he’s so calm and, of course, cold when he scores. The cold celebration after he scores goals is just so fitting for his personality on the soccer field. There’s no rushing or panic.
Watch how Palmer passes the ball past the Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the video below. Just individual brilliance from Palmer.
Cole Palmer delivers a late Christmas present for Chelsea fans. 🥶
📺 Peacock | #CHEFUL pic.twitter.com/jzHS8ss0LP
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) December 26, 2024
For Palmer, with this goal, it makes 12 goals and 6 assists in 18 games this English Premier league season. What a unique talent. Able to create chances for others, dribble at defenders, and score goals for his team.
OptaJoe stats – Cole Palmer has been involved in 52 goals in his first 50 Premier League starts (34 goals, 18 assists), only Erling Haaland (64) and Andrew Cole (57) have been involved in more across their first 50 starts in the competition.
What’s really impressive is how he looks before he receives the ball and then turns so quickly. The Fulham defenders try to dive in and nick the ball away but he’s already gone. Going at and attacking the goal. Furthermore, Palmer passes the ball into the back of the net with ease. He doesn’t try to smash or over hit the soccer ball.
But if you look at the above picture, you can see how poorly Fulham tried to defend Palmer. Going into the game there’s no doubt that he was the focus going in and the player they needed to stop. Allowing him to turn so easily in the center of the park is a mistake they will really regret.
It is again what stands out about Cole Palmer: his ability to go right at defenders and not go backwards. He’s not afraid to dribble right at goal.
Once more Pep Guardiola is clawing at his face and head as he watches one of his former players score goals again. This one has to hurt. Palmer has been incredible ever since he left Manchester City.
I wonder if Palmer’s Chelsea teammates are at all surprised when he does amazing things now on the pitch? He’s is a very good soccer player! He might be even running away with the player of the year honors in the English Premier league at this point.
Lastly, young soccer players should learn a number of things from Palmer’s play. In this case, it is calmness in front of goal. How Palmer casually passes the soccer ball into the net.
Unfortunately, Chelsea would suffer a 2-1 defeat to Fulham, with substitute Rodrigo Muniz scoring a game winner in the 95th-minute.
