Cole Palmer scored a brilliant strike to open the scoring today, and he’s just added a third which should finish the game.
Nicolas Jackson played him in and Palmer took it past the goalkeeper and through a cluster of defenders before rolling it in.
WHAT a player.
In the end Chelsea have made heavy weather of it, conceding twice to make the end far scarier than it should have been. Without Ice Cole on the pitch we wouldn’t have won this game – and that’s shocking.
You can see the goal in the clips embedded here:
Cole Palmer gets his second of the match with a brilliantly composed run and finish 🥶 pic.twitter.com/j8Ca8wgWNF
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 30, 2023
[Footage from TNT Sport]
This is a wonderful goal by Cole Palmer. Ice Cold 🧊 #CFC https://t.co/yBY93PoySY
— Fraser Fletcher (@FrazFletcher) December 30, 2023
[Footage from Optus Sport]
Stop that, Cole Palmer! 🧊
Dancing through the Luton defense for his second of the day!
📺 @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/RwgFn6ggST
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) December 30, 2023
[Footage from NBC Sport]
Yeah, for all his attacking skill, Palmer’s defending was a total shambles. His lack of awareness/dedication defensively directly contributed to two of the goals. He’s got to understand that preventing a goal (e.g., by putting a body on his man on a corner kick) is just as good as scoring one!