{"id":717,"date":"2026-04-25T12:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=717"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:34:55","slug":"calum-mcfarlane-praises-top-talent-cole-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=717","title":{"rendered":"Calum Mcfarlane praises “top talent” Cole Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Calum McFarlane believes Cole Palmer is a \u201ctop talent\u201d and it\u2019s about getting him in the right position to show his quality.<\/p>\n

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Palmer has had a difficult season, and missed virtually the entire first half of the campaign with a troublesome groin injury.<\/p>\n

Since returning in December he\u2019s shown some moments, but he\u2019s largely struggled to make an impact and influence games.<\/p>\n

Calum McFarlane on Cole Palmer<\/h2>\n

Palmer has scored nine goals in the league this season, but he\u2019s not scored since the 4-1 win against Aston Villa at the start of March.<\/p>\n

Despite his struggles Palmer is still the player Chelsea look to in order to make something happen, and if they\u00a0 are going to salvage anything over the last four games in the league he needs to rediscover his form.<\/p>\n

Palmer has insisted he\u2019s not thinking about leaving Chelsea, but if the Blues continue to miss out on the Champions League that could change.<\/p>\n

McFarlane is now tasked with trying to get Palmer back to somewhere near his best, and he described the 23-year-old as a top talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cCole\u2019s a top talent. Cole can decide games at the highest level, he\u2019s done that already in his very short career,\u201d he told TNT Sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he\u2019s super talented, so it\u2019s pretty much about getting Cole in the right position and giving him the right amount of quality so that he can decide games of football whether that be with his finishing or his final pass or his creativity, whatever that may be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cesc Fabregas has stated he\u2019d be \u201cstupid\u201d to be thinking about the Chelsea job, with the Como boss thought to be a potential candidate to replace Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n

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Como\u2019s president has said he\u2019s free to leave for Chelsea if he wishes, but it\u2019s likely Fabregas could take some convincing to take the job.<\/p>\n

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