Yahoo Sports ‘X-Factor’ Cole Palmer makes history as Paul Merson and Jamie Carragher offer big praise
Chelsea’s superstar Cole Palmer has made Premier League history last night scoring two more goals against Tottenham on Sunday.
Palmer has just gone from great to incredible since he arrived at Chelsea from Manchester City. Last season he carried Chelsea, but this season he has got a bit more help from his team mates coming up with goals and assists. But even still, his influence in this side is just insane. He’s SO good.
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Chelsea fought back from two goals down to win 4-3 at London rivals Tottenham to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points.
Palmer scored twice from the penalty spot as he became the first player in Premier League history to score 12 consecutive spot kicks.
He also provided the assist for Enzo Fernandez, meaning no player in the Premier League has registered more goal involvements since the start of last season than Palmer’s tally of 50.
Merson and Carragher rave about Palmer
Pundits Paul Merson and Jamie Carragher have been full of praise after the game.
“He’s phenomenal,” said Merson said on Palmer.
“No one really knew much about him when he came from Man City, so it was a free hit for him. But in the last seven months, he’s now the big boy.
“The name of the game for opposition is to stop Cole Palmer. Teams are trying to stop him – and they can’t do it. That shows you how good he is. He’s too intelligent. He’s always got space. Everybody needs an X-factor to win a Premier League title and Chelsea have it with him.”
Palmer’s influence has been huge in getting Chelsea to challenge towards the top, according to Carragher.
He said: “When you think of Chelsea’s flair players like Gianfranco Zola and Eden Hazard, I think Palmer has done more in 18 months than Zola did and Zola is one of Chelsea’s greatest ever players.
“He’s on the same level as Hazard and that came over four or five years.
“If he takes Chelsea to a title then he’d go down as one of their greatest ever players if he keeps doing what he’s doing. He’s a special player.
“This Chelsea team is no underdog story. This is a team that has spent £1.2bn but what they’re doing this season is something totally unexpected. This club are right in the mix for a title challenge.”
Quotes via Sky Sports.
