{"id":297100,"date":"2023-11-13T01:24:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T01:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297100"},"modified":"2023-11-13T01:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T01:24:31","slug":"alan-shearer-lauds-cole-palmer-as-a-magnificent-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/alan-shearer-lauds-cole-palmer-as-a-magnificent-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Shearer lauds Cole Palmer as a 'magnificent' player"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alan Shearer\u00a0dished out a rave review of Cole Palmer’s performance against Manchester City on Sunday and labelled the Chelsea forward as ‘superb and magnificent’ after scoring a stoppage time penalty.<\/p>\n
Palmer’s late strike salvaged a deserved point for the Blues in a thrilling 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge as the youngster held his nerve late in the match to score the game’s final goal.<\/p>\n
The former Man City star moved to Chelsea in a \u00a342.5million summer transfer after deciding to leave the Etihad in search of more regular first-team opportunities.<\/p>\n
He has since starred in his new surroundings by scoring four Premier League goals and registering two assists in just nine top-flight appearances for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.<\/p>\n
Newcastle and England legend Shearer marvelled at Palmer’s performance versus City and described the Chelsea winger as ‘magnificent’ after he produced a man of the match performance.<\/p>\n
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Cole Palmer produced a man of the match performance in Chelsea’s 4-4 draw against Man City<\/p>\n
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Palmer starred for Chelsea as they produced a battling performance at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n
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‘Very impressive Chelsea performance, Reece James was superb, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling was incredible but 21-year-old Palmer was absolutely sensational,’ said Shearer on BBC Match of the Day 2.<\/p>\n
‘One of the impressive things about him is he always tries to pass forward into forwards. His first thought is can he do that, can he run forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘There was nothing short of it being magnificent when he had the ball. Offering himself when under pressure and then driving forward and setting Chelsea into really good positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He is 21 and been there for five minutes and is a regular and main players in that team he looks so confident.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alan Shearer praised Palmer’s performance against Manchester City as ‘magnificent’<\/p>\n
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The Chelsea forward scored a penalty in stoppage time to rescue a point for the hosts<\/p>\n
‘When all this is going on with the penalty he is the calmest man in the stadium. No pressure at all for him. he was superb and magnificent.<\/p>\n
‘It was a good deal for both parties, City and him, no way he would be a regular at City. They got good money for him,’ he added.<\/p>\n
The Manchester-born rising star has thrived in his short Chelsea career but has become a mainstay in the team that is littered with huge money acquisitions.<\/p>\n
Palmer is currently the preferred right-winger for Pochettino and is tasked with partnering a three-pronged attack alongside Nicolas Jackson and Raheem Sterling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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