“A good in-depth conversation” – Liam Rosenior seems to make call on Cole Palmer starting tonight | OneFootball

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has seemingly made a call about whether Cole Palmer will be playing tonight against Arsenal.

As we know, Palmer has been struggling with a groin issue for some time now, and recently, it kept him out for a good chunk of time.

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Since returning to the pitch, Palmer hasn’t quite looked the same confident top player that we have all grown used to seeing in a Chelsea shirt. And this had many wondering whether he is fully recovered yet or whether the injury might still be causing him some issues.

And it looks like there might be something to the latter, because if Rosenior’s latest hints are anything to go by, Palmer will not be playing at all tonight, let alone starting, as Chelsea prepare to welcome Arsenal in the first leg of the League Cup semi finals.

Rosenior sounds like he will rest Palmer

Cole Palmer in action for Chelsea. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Speaking to the Chelsea website late last night, Rosenior said on Cole Palmer:

“My job is to get to know him, to connect with him and to understand what gets the best out of him.

“That takes time. I’m just super excited to work with him. The scary thing with Cole is that he’s already got world-class ability, but he’s just 23 years old.

“He’s got so much more and there were moments of genius against Fulham; when he stepped over the ball to put Liam [Delap] in on goal, there was also a pass to Pedro (Neto) which was ridiculous. I can’t wait to work with him on a regular basis.

“I had a really good in-depth conversation with Cole [on Monday], I’ve had a good in-depth conversation with the medical team, and we’re at a stage of the season where we’ve got another eight games in four weeks, so it’d be crazy for me to risk any player in this phase of the season.

“I have real faith in this group and they showed that against Charlton. We made eight changes and we had a good performance. I’ll make more changes for Wednesday and I’ll make more changes on Saturday.

“To risk a player’s health in January is a crazy thing to do if you have the ambition that you want to be strong at the end of the season.”

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