His willingness to tuck inside off the wing gave the Blues strength in numbers against the Manchester City midfield while his ability to get into the half-spaces offered Chelsea a route into transition. Palmer – whose good form was rewarded with a first England call-up on Monday – was a transfer market afterthought for Chelsea in the summer, but he has quickly become central to Pochettino’s plans. Revenge is a powerful motivator, it turns out. Palmer also mischievously attempted to join a City tactical timeout without anyone noticing. Nobody can doubt that after his performance against his former club, Manchester City, on Sunday which saw Palmer convert a stoppage time equaliser and celebrate with a moody shrug.
Revenge performance of the weekĬole Palmer might look like one of the cast of Superbad, but there’s something about him.
There was ultimately no winner between Chelsea and City, but there were plenty of winners (and losers) from Matchweek 12.
