EPL: He still needs to improve – Maresca to drop Cole Palmer from Chelsea XI

Chelsea head coach, Enzo Maresca, has revealed plans to drop Cole Palmer from the Blues starting X1.

The coach wants to limit close marking on the player from the opposition.

Palmer has found himself marked out of a few games this season by opposition players, as was the case during his side’s last game against Everton.

Chelsea played out a 2-2 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Sunday

This season, Premier League teams have gotten used to the midfielder and coaches now assign a player to keep him company and mark him closely throughout games.

Chelsea face Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day and Maresca, while addressing the media, pointed out that the midfielder needs to improve.

He also implied that he may have to take the England international out of the firing line.

“He still has to improve things in those moments. Especially because if you get frustrated, you lose your focus on the game,” he said.

“For sure, game after game, he’s going to understand more about when they mark him man-to-man, how to move.

“We already protected him in the Conference League which is why he was not in the squad. That is why he always starts in the Premier League.”

EPL: He still needs to improve – Maresca to drop Cole Palmer from Chelsea XI