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Miguel Delaney: Echoes of Suarez in how Cole Palmer is driving Chelsea

Cole Palmer celebrates scoring Chelsea’s fourth goal from a penalty during the Premier League win over Tottenham. Photo: PA Wire

Cole Palmer celebrates scoring Chelsea’s fourth goal from a penalty during the Premier League win over Tottenham. Photo: PA Wire

Miguel Delaney

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There are moments in training when Chelsea team-mates literally just start laughing at something outlandish that Cole Palmer has done, which isn’t that unusual for a box-office Premier League star. What is a little more notable is how that can occasionally immediately follow a bad miss.

Palmer doesn’t let any of it affect him, or temper his game. Those who know both have likened it to Luis Suarez. There’s no playing it safe to build up again. He just goes for it and tries things.

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