Liam Rosenior was again asked about Cole Palmer and Reece James today, and gave an update on their fitness in his presser.
This season has been all about Chelsea trying to get their best players on the pitch, and the last couple of weeks we’ve started to see things coming together.
Reece James and Wesley Fofana have been carefully managed all season, with great success. It looks like we can now add Cole Palmer to that category. He’s struggled coming back from injury, and only recently appears to be finding his feet.
Palmer and James fit and ready to play according to their manager
Cole Palmer trains, with Reece James also present.
Cole Palmer trains, with Reece James also present.
Liam Rosenior is constantly asked about the status of these key players in his press conferences, and today gave a similar answer to those he always gives:
“They’re available. I’ve been asked that question a few times since I’ve been in,” the manager said when asked about James and Palmer specifically.
“It’s a really hypothetical question. It’s based on day-by-day. Not just those two players, how each player feels. At the moment, they’re both fully fit. They’re both available for selection. They’ve both trained really, really well today. With those two players on your team, it makes you a really, really strong team.”
Palmer was rested for our last game, and the whole team has had more than week without playing. We’d expect all three to be starting on Saturday.
In other news…
Another injury situation we got an update on was Marc Cucurella. The club are really not giving much away ont that front, which we can’t help but find a little worrying.
Morgan Rogers would be a dream target for many Chelsea fans, but his price tag is a major obstacle to a move right now.
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