It was a bad day at the office on Saturday for Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and the rest of Chelsea’s attack.
They were beaten by Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, failing to score in a 3-0 defeat to their Premier League rivals.
It was a really disappointing match for Chelsea, with Palmer unable to hide his frustration.
Pedro Neto ignored Cole Palmer’s request to leave the ball in Chelsea’s loss to Everton
Palmer had a poor game against Everton, and the attacking midfielder will not be afraid to admit it.
What has happened to Cole Palmer under Liam Rosenior?
He was nowhere to be seen against Everton 👎
Cole Palmer's stats vs Everton
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At the same time, though, Palmer will feel that he was not always helped by his teammates. For instance, there was one moment during the game when the 23-year-old asked Neto to leave the ball after a cutback.
Instead, Neto took the ball, leaving the Englishman waving his arms and complaining at the Portuguese winger, according to journalist Lloyd Canfield of The Sun.
All in all, right now, it is not clicking in attack for Chelsea. Liam Rosenior will also be concerned about what is happening in defence, especially with games against Manchester City and Manchester United to come.
Pedro Neto of Chelsea looks on during the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea
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During the week, the Blues also conceded three goals to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their last-16 tie in the Champions League.
In the first leg, they let in five goals, so defence is obviously a huge problem for the Club World Cup winners at this moment in time.
As for their attack, there could be a bit of a shake up there in the summer. Emanuel Emegha is set to join the club from Strasbourg, while Neto could actually leave.
Chelsea are becoming a laughing stock under Rosenior 😑
Embarrassing.
Neto was recently linked to Barcelona, so he will be a name to keep an eye on in the next transfer window. And with the decline that Chelsea are on, it would not be a surprise to see Palmer being linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge either.
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