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This unfounded and uneducated view on Palmer must be incredibly grating for Chelsea fans. Palmer himself is said to be disappointed to have to withdraw from England duty; Chelsea made the decision.
Palmer endured a horrendous year with injury last term. Alan Shearer described his situation as “horrible”; fit enough to play, but not fit enough to play 100%. This Talking Points user summed it up recently.
Of course, Palmer could have stood his ground. But the Chelsea star has not had a break for three summers in a row – competing in the U21 Euros in 2023, Euro 2024 and the Club World Cup in 2025.
Palmer even said he couldn’t shoot, and in a recent gaming stream, he said he was playing on one leg last season. Alex Scott’s injury proves Palmer was right to miss the England games, and Morgan has it wrong.