Palmer’s unusual injury that sidelines him against Barcelona

His coach Enzo Maresca said that he broke a toe at home and will miss key Premier League and Champions League matches.

Enzo Marescatechnical director of Chelseareported that Cole Palmer will miss key matches of his team before Burnley, Barcelona and Arsenal for an injury he suffered on Wednesday as a result of a domestic accident.

This was confirmed by the Italian in his press conference ahead of Saturday’s duel against the Clarets, on matchday 12 of the Premier League: “He won’t be available for tomorrow, Barcelona or Arsenal, that’s for sure. Unfortunately he had an accident at home a couple of days ago and broke his toe.but it’s not important. What is certain is that he is not back.”

“The only thing we know is that it will not be available for this week or next. These are things that happen. I wake up many times in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and I can hit my head, my leg, everything, so these are things that happen.“added Maresca, highlighting the absurdity, although everyday, of the situation.

In addition to Saturday’s match, the injury will sideline the English striker from key clashes against Barcelona next Tuesday and London derby against Arsenal, leader of the English first division, which they will face next Sunday.

The former Leicester City manager also lamented that Palmer, who He has not played since Chelsea’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United in September, he was very close to overcoming his groin problems before his accident: “He was almost back with us and it was very good news.. But then this little problem occurred. “We hope it’s nothing major.”

Palmer’s influence on Chelsea’s performance

In the context of his absence, Maresca valued the importance of the contribution of the player who emerged in Manchester City in the performance of the Blues: “His teammates are better when Cole plays, and I feel much better when he is on the court. We all want it to be. But at the same time, when Cole’s not on the field, we have to find solutions“.

However, the coach was also satisfied with the performance of Chelsea, which is third in the Premier League, 6 points behind Arsenal, despite not having its star: “The team is doing very well, and I think that For any coach it is a nice feeling when you are missing a player like that and the team continues playing the way I want them to play.. But again, we’re better with Cole.”

Palmer’s loss is significant for the London team, but Maresca did report that will be able to count on several players in the squad who overcame their respective injuries, such as Benoït Badiashile, Enzo Fernández and Pedro Neto. Their duel against Burnley will be played on Saturday from 9:30 (ARG, CHL, URU) and 7:30 (COL, ECU, PER) and will have transmission live on the Disney+ Premium Plan.