10. Cole Palmer

[Special Juan 28,093]

Just because he has been playing well in the past does not make him free from criticism now, he has completely fallen off a cliff and needs to put his big boy pants back on and sort his shit out, like certain others.

 

[LAM09 7,043]

3 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Just because he has been playing well in the past does not make him free from criticism now, he has completely fallen off a cliff and needs to put his big boy pants back on and sort his shit out, like certain others.

 

Not according to everyone - 

On 22/02/2025 at 19:06, Mhsc said:

He did it for more than a year for us

Give the guy a break

 

[Mhsc 1,093]

2 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Not according to everyone - 

 

In a totally separate thread in an in game chat where I mentioned that I was not unhappy that Cole was getting angry on the field, which you were apparently annoyed at. You said something about how he should not do that unless he can "do it all for us"

I said he did it for a year and has the earned the right to get annoyed when things are going badly and ask for higher standards from those around him

No where there did I say we should not ever criticise his performance on the field and him not scoring but I guess you took a note that someone had a different opinion to you and just waited for some kind of vaguely related situation to bring it up to try to attack me over it lmao. Bit sad.

I just don't mind if he gets pissed off on the field. He should be pissed off when we're not winning, at himself as much as everybody else, which is how I read his reaction. I want to see him and more players getting pissed off when we're not winning.

[LAM09 7,043]

1 hour ago, Mhsc said:

In a totally separate thread in an in game chat where I mentioned that I was not unhappy that Cole was getting angry on the field, which you were apparently annoyed at. You said something about how he should not do that unless he can "do it all for us"

I said he did it for a year and has the earned the right to get annoyed when things are going badly and ask for higher standards from those around him

No where there did I say we should not ever criticise his performance on the field and him not scoring but I guess you took a note that someone had a different opinion to you and just waited for some kind of vaguely related situation to bring it up to try to attack me over it lmao. Bit sad.

I just don't mind if he gets pissed off on the field. He should be pissed off when we're not winning, at himself as much as everybody else, which is how I read his reaction. I want to see him and more players getting pissed off when we're not winning.

Please don't pick and choose what I wrote. My actual post - If he can do it all, why hasn't he been for weeks?

The context of my posts in that thread was about his behaviour AND his poor performances, which you commented on. The past is the past for a reason.

[King Kante 1,643]

7 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Just because he has been playing well in the past does not make him free from criticism now, he has completely fallen off a cliff and needs to put his big boy pants back on and sort his shit out, like certain others.

 

Bit hard for him to play well when his first instruction is to pass it sideways and drop into CM to bail out the CM's. This goes double when he has prats like Sancho and Nkunku standing around wanting ball to feet so he doesn't have a runner to take anyone away when he has the ball in the final third. People give Noni and Jackson a lot of criterism but at least they know how to run off the ball to free up some space for him. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Palmer definitely better when Jacksons on the pitch - they link up really well. Its just the conversion rate, its not what it should be.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

9 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Palmer definitely better when Jacksons on the pitch - they link up really well. Its just the conversion rate, its not what it should be.

I think they'll both (hopefully) return together after the end of the international break.

[Special Juan 28,093]

Got a big pat on the back when he was pulling up trees at the start of the season, doesn't give him a free pass now. He needs to step it up.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

2 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

I think they'll both (hopefully) return together after the end of the international break.

It's looking that way - also Madueke and Guiu should be back for Sp*rs game

[Fernando 6,585]

Should be drop. 

He has been woeful lately, taking up space. 

[Vesper 30,085]

19 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Should be drop. 

He has been woeful lately, taking up space. 

it is mind-blowing how invisible he has become

truly bizarre

[Laylabelle 9,534]

No point playing someone who isn't performing

[Mhsc 1,093]

With Lavia back then it becomes feasible to just play Caicedo/Enzo/Lavia in the middle and drop Cole, or try him out wide again.

That said I personally do expect as soon as he scores again he'll suddenly be our Cole Palmer again and just needs that goal to get his confidence back so I don't blame Maresca for just grinding through playing him.

Should have been an amazing opportunity for Nkunku once Cole's form dropped, but somehow he managed to be even worse than Cole at his worst. What a let down.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

He honestly shouldn't be starting under current form.

But with Felix & Chukwuemeka moved out, and Nkunku in terrible form, we are beating a dead horse in Palmer.

Worst thing for him to happen is to go down the Mount route. 

[milka 3,390]

He has carried the entire club over the last year and obviously needs experienced players to help him because it is clear that the other players are not at his level. He had fun under Pochettino with Maresca the whole club is inverted FC .