He needs to be fully fit!”- Xabio Alonso defends Cole Palmer against  Thomas Tuchel’s Suggestion

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has strongly defended his star player, Cole Palmer, after England head coach Thomas Tuchel publicly criticized him. Tuchel had suggested that the Palmer do skip too many matches for the national team and does not show up as often as he should do.

The interesting thing is that Alonso has quickly stepped in to go against these claims and protect his star player Palmer. The Chelsea boss made it really clear that Palmer is completely dedicated to playing for his country and loves representing England whenever he is physically healthy. Alonso explained that any time Palmer misses an international game, it is never because he lacks commitment or interest. Instead, it is always because he is trying to treat an injury or physical discomfort that will affect him to perform well during matches.

What was Alonso response to Tuchel’s Criticism?

Xabio Alonso made a response that “It is not not true that Cole Palmer did not really care about playing for England “ The reason is because Palmer stayed behind at his club training field to test and heal instead of him playing for England during the breaks he had. 

Commitment can only be proven when fully fit 

People asked if it didn’t make any sense to criticise Cole Palmer’s commitment to England but Xabio Alonso defended Palmer. 

Alonso explained that Palmer really have strong interest in playing for his country but he must have a good health first. He also stated that Chelsea and England needs Palmer best skills in the football field, which can only be possible if he his physically well fit.

Alonso also said that Palmer have been putting in his best in training in the past few weeks and he his doing better. The Chelsea club has decided to give him to heal rather than rushing him.

Avoiding risks that Will harm the Player and Team

Alonso tried to explain that if you force an injured player to play any match it is a risk that can affect both the player and the team. He also used Palmer’s poor performance against Brentford before the international break as an example, explaining what happens when a player is not totally fit.

Also explained further that the major aim is not just for a player to play in any match but for him to play whenever he’s completely healthy so that he can be playing in a match with fully joy.

Palmer is ready to play against Bournemouth

Palmer is now physically fit so he his fully ready to play his role in the game Chelsea against Bournemouth  which is the up coming match at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea manager displays his full gratitude that their star play which is Cole Palmer his physically fit now to play march again. Alonso really understand the importance of Chelsea’s star player in the team most especially now that they are busy and having challenging schedules They have five seriouse  Premier League matches lined up before the next international break, and having Palmer back in action will give the whole club a big boost in confidence.

He also confidently said that when Saturday afternoon reach Palmer will come out boldly to show people what he can do now that he his healthy.  He will  show a  powerful performance, create great scoring opportunities, and  guide his teammates to an important victory in the game.

Everyone at Chelsea is happy to see Palmer back on the field. The club truly hopes that his return to full fitness will bring back energy to the squad and help them get back to winning games regularly.