Cole Palmer has blasted social media as the England internal finally ended goal drought with penalty strike against Liverpool.
Cole Palmer blasted social media as ‘full of idiots’ after he finally broke his goal drought to down Premier League title winners Liverpool and boost Chelsea’s Champions League charge.
Palmer had faced criticism from online trolls for going 18 games without scoring but he buried a stoppage-time penalty to confirm victory at Stamford Bridge.
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That first strike since January 14 came after he had been involved in both of Chelsea’s other goals with them currently sitting fifth. Sky Sports were forced to apologise after he swore during an interview with them, saying: ‘S*** happens as reported by the Daily Mail.
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"I went three months without scoring but it gives me more motivation and a fight to do well," the former Manchester City academy graduate said post-match.
"Not just for myself, but for the team. Social media these days is just full of idiots, basically. The trolls and that. I don’t pay any attention to that. To score, I’m happy, but it’s only one and I’ve got to keep improving and try to reach new levels.
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"If you’re getting chances and you’re not scoring, you’re letting your team down at the end of the day. Personally, I feel like I’m mentally strong. Whatever people say doesn’t bother me, I’ve had it all my life growing up so I don’t really care.
"Obviously I feel pride in helping the team and if I’m not doing that I’m not happy. I felt like myself. I felt confident, was trying things, first time passes, playing forward, playing free."
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Palmer finished the 2023-24 season with a total of 27 goals and 15 assists across all competitions. The England international also had the most goal involvements (33: 22 goals, 11 assists) of any other player in the 2023–24 Premier League season.
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The 22-year-old won the Premier League Young Player of the Season and PFA Fans' Player of the Year awards for his outstanding first season at Chelsea while also being nominated for the Premier League Player of the Season and the FWA Footballer of the Year awards.
His Goal of the Month winning strike against Everton in April was nominated for Premier League Goal of the Season.
Although his goal drought has lasted close to four months, Palmer has managed 15 league goals this season and will hope to end the season on a high with just three matches left.