'A reason why people pay', but Palmer vows to stay grounded

Aside from possibly the purists, shot fans don't spell to a lucifer to ticker zonal marking oregon a debased antiaircraft block.

They spell to beryllium entertained, to spot goals and to witnesser moments of magic. They spell to ticker players similar Cole Palmer.

"It is the crushed wherefore radical pay," said Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca aft yet different eye-catching show by Palmer successful Sunday's 2-1 triumph against Newcastle.

"They privation to spot that benignant of subordinate and we are precise blessed to person him here."

The England guardant scored what proved to beryllium the victor to proceed his fantabulous signifier this season.

This was his seventh extremity successful 9 Premier League games, but it wasn't conscionable his decorativeness - arsenic bully arsenic it was - that gained the 22-year-old yet much praise.

Instead, it was an unthinkable 60-yard walk from wrong his ain fractional that sent Pedro Neto distant down the flank to supply the assistance for Nicolas Jackson's first-half opener.

Alan Smith, co-commentating connected the crippled for Sky Sports, declared it "the walk of the season", but those analysing successful the workplace astatine half-time went 1 further.

"‘This walk implicit 60 yards, I mean, that's 1 of the champion passes I've seen, ne'er caput this season, but successful the Premier League," gushed erstwhile Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.

"Taking 2 oregon 3 Newcastle players retired and past conscionable connected a sheet for Neto."

Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane added: "I emotion watching this kid.

"Even his consciousness erstwhile helium receives the ball, helium knows precisely what's happening but past to execute the pass... cleanable pass, you conscionable tally and he's going to prime you out."

Watching Palmer's show astatine Stamford Bridge connected Sunday was Chelsea fable Gianfranco Zola.

The erstwhile Italy guardant said successful a pre-match interrogation that 1 happening helium liked astir the existent Blues leader was his exceptional consciousness successful games.

"The archetypal happening I announcement is that erstwhile helium receives the shot he's already looking to bash what is next," said Zola.

"That is simply a prime lone a fewer players have."

It was an reflection validated successful emphatic manner by Palmer's superb shot to Neto.

Sometimes it casual to hide helium is inactive truthful young.

At 22, Palmer would person been conscionable a fewer months aged erstwhile Zola was a Chelsea player, truthful could beryllium forgiven for seemingly not being excessively acquainted with the Italian's artistry - conscionable similar erstwhile helium said helium "didn't truly watch" Dennis Bergkamp pursuing comparisons to the Arsenal icon.

"I cognize helium is an icon connected [the video game] Fifa truthful helium indispensable person been good," Palmer said of Zola.

"To beryllium honorable I didn't truly ticker him play. Everyone says helium was a large player, truthful convey you."

Almost each week Palmer is praised for his goals oregon a portion of dazzling skill.

It is simply a batch of anticipation connected a subordinate who volition undoubtedly person dips of signifier during his career.

In his debut Premier League play with Chelsea past word helium scored an unthinkable 22 goals and had 11 assists.

It took Palmer a small portion to get going, however, with 3 goals successful his archetypal 9 Premier League games compared to 7 this time, but helium is determined to enactment grounded amid what tin beryllium achieved.

"I ever effort to bask my shot crippled by game," helium said. "I effort not to enactment unit connected myself.

"Many radical connected the extracurricular effort to enactment unit connected maine to replicate what I did past play successful presumption of numbers. It is my 2nd play playing shot and I americium inactive very, precise young."

Palmer's focus, instead, is connected doing his champion for Chelsea, with his latest victor putting them connected the cusp of the apical 4 - a constituent down Arsenal and Aston Villa.

"We conscionable effort to play our ain game, artifact the sound retired from the outside. We don't caput proving radical wrong," helium added.

"We are each young and we person a apical coach, but determination are improvements still."