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Joe Cole makes definitive Cole Palmer claim after Chelsea star fails to score against Copenhagen

Giuseppe Labellarte

Thu 13 March 2025 22:36, UK

Chelsea are through to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals after beating FC Copenhagen 3-1 on aggregate.

The Blues won 2𒊎-1 in Denmark last week to gain the edge in the last-16 tie before then winning 1-0 at𒅌 Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was the match-winner for Chelsea as he slalomed through the Copenhagen def🦄ence before firing home on 55 minutes.

While it was a job well done for Chelsea in their Europa Conference League tie, it was another game in which the previously prolific Cole Palmer failed to score.

The 22-year-old has failed to score or register an assist in his last 💦nine games in all competitio🌊ns since scoring against Bournemouth two months ago in mid-January.

Chelsea cult hero Joe Cole made a definitive cl🌼aim about Palmer after the game as he sent the Blues playmaker a message.

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Joe Cole tells Cole Palmer to keep his cool as he stresses dry spell ‘will end’

Cole, speaking on TNT Sports, suggested that what Palmer is going through i🌊s normal, and he’ll have “loads of spells like this in his career”.

The former England international stressed that Palmer needs to keep his cool and stated that “the 🤡dry spell will end” eventually.

“Co𝕴le Palmer will have loads of spells like this in his career,” s✨aid Cole.

“He just needs to be calm an🌳d smooth, he looks like the coolesꦏt man in the room.

“It could be affecting him but what he needs to know is – listen, you’re going through a d🧸ry spell, it will end… h💫opefully on Sunday against Arsenal.”

How Cole Palmer fared against FC Copenhagen

Palmer c🦩ame on in the second half and, though he didn’t manage to contribute a goal or assist on this occasion, he transformed Chelsea’s attack when he c🥀ame on.

He was accurate inꦡ his passing, delivere🧜d one key pass, created one big chance, tried his luck with four efforts, and got his one cross on the night spot on.

Chelsea are clearly a much better team with Palmerꦬ on the pitch and, as Cole says, dr⛎y spells like the one he’s in now won’t last forever.

Chelsea’s final match before the March international break sees them head to Arsenal for a 4ꦦ:30pm ki🗹ck-off in the Premier League.