Gary Neville criticise for Cole Palmer comments after Chelsea’s defeat to Man City
Gary Neville has criticise for calling out Cole Palmer’s post-match conversation with. Pep Guardiola following Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.
Chelsea starte strongly at the Etihad สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ and made an early breakthrough as. Noni Madueke capitalise on a horrendous error from City newboy Abdukodir Khusanov to open the scoring.
But Nicolas Jackson squandere a golden chance to double Chelsea’s advantage and the visitors. Were punishe for their wastefulness in front of goal, with Josko Gvardiol and. Erling Haaland hitting the target either side of half-time.
Phil Foden put the game to bed with a compose finish past Robert Sanchez in the 87th minute and the. Premier League champions held firm to secure maximum points from the heavyweight contest.
Shortly after the final whistle, Palmer who had an uncharacteristically quiet match by his standards. Was seen chatting and sharing a joke with with Pep Guardiola, his former manager at City.
While the details of the exchange were – and still are – unknown, former Manchester United and England defender Neville suggeste Palmer had been playe for getting dragged into Guardiola’s games.
‘I want to say something about Cole Palmer, he was talking to Pep Guardiola on the pitch right at the end of the game and he was smiling with him… Pep Guardiola does that,’ Neville said on.
‘Cole, you’re being playe, you’re being played here, you didn’t do enough out on that pitch in the second half.
‘He’s an amazing player, absolutely brilliant, but you know something, those Chelsea fans that travelled today, the 3,000 or 4,000 in that far corner wanted better than that, they don’t really want to see you conversing with your opposition manager and smiling at the end of the game.
‘I’m not being old school here, but there’s something about that.
‘I thought, “Pep Guardiola’s playing you here”. I know he’s had him, but he didn’t play him here and he sold him.
‘Having a conversation inside, I’m not against that, obviously he’s playe for the manager. But I just felt at the end there’s something about it I didn’t feel was right from a Cole Palmer perspective.
‘I know why Pep Guardiola’s done it, that’s what Pep Guardiola does, but if I’d lost 3-1 away from home and had been as disappointed as I am and Cole Palmer, I expecte more from him in the second half.’