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Enzo Maresca confirms Cole Palmer is ruled out until after October international break amid lingering issue
Cole Palmer will play no part in Chelsea’s next three matches, club boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed. The midfielder limped off 21 minutes into Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last Saturday after a flare up of a lingering groin injury. Cole Palmer limped off in the 21st minute at Old Trafford The Chelsea star will miss the next three matches through injuryGetty Palmer’s season is yet to kick into full gear after the injury forced him to miss Chelsea’s wins over West Ham and Fulham last month and England’s World Cup qualifying double header. Palmer, who initially suffered the injury during pre-season, was left out of Chelsea’s win over Lincoln in midweek as the club’s medical staff met with Maresca and his coaching team to agree on the player’s recovery schedule. What is Palmer’s recovery plan? Discussing Palmer’s ongoing injury problems, Maresca told reporters that the 23-year-old would be rested with no plans for him to undergo surgery. “We decided to protect a little bit Cole in terms of it not getting worse, the injury,” Maresca said. “We decided to rest him for the next two or three weeks until the international break. “We’ll see with that rest whether he can be 100 per cent fit after the international break.” Maresca then added: “I don’t think he needs surgery. It’s just a matter to manage his pain in his groin. With this amount of games, these things can happen.” That will see Palmer miss the key Premier League clashes with Brighton and Liverpool and the visit of Jose Mourinho’s Benfica in the Champions League next week. England boss Thomas Tuchel will be frustrated by Palmer’s exclusion, with it remaining to be seen if Palmer now misses the October clashes with Wales and Latvia. Maresca has vowed to find solutions which could involve heavy rotation amid Chelsa’s growing injury crisis. Maresca says he will find solutions to his sides injury woesGetty He remarked: “We’re going to find a different solution without Cole [Palmer]. “Last year [against Brighton] we had Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu out, Neto played as a No 9. He’s playing there, doing some good things. “We’re going to find solutions. “It’s a bit early to think this will define the season. It’s too early. The main things are growing and improving, this is important for me as the manager. “We try always to rotate, that has to be the main target because of the amount of games and injuries. “Sometimes you can’t rotate because the position doesn’t have the right numbers.” Palmer has featured in three of Chelsea’s opening five Premier League matches Injuries piling up Maresca has also been hit with the news that Tosin Adarabioyo will miss the next three matches after picking up a calf injury. “We have a Tosin injury,” Maresca added. “He will probably be out until the international break. “He has a small injury in his calf. Wesley Fofana had a concussion the other day against Lincoln. The rest are all OK.” Maresca has just one centre-back fit for this weekend but is not expected to call upon the exiled Axel Disasi who remains in the club’s ‘bomb squad’. Injury-hit Chelsea are still without Liam Delap and Dario Essugo due to long-term problems, while Romeo Lavia has also yet to play this season. Facundo Buonanotte is unavailable for Saturday’s clash against Brighton as he cannot play against his parent club. GettyChelsea will be without Tosin for the visit of Brighton as the defensive injuries continue to mount[/caption] Asked if Chelsea’s growing injury list is a result of their extended season which saw then compete in the Club World Cup until mid-July, Maresca said: “We have seven or eight players out. “Is this a consequence of last season? I don’t know.” But there is some good news for Maresca who can call upon Robert Sanchez after the goalkeeper served a one-match suspension for his red card against Manchester United.
Cole Palmer will play no part in Chelsea’s next three matches, club boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed.
The midfielder limped off 21 minutes into Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last Saturday after a flare up of a lingering groin injury.
Palmer’s season is yet to kick into full gear after the injury forced him to miss Chelsea’s wins over West Ham and Fulham last month and England’s World Cup qualifying double header.
Palmer, who initially suffered the injury during pre-season, was left out of Chelsea’s win over Lincoln in midweek as the club’s medical staff met with Maresca and his coaching team to agree on the player’s recovery schedule.
What is Palmer’s recovery plan?
Discussing Palmer’s ongoing injury problems, Maresca told reporters that the 23-year-old would be rested with no plans for him to undergo surgery.
“We decided to protect a little bit Cole in terms of it not getting worse, the injury,” Maresca said.
“We decided to rest him for the next two or three weeks until the international break.
“We’ll see with that rest whether he can be 100 per cent fit after the international break.”
Maresca then added: “I don’t think he needs surgery. It’s just a matter to manage his pain in his groin. With this amount of games, these things can happen.”
That will see Palmer miss the key Premier League clashes with Brighton and Liverpool and the visit of Jose Mourinho’s Benfica in the Champions League next week.
England boss Thomas Tuchel will be frustrated by Palmer’s exclusion, with it remaining to be seen if Palmer now misses the October clashes with Wales and Latvia.
Maresca has vowed to find solutions which could involve heavy rotation amid Chelsa’s growing injury crisis.
He remarked: “We’re going to find a different solution without Cole [Palmer].
“Last year [against Brighton] we had Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu out, Neto played as a No 9. He’s playing there, doing some good things.
“We’re going to find solutions.
“It’s a bit early to think this will define the season. It’s too early. The main things are growing and improving, this is important for me as the manager.
“We try always to rotate, that has to be the main target because of the amount of games and injuries.
“Sometimes you can’t rotate because the position doesn’t have the right numbers.”
Injuries piling up
Maresca has also been hit with the news that Tosin Adarabioyo will miss the next three matches after picking up a calf injury.
“We have a Tosin injury,” Maresca added. “He will probably be out until the international break.
“He has a small injury in his calf. Wesley Fofana had a concussion the other day against Lincoln. The rest are all OK.”
Maresca has just one centre-back fit for this weekend but is not expected to call upon the exiled Axel Disasi who remains in the club’s ‘bomb squad’.
Injury-hit Chelsea are still without Liam Delap and Dario Essugo due to long-term problems, while Romeo Lavia has also yet to play this season.
Facundo Buonanotte is unavailable for Saturday’s clash against Brighton as he cannot play against his parent club.
Asked if Chelsea’s growing injury list is a result of their extended season which saw then compete in the Club World Cup until mid-July, Maresca said: “We have seven or eight players out.
“Is this a consequence of last season? I don’t know.”
But there is some good news for Maresca who can call upon Robert Sanchez after the goalkeeper served a one-match suspension for his red card against Manchester United.
