All well and good but apart from Bellingham and Kane, Palmer is the best player.
No Cole Palmer in England squad. Right call by Thomas Tuchel. There was a lot of talk about Palmer possibly being recalled today to the England squad to face Croatia and Spain. In form for Chelsea, five goals, three assists, undeniable talent etc. Yet what happened in the last extended international break cast a cloud over Palmer. Commitment? Load management? What was going on?
Going into the break, Palmer completed 90 minutes for Chelsea against Brentford but was then deemed not fit for England because he was playing with “discomfort and pain”, according to Tuchel. England’s head coach was clearly annoyed, said that Palmer “misses too many opportunities” and that others could seize the chance in Palmer’s absence.
While England had four Nations League qualifiers, Palmer had a break and rehab. On resumption of club football, Palmer started Chelsea’s next PL games. His absence from the England squad is good news for Chelsea, of course, he has another break, can focus on them.
Will Palmer be missed by England? They have strength in depth at 10. Morgan Rogers, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze and now Josh King with, obviously, Jude Bellingham undisputed first choice. #CFC #ENG
State of this guff. Criminal what football has become. Don’t entertain this nonsense and go and watch non league football instead 👍👍👍
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At what point do we stop focusing on who needs to pay more tax and start asking where all of our tax money is going.
What 😆😆😆😆😆😆
This Islamophobia Awareness Month, we must shine a light on the abhorrent hatred and discrimination Muslims continue to face.
In the last year alone, religious hate crimes targeting Muslims rose by 15% in England and Wales.
This is utterly unacceptable. London will always stand against hatred, prejudice and discrimination.
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Mental world we live in. Can’t say anything to anyone. Legal action for saying Villa are shit 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa and their fans for using “clumsy and wrong” language while talking about the club.
His apology comes after Villa said they would initiate legal proceedings against the former Liverpool defender for “unacceptable insults” about the club.
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Euro 2024 semi final by the way. Enjoy 👍
The Ballon D'Or: grotesque celebrity fawning. Also, Harry Kane: the world's most wholesome man and fully deserving winner
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An insult to all the proper intelligent Diiv fans. A waste of everyone’s time this album. 🫠
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Pink ball, Becky Ives, delays in sound before wickets. No thank you TNT - fuck off you spastics 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
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One of the most wonderful sights and sounds of Test cricket is seeing a crowd applaud a tail ender for defending defiantly.
Completely agree. What a shame then, that those selfish cunts in charge of England turned ourTest side into a circus by the end. Unforgivable.
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Have checked Wisden, and can confirm this is the most ebb and flow per session of any three-Test series in cricket history #AUSvsSA
