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COLE PALMER BACK ON GRASS: MARESCA BOOSTS CHELSEA BEFORE ARSENAL
Chelsea's Cole Palmer is back training on grass as he recovers from a broken toe. Manager Enzo Maresca provides a positive update but confirms the star is unlikely to feature against Barcelona or Arsenal
Chelsea fans have some good news: Cole Palmer might be back on the field soon! After being out for two months with a groin issue, the 23-year-old Chelsea star had a setback, breaking his toe in a strange accident at home. But manager Enzo Maresca says Palmer is now training on the grass. He's hoping Palmer can rejoin the team soon.
Palmer hasn't played since the 2-1 loss to Manchester United back in September, so his return will give the team a real boost. Chelsea has been doing okay without him, though. They even moved past Manchester City into second place after beating Burnley 2-0 last Saturday. The team also has seven points from four Champions League matches. Last season, Palmer had 23 goals in the Premier League, so getting him back is a big deal.
Maresca spoke about Palmer at a press conference before Chelsea's Champions League game against Barcelona. He told reporters that Palmer is wearing a protective boot. They don't know exactly when he'll be back, but it should be soon. Palmer is already practising on the field and feeling positive. Right now, the focus is on the game against Barcelona. After that, they'll think about Arsenal. Maresca doesn't think Palmer will be ready for either of those games, but he's getting better.
Maresca also talked about the upcoming match with Barcelona, acknowledging their talented players like Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal.
Maresca said Lewandowski is a great player who scores goals, which is the most important thing in football. Chelsea will try hard to defend against him. But Barcelona has many good players, like Lewandowski, Yamal, Fermin Lopez, and Frenkie de Jong. Chelsea also has players who can win the game.
Maresca believes Chelsea is better now than when they played Bayern away. But he pointed out that every game is different, and Barcelona will use different strategies on attack and defence. He thinks the team is improving every day.
Maresca thinks Barcelona is a team that others can learn from, especially how they attack and defend. Their skills helped them win La Liga last year and reach the Champions League semi-final. They do many things well and always want to take the lead, which is what Chelsea also tries to do.
Chelsea is getting ready for a tough week. They have Barcelona in the Champions League and then a game against Arsenal in the Premier League. Maresca knows these are important games, but is focusing on the match with Barcelona. He said that after these games, they have matches against Leeds, Bournemouth, and Atalanta. Every game is a chance to earn points, so it's important to focus on each one. First, it's Barcelona, and then Arsenal.
JORREL HATO, MARC GUIU, AND ESTEVAO: CHELSEA’S WONDERKIDS SHINE IN ROSENIOR’S FIRST WINNING XI
19-year-old Jorrel Hato scored a stunner as Chelsea’s next generation proved they are ready for the big stage under Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea’s first game under Liam Rosenior wasn’t packed with big expectations—just a lot of curiosity. But by the time the crowd filed out of a sold-out Valley, things felt a lot more certain. Chelsea had put together a confident, sometimes lively 4-1 win over Charlton in the FA Cup, showing off their depth, their young talent, and a sense of quiet control from the sidelines.
Charlton, up for the challenge in front of their home fans, tried to make a game of it early on. Both Lloyd Jones and Tyreece Campbell kept Chelsea’s defence honest with a couple of hopeful shots, and for a moment, you could almost believe in an upset. But Chelsea settled in, started moving the ball around with purpose, and kept pushing Charlton further and further back.
It took five tries before Chelsea finally broke through. Just before halftime, Jorrel Hato pounced when Keenan Gough couldn’t clear the ball and smashed a half volley right into the top corner. Not a bad way for a 19-year-old to score his first goal for the club—he looked like he’d done it a hundred times before.
After the break, Chelsea shifted gears. Only five minutes into the second half, Tosin Adarabioyo doubled the lead with a smart header from Facundo Buonanotte’s deep free kick, showing Chelsea’s strength in the air.
Charlton had a couple more moments—Jones sent a header wide, and Charlie Kelman nearly scored but got blocked at the last second. Then Miles Leaburn managed to pull one back from a corner after Filip Jorgensen’s brilliant save. For a minute, the place buzzed again.
But Chelsea shut that down fast. Marc Guiu tapped in from close range to make it 3-1, and you could feel the energy just drain from the home crowd.
The last part of the match turned into a showcase for Chelsea’s squad. Enzo Fernandez, Estevao Willian, and Liam Delap all threatened, and then Pedro Neto blasted in a fourth goal during stoppage time. Fernandez wrapped things up from the penalty spot after Estevao was fouled—4-1, job done.
Cole Palmer didn’t even play; he was kept fresh for the Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal. That move spoke to Rosenior’s calm planning—he didn’t look rattled by the protest songs from the stands either. He just quietly steered Chelsea into the next round.
Charlton could walk away proud for a few moments. Chelsea, though, walked away with something more solid: the start of something that feels steady and real, not just noise.
ANALYSIS: ROSENIOR’S TACTICAL MASTERCLASS AS FIVE-STAR CHELSEA DISMANTLE CHARLTON IN FA CUP
From Jorrel Hato’s opener to tactical shifts, we analyse how Liam Rosenior ended Chelsea’s winless run in style at The Valley.
Liam Rosenior couldn’t have asked for a better start as Chelsea’s new manager. The Blues hammered Charlton 5-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, and Rosenior left the pitch with a grin.
Jorrel Hato got his first Chelsea goal just before halftime at The Valley, and then Tosin Adarabioyo doubled the lead not long after the break. Charlton’s Miles Leaburn pulled one back, but Marc Guiu, Pedro Neto, and Enzo Fernandez all found the net to seal a comfortable debut win for Rosenior. Charlton, by the way, sits 19th in the Championship.
Rosenior just arrived from Strasbourg, taking over after Enzo Maresca’s abrupt exit last week. He promised he’d “hit the ground running”, and snapping Chelsea’s five-game winless streak was a good way to keep that promise.
Things get much tougher on Wednesday, though, when Premier League leaders Arsenal come to Stamford Bridge for the League Cup semi-final first leg. That’ll be Rosenior’s first home game in charge.
Some folks have questioned if Rosenior’s just the board’s chosen ‘yes-man’—especially after Maresca’s stormy time at the club. The fact that Chelsea and Strasbourg share the same owners only fuelled that talk. People wonder if Rosenior is more open to listening to the higher-ups than Maresca ever was.
Watching Rosenior on the touchline—bookish glasses, polo neck, notebook in hand—he kind of looked like a young college lecturer, not your typical Premier League manager. But looks can fool you. He’s got real coaching chops, having guided Strasbourg to seventh in France last season, which turned a few heads.
He watched Chelsea’s 2-1 loss at Fulham from the stands on Wednesday while caretaker boss Calum McFarlane ran things.
For his Chelsea debut, Rosenior asked for patience, saying he wanted to prove he deserved the job. He made eight changes to the starting lineup and left out Cole Palmer, the England forward and one of the team’s stars. Bold move for your first game.
Rosenior stuck with the three-man defence he liked at Strasbourg. Early on, it worked. Hato’s looping header forced a save from Charlton’s Will Mannion, who was busy again minutes later, this time blocking Jamie Gittens’ shot. Josh Acheampong also tested Mannion from a distance. Still, Chelsea fans sounded a bit sceptical, chanting for Roman Abramovich and urging Rosenior to “attack, attack, attack” after the dull days under Maresca.
They didn’t have to wait long. Hato smashed in a half-volley during first-half stoppage time, picking out the top corner. Not bad for a teenager. Rosenior gave him a big thumbs-up.
Chelsea really took control after Adarabioyo’s thumping header off Facundo Buonanotte’s free kick made it 2-0 in the 50th minute. Charlton’s Leaburn—who actually came up through Chelsea’s academy—cut the gap seven minutes later after Filip Jorgensen’s save landed right at his feet.
But Guiu calmed any nerves, rifling in Chelsea’s third from 10 yards out just after the hour mark. Rosenior had to like the way his team kept pressing.
Neto pounced for a fourth goal in the 91st minute, and Fernandez wrapped it all up with a penalty in stoppage time after Estevao Willian drew a foul.
All in all, a dream debut for Rosenior. Arsenal’s up next—now we’ll really see what he’s made of.
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