Cole Palmer says ‘s--- happens' live on Sky Sports after ending goal drought
Cole Palmer said that 's--- happens' after being asked live on Sky Sports about the 18-match goal drought that he finally ended with a late penalty to seal Chelsea's victory over Liverpool.
The 22-year-old also took a swipe at social media, where the criticism of him has been driven, saying it was 'full of idiots' and 'trolls'.
Palmer was man-of-the-match in the 3-1 win over the new league champions, playing a part in the two other goals, which hugely improved Chelsea's chances of finishing in the top five and qualifying for the Champions League.
"It's nearly a beautiful moment" 🤏
Cole Palmer's clever effort comes off the post! 💥 pic.twitter.com/Tq9BFB2lGw
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 4, 2025
The forward has not scored since mid-January, however, and said, after his goal: 'S--- happens... sorry for my language. It happens. Obviously, I went three months without scoring, but it just gives me more motivation, more fight to do well, not just for myself, but for the team.
'You know yourself, social media nowadays - just full of idiots, basically - the trolls and whatever. I don't pay no (sic) attention to that. But for today, I'm happy. But you've got to keep improving and trying to reach new levels.'
Asked whether he had, nevertheless, endured a difficult time in front of goal and that had affected him, Palmer added: 'Well, for anyone... getting chances, you're not scoring...you're letting your team down at the end of the day.
'I feel like I'm mentally strong anyway. So whatever people say, it doesn't bother me. I've had it all my life growing up, so I don't really care what people say. I feel pride in helping the team, and if I'm not doing that, obviously I'm not happy.
'Today, I felt like myself. I felt confident, I was trying things, first time passes, playing forward, playing free and when you have him [Moises Caicedo] next to you, it's a dream.'
Cole Palmer slots it in from the spot 🥶 pic.twitter.com/AYDSzEasdA
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 4, 2025
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca insisted the lack of goals had not led to Palmer's form suffering or bothered him. 'Probably from outside,' he said of the talk about the England international. 'But we see Cole day by day on the training ground and he is exactly the same day. But to be sure he is not happy when he is not scoring goals…Cole is that kind of player that he can do things people do not expect.'
Maresca said that Chelsea now had a 'fight' to qualify for the Champions League and added: 'Hopefully in the future we can fight for something more important. In this moment we are there and hopefully we can finish there.'
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