80 | Cole Palmer - 2022/23 Performances

[TFC]

I’m getting a bit annoyed with people judging him from the odd game he gets when he’s often played out of position. I actually thought he was good yesterday. He’s still got a lot of progress to make, but you can see he looks like he belongs in this City team.

Its insane how many bellends there are in our 'fanbase'.

 

[oldius]

He has my support...anyone else? Step up.

ABSOLUTELY. Anyone of his age stepping into this team and looking like they can is clearly an exceptional talent. At 20, he obviously has stuff to learn, but the raw materials are definitely there. We hammered Chelsea and he was a part of it.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Its insane how many bellends there are in our 'fanbase'.

It’s like some people seem to think it’s cool to write off a youngster, the “I told you so” shithousery.

 

[super_city_si]

Its inexperience imo, and sure he will improve with more game time. I think he has the ability.

Was going to post the same. Inexperience is all. Showed he can keep the ball very well and made some nice passes, just really needs game time to improve his decision making.

I think his natural gait looks very loose and lackadaisical which doesn't mean he is lazy, which I think a lot will give him stick for, its just his natural movement pattern.

 

[domalino]

It’s like some people seem to think it’s cool to write off a youngster, the “I told you so” shithousery.

Not just young players, but it's definitely weirder when the target is a 19 year old local kid who's been at the club since he could walk.

 

[SebastianBlue]

It’s like some people seem to think it’s cool to write off a youngster, the “I told you so” shithousery.

Again, I ask: who is writing Palmer off?

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Not just young players, but it's definitely weirder when the target is a 19 year old local kid who's been at the club since he could walk.

20

 

[SebastianBlue]

He's made 27 career appearances. Vast majority of them as random sub appearances. How many starts has he made in his career? 10? 15? Dunno, but it's clearly no more than half that total which is nowt. He's clearly still very much at the beginning of his career, and having to learn new positions too. He's barely had any real regular game time, played in four positions - right wing, left wing, midfield and as a false nine - and had a serious injury keep him out for half a season. Why are people expecting the world from him? He's doing just fine and learning lessons out of position. No rush at all.

Completely fair assessment.

But I don’t get this rage against reasonable criticism about his recent decision-making when he has played, which is completely independent of what role he is playing (and somewhat independent of his age, especially given how long he has been with City; he’s not just been brought in and is just now realising this is a team-first system).

As I have said, I don’t personally expect anything more of him than Pep does and have been a big fan of him for awhile (anyone can find evidence of that by searching my posts concerning Palmer on here).

I don’t want to be lumped in with the supposed group “writing him off” merely because I am bringing up concerns I have with his recent appearances.

 

[domalino]

Again, I ask: who is writing Palmer off?

You asked this a few pages back and already got answered. Why would anyone reply again when you obviously don't read.

 

[SebastianBlue]

You asked this a few pages back and already got answered. Why would anyone reply again when you obviously don't read.

Not only did I read the reply to my question, I responded to it. So it seems you “obviously don’t read”?

Then, a page or two later, a different person said the same thing (I checked before replying to make sure it was in fact a different person), and so I asked again, as it seems the narrative is being sustained.

Are you being needlessly belligerent for a reason or just for fun?