Cole Palmer

[dennishasdoneit]

That's not exactly the real story.

He wanted to go on loan to gain playing time and Pep said: either you stay or you go, but under no circumstances are we going to loan you . He spoke about it on several occasions with a lot of sadness.

We shouldn't be afraid to say that Pep totally screwed up on this one.

And we should be reminded that Kaz 7 simply repeats Mantra, obeys orders and would easily be mistaken for an employee of the club.
Oops!

 

[Crooked_rain]

Nope. You can not say he wasn't prepared to fight to get into the 1st team.
He sat on the bench for us 67 times pal.
Think about it,, your a great player with unique skills, you know your good enough to play premier league football...and you sit on the bench 67 times.........I don't think any one can consider Palmer to lack courage or fight.....Just look at what he has done in moving to a complete
y different setting, and hit the ground running with consistent performances....in the best league in the world. That shows courage fight determination and ...desire...to exhibit his skills week in week out
as a Professional Footballer.
Which he has done.
Well played Cole Palmer.

But he's a young player that has to earn his spot, like Phil did, like many others do at clubs they come through. It's not like he was an established player yet when he left.

The club gave him the option to stay and prove himself at the best club in the league.

He opted not to, now he's at a lesser team with lesser players. That's absolutely fine. That's the route he took and he's playing very well. Shame he didn't have the belief his skills would cut it at the very best team and could become a big player for us no matter what.

For that reason, I'm not arsed we sold him.

 

[Crooked_rain]

That's not exactly the real story.

He wanted to go on loan to gain playing time and Pep said: either you stay or you go, but under no circumstances are we going to loan you . He spoke about it on several occasions with a lot of sadness.

We shouldn't be afraid to say that Pep totally screwed up on this one.

I disagree

It's not always beneficial for some players to go out on loan with some second rate coach and teammates. That's why the club would never have wanted Phil going out on loan. The ones they have real hopes for would be much better off being in training with Pep and City rather than getting minutes at some mid table club.

It was a compliment to Palmer that loan wasn't an option. Pep wanted him there with him.

And like I said, Palmer didn't fancy his chances alongside the players we have, so he's gone to a lesser team just to play, which is fine. He's playing very well, built his profile. We were right to sell him though. If you don't wanna fight for your spot as a young player then it's better for all parties that a sale is made. We won what we won because the team has players that have pure belief they can cut it at a team like city. For whatever reason, he didn't fancy that fight for his spot even though it was there for him.