It is rare that players leave City and go on to better themselves. They may have good careers but this is a one off with Palmer. Hindsight is wonderful, if he stayed would he have got central minutes last year with KDB out? Probably not as Foden would have been given that chance. If he stayed would he have performed for us the way he has done for them? I don't think he would of. He would have played wide, in a disciplined role without the freedom to lose the ball. He has all the freedom he wants at Chelsea and he is flourishing. Fair play to the lad, Chelsea don't play against low blocks every week, he has the space to express himself. The way we play, the slow build ups, letting every man get back for them before we try to penetrate just would not have suited him. That's why in the games he played for us over the years, we never saw this level from him. It is painful but lets not forget the fucker is a rag too!
