Cole Palmer the Premier League player of the season? Jadon Sancho to start for Man United? | ESPN FC

ESPN FC’s Janusz Michallik joins Kay Murray to discuss some hot takes:
0:00 Messi & Suarez to hit 50 goal contributions this season
2:10 Chelsea will have success quicker than Man United
6:55 Jadon Sancho should play for Man United next season
7:39 Winning the Champions League the perfect send off for Kylian Mbappe
8:42 Cole Palmer the Premier League player of the season
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[@33Maveryk]

Palmer hit the ground running from day 1 and hasn't stopped since... easily the most influential player of any team in the league.

[@DunlopJ]

Not with Chelsea fighting for 7th place. Declan Rice has had a far bigger impact that Penmer.

[@waydebelgrave-haynes855]

@@DunlopJ This kind of logic always boggles my mind. Football is a team sport. A player can play well all season but it means nothing if the rest of his teammates don't do what they need to do. Rice is playing in a settled team that already challenged last season. Palmer is playing in an inconsistent young Chelsea team. To compare them by league position is the height of idiocy.

[@ariyotheophilus5659]

Why did Rice not make West Ham compete for the league when he was there?

[@DunlopJ]

@@waydebelgrave-haynes855 it's a team sport, yet they give out these individual awards. No way in any league, on anyone's board does Palmer deserve player of the year over someone like Rice. Don't be that biased Chelsea fan.

[@DunlopJ]

@@ariyotheophilus5659 and he never won Player of the year at West Ham, because his presence was not felt. A guy scoring 40+% of his goals in penalties does not deserve player of the year.

[@alvinminn]

I am City fan, for me is Palmer, he's single handedly saved Chelsea's season... he deserves POTS...

[@isaiahh4108]

I’m sorry Palmer is carrying on a Harry Kane level but at least Kane had Son

[@tailswitch]

osimhen is joining this summer, we’ll see if he’s the missing piece. Jackson LW Osimhen ST Palmer RW

[@isaiahh4108]

@@tailswitch Nkunku will be healthier too

[@tailswitch]

@@isaiahh4108 I like him at the 10 behind Osimhen as a shadow striker. Just not sure how the mid field is going to look or if they’ll sell Gallagher. I like Gallagher and Caicedo as the double pivot but that leaves Enzo out. Should be interesting nonetheless

[@aremuabdulrahman9366]

Cole palmer made Chelsea front line start preforming

[@VISHRUTSHENOY]

Yes, Palmer is the best player in the league this season.

[@greenfiend2499]

This guy says Saka over Palmer. What is he smoking...🤨

[@bakernjuba221]

😂

[@ObinnaNoble-jy6ii]

Palmer player of the season, Sancho can only return to United if ten hag leaves

[@odora_allan]

cole world💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@satishnepal2898]

I would prefer Ollie Watkins. Got more goal contributions and has this Aston villa team in fourth place.

[@Darrzeditz]

Because villa don’t have as many injuries more competent owners no sacking rumours everytime and a way they want to play therefore this comment is pretty stupid to me

[@satishnepal2898]

@@DarrzeditzAston villa were not supposed to be near the top four this year. He has scored 19 assisted 12 and he doesn’t take penalty kicks for his team like Palmer does. Don’t think it’s as stupid as you think. But you thinking that as a Chelsea fan makes sense

[@Darrzeditz]

@@satishnepal2898 so being a Chelsea fan means I don’t have ball knowledge I don’t get it lol I mean people say stuff like this all the time but if villa were in relegation near the start of the season obviously they weren’t getting near top 4 but emery was like no that’s not true and got them 7th so actually your just proving my point by how stupid this comment is make it make sense mate

[@satishnepal2898]

@@Darrzeditz stop crying man. All I said is I would pick Ollie Watkins instead of Palmer. Don’t know why you got so sensitive about it.

[@Darrzeditz]

@@satishnepal2898 how am I getting sensitive and I’m not crying lol

[@lexi6693]

janusz is a SOLID Arsenal fan lol

[@mjholmes69]

Messi is the world's best player still even in MLS so him dominating over there is not surprising. Suarez is benefiting playing with Messi, simple as that.

[@ZacharyShahan]

Exactly. Last season, he had 1 goal + 1 assist in every other game in Ligue 1, and he had more than 1+1 in every other game in CL. People act like he wouldn't still be scoring for fun in other leagues. His biggest issue is simply staying fit now.

[@alexanderhansen6134]

7:39 aged well😂

[@mdhowlader2295]

At least he should get penalty taker of the season 😂😂. Phil didn’t take a single penalty should get player of the season.

[@papayaw5679]

If he was the best penalty taker in that team, he will be taking the spot kicks!

[@qwestn]

Odegard this guy is just clowning 🤣atleast if he said Rice!

[@supersaiyanjin2199]

I would rather pick the player who is undefeated when he plays...that is MVP calibre

[@kattphatt]

If you asked me to pick Between Rodri or Palmer for my team im not picking Palmer...

[@MaticulousGamer]

thats not the topic, is it?

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Who are you?

[@uniquenessplayz293]

We don't care😂😂😂

[@belalahmad3207]

I think on individual level palmer and ollie watkins have been great this year. Anyone between them. Even salah has good numbers with 18 G and 10 A but them two are better. Odegaard & saka have been good but we arsenal have been good collectively as a team and no player has had a standout season. Saka has been good, odegaard has been good. Rice, Gabriel, White have been good. Damm at a point in season even martinelli was our best player for a couple of weeks. But that is the truth. Its been like that for us. One player dominates one month and another player takes it up next month. No player has kept that level month after month but we have a strong team so when saka's levels went down, odegaard and trossard picked it up. Now havertz is delivering goals every week. But for player of season it is Palmer or watkins for me. Or maybe a defender or defensive midfielder like rice or rodri.

[@nicobailey3264]

How he is not on top of assist nor goals chart

[@chrisroland8346]

neither was ngolo kante or hazard

[@user-se8tk8mv5x]

Me reading all comments abt penalty & laughing at them lol acting like penalty isnt part of the game lol

[@Rashdoughan1]

Palmer all dayyyyy

[@syedhasan4572]

Player of the season: Cole Palmer & Manager of the season : Sean Dyche Anything else would be absurd.

[@QuentinMajor]

*This* would be absurd. Thankfully, it's people with braincells picking the actual winners.

[@mikeyminit5059]

​@@QuentinMajorWhy would it be absurd? Do explain...

[@QuentinMajor]

@@mikeyminit5059 Because Palmer shouldn't be POTY & Dyche shouldn't be MOTY.

[@mikeyminit5059]

@@QuentinMajor I asked you to explain. And that's the best you come up with?! I must've asked an imbecile, petulant child. I'm done here...

[@420_Emissary]

This team just needs time, Poch needs time. Even with Silva leaving, Chelsea do not need any experience or new players coming in which these pundits are clamouring for. We have James, Chilwell, Colwill and Gallagher developing as our core leadership contingent which can drive the team going forward and instil our values. There is no need for any new, older player(s) coming into the group, having to adjust to the team themselves and try pulling rank when Reece James is already there. James is well-respected and his influence is already felt behind the scenes (a constant figure in the background, spoken highly of by his peers, attends youth games, supports players and staff ala JT) he just needs to lead on the pitch and stay fit. We just need our injured players fit and a stable squad. No new players are required, not even a new striker. Jackson does everything we need in our build-up play, arguably as well as most top-tier strikers, once he adds more goals to his game he'll be devastating. His close control, link-up play and passing range will only get better with time, a very unique skillset and profile similar to Henry (a left winger until he added goals to his game). With Nkunku coming back and Washington available, we're covered in that department. Even in our defensive midfield, Lavia could come into the base or even Ugochukwu if we require height or more strength. Centre back is covered as well, sadly even if Chalobah leaves, we have Fofana coming back into the fold. The 1 billion outlay wasn't just spent for the first eleven, we have multiple positions covered across the squad.

[@mikeyminit5059]

This is well said. Kudos...

[@MarioLopez-rn2bs]

And Ollie Watkins just flies completely under the radar 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@DunlopJ]

It's amazing how bias team fans can be. I'm neither a Villa, Arsenal, or City fan, but the impacts Watkins, Rice, and KDB has had on their respective teams FAR outweighs the impact Palmer has had on Chelsea.

[@ZacharyShahan]

I agree. Am a Chelsea fan, but think Ollie Watkins deserves it. Has the most goals+assists, very consistent, and look where his team is sitting. And consider his surrounding staff versus the squad at Arsenal and Man City.

[@0LLy796]

​@@DunlopJI would disagree with this take. Ollie Watkins should be in this conversation and it's weird that he doesn't get that recognition. But Cole Palmer has every right to be in this conversation too. I have seen your other arguments in other comments and they are quite asinine. He has that Chelsea team on his back and as far as INDIVIDUAL AWARDS go, his INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE in that team has been more impressive than Haaland at Man city for example. Any half decent player could walk into a man city starting 11 and do very well. It speaks volumes when Haaland's understudy is still one of the more prolific strikers in the league. You could put Jackson in that team and he would have 20 goals in the league. So to downplay Cole Palmer's individual performance in a team that is objectively worse in every metric than the big 4 just because they aren't in the big 4 is a dumb take. Same for Watkins, I don't think Watkins puts up those numbers in a team that is worse on all metrics. Doesn't mean he shouldn't be getting his flowers tho cos it's still a great individual performance

[@Codenameshank]

@@DunlopJAs a chelsea fan without palmer we’d be fighting relegation

[@DunlopJ]

@@Codenameshank he's Chelsea's best player. Not the league's best player.

[@michaelclayton9658]

Imagine if Messi had a striker like Suarez in the Argentine national team smh probably would win 2 or 3 world cups.

[@joepublicnpc8998]

He had Aguero yet they never clicked for Argentina for some odd reason.

[@africacorporatetrends1]

is Aguero a joke to you? and prime Suarez is not even at the levels of prime Aguero

[@joepublicnpc8998]

@@africacorporatetrends1 lol chill... Aguero was great but I wouldn't take it that far... prime Suarez was an absolute monster... scored almost 60 goals for Barça during the 2016 season... he's the only player that was able to snatch the golden boot from prime Messi and prime Ronaldo

[@mohamedfadel5428]

I think Foden is the player of the year

[@GuZuDemVSM]

Title: Naa Not even close

[@awrogers3013]

No way. He’s disengaged far too often

[@DavidSmith-gx5mu]

Giving Palmer the poty would be a slap in the face to every Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool player

[@wisdomnzube4121]

For doing what?

[@mikeyminit5059]

​@@wisdomnzube4121exactly

[@blackguru1139]

Whaaaat???

[@aquinasntab71]

He is the best penalty player of the year.

[@user-jo3fk9rq6q]

The club u support is the best in being a useless club of the year 😂

[@user-ih5gi2br4g]

😢😢😢

[@aquinasntab71]

@@user-jo3fk9rq6q suppose it is the same club you support.

[@blackguru1139]

😂😂😂

[@sickeditz9956]

First

[@QuentinMajor]

For finishing seventh (at best)? 😭. Thank God Foden's already won it.

[@jackreynolds975]

Could finish 6th but completely agree, coming from a Chelsea fan.

[@djcrazy941026]

I didn't know player of the season was based on league table. Good to know. Let me review the previous 20 years of premier league to see If that is true

[@DunlopJ]

@@djcrazy941026 Only 2 players have won Player of the Season when their team finishes outside of the Top 4, and none since the 1999-2000 season. This is dating back to the 1994-1995 season when they started giving out the award. So yes, historically speaking, league position plays a role. Only Chelsea fans think Palmer deserves player of the season.

[@djcrazy941026]

@@DunlopJ who should win it according to you? Fine, give it to foden

[@DunlopJ]

@@djcrazy941026 My pick is Rice, but players like Foden, Watkins, KDB (even after missing half of the season), and Haarland are also ahead of Palmer.

[@jamesgathers13]

Has he even had a better season than Bowen at West Ham? Palmer - 21 Goals (9 Penalties) 9 Assists Bowen - 16 Goals (0 Penalties) 6 Assists

[@syedhasan4572]

Cole Palmer is still better, look at the below stat: Big Chances: Cole Palmer created 16 & missed 7 , Bowen created 11 & missed 10. Cole also outperformed xG by 4 goals, opposite for Bowen -4. Anyway, no way I am trying to establish Bowen is a bad player, me as a Chelsea fan, I can see that he is a very good forward but forgetting stats just based on eye test, Cole exposes opponent and find his teammates better than anyone at the moment.

[@DunlopJ]

@@syedhasan4572 he's not winning player of the season though.

[@joepublicnpc8998]

Bowen played most games this season as a striker though

[@gibgob8592]

I am a big fan of Bowen and wished you had him in the first leg against the Germans. But Palmer moved to Chelsea in September, so great stats considering. For Man City he was a sub player at best. Also his first breakout year for Chelsea makes it impressive. Big Bowen fan though!

[@jamesgathers13]

Declan Rice deserves to win it… I can’t stand Arsenal, but he’s been fantastic.

[@DunlopJ]

He's the #1 reason Arsenal hasn't fizzled out as their usual self. The leadership and grit he has brought to that team is undeniable. Like yourself, I can't stand Arsenal, but he has been the signing and player of the season.

[@mikeyminit5059]

Rice has not been a better signing than Palmer. And that's a fact!

[@jamesgathers13]

@@mikeyminit5059 Palmer is being overrated. Just because he has scored 9 penalties… even Bowen has scored more goals than him from normal play. Declan Rice is the reason Arsenal are fighting for the PL title.

[@DunlopJ]

You joking right? Rice is undoubtedly the player of the season.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

I don't think he is player of seast Arsenal. For me that is Odegaard. Rice made quite a few mistakes in biggest games as well. He might be next season but bar a few early hames playingvwith a hip issue Odegaard has been outstanding

[@DunlopJ]

@@virupakshawalla5734 point out the mistakes in big games that Rice has made. Rice brings defensive stability to that Arsenal side. He also contributes to the offense. He's one of the reasons Arsenal has become both a defensive and offensive juggernaut. I expect him to take over the captain's armband pretty soon.

[@mikeyminit5059]

​@@DunlopJRice brings defensive stability? Wait what?!

[@DunlopJ]

@@mikeyminit5059 after a week and we're still at this? A bit late to the party huh? $50 either Rice or Foden wins Player of the season. Put up or stfu. Please.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

League is in trouble when Cole Palmer is best player. He is good but common 😢

[@user-hq3se1nb3j]

@virupakshawalla5734. Shutt uppppp Palmer is class

[@chriskenne8700]

…but common? 😂😂😂

[@sahnunhassan101]

tell me who is better than him this season

[@genekendrick679]

You must be an arsenal fan

[@michaelwynn8019]

Whatever you think of him he's definitely not common, pretty unique in the modern game