‘Mind games’ – Chelsea star praised for causing Bournemouth penalty miss

Callum McAvoyPublished Sep 14, 2024, 9:53pm|Updated Sep 14, 2024, 9:54pm

Jamie Redknapp was among those to praise Cole Palmer’s ‘mind games’ aft Bournemouth missed a punishment against Chelsea successful their Premier League clash.

Bournemouth were the amended squad for overmuch of Saturday nighttime astatine the Vitality Stadium, but lacked a objective edge, with the Blues snatching a precocious 1-0 triumph courtesy of Christopher Nkunku.

As half-time interruption neared, the Cherries were handed a aureate accidental to interruption the deadlock erstwhile Robert Sanchez fouled Evanilson successful the container aft the striker pounced connected Wesley Fofana’s mediocre backpass.

Anthony Taylor had nary prime but to constituent to the spot and aft a lengthy treatment among the forwards, Evanilson stepped up to instrumentality the penalty.

But it was a mediocre effort with Sanchez guessing the close mode and tipping the punishment wide of the post.

But fans were speedy to announcement that a definite Chelsea prima was besides among the Bournemouth players discussing who should instrumentality the spot-kick, with Palmer smiling distant and chatting to the opposition.

‘Some managers I’ve worked with – Gerard Houllier was 1 – felt if you got fouled, helium ne'er wanted you to instrumentality the penalty. You’re conscionable not successful the close framework of mind,’ Liverpool icon Redknapp said connected the punishment incident.

‘The Bournemouth players were having a chat astir it… Palmer is trying to get into peoples’ heads, “are you going to instrumentality it?”.

‘Having a small treatment astir it, trying to get into his head, each portion of the science of football.

‘Be absorbing to spot however bully his [Evanilson’s] English is. He hasn’t been present that long, helium astir apt doesn’t recognize Cole Palmer! He got the gist of it I’m sure!’

Palmer, who was a fittingness uncertainty for this game, had an uncharacteristically quiescent lucifer but his relation successful the yet important punishment miss was hailed by supporters.

‘The Palmer caput games for the Bournemouth penalty,’ @Iewdawg posted connected Twitter.

@PureMenace7 wrote: ‘Palmer besides needs recognition arsenic got into punishment taker head’.

‘Cole Palmer with different assist…this clip for a punishment save. Mind games.’ @presidentayoub added.

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