Jamie Carragher made a bold statement about Cole Palmer following Chelsea’s thrilling 4-3 victory over Tottenham, causing quite a stir on social media.
Palmer netted two goals from penalty kicks and set up Enzo Fernandez’s goal in a standout performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Palmer’s first penalty was straightforward, as he calmly placed the ball in the bottom left corner, but his second penalty was a daring Panenka, with Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster already committed to a dive.
Carragher, who was providing commentary, later joined the Sky Sports studio to discuss the match, and his remarks about Palmer have left many fans divided.
He said: “You fear when he’s on the ball [as an opposition player].
“I loved him last season, and he’s started this season really well. If you look at his almost 18 months at Chelsea, I don’t think there’s been a player in the Premier League that’s performed better than him over these 18 months.
“And he hasn’t been playing for the best team, though they look like one of the best teams in the league right now.
“He’s probably on the same sort of level as what I saw Eden Hazard do, though over a longer period of time [for Hazard], four or five years.
“Right now, I think the way he’s going, if he can take Chelsea to the title, he’s going to go down as one of the greatest players for Chelsea if he keeps doing what he’s doing.”
“I don’t think there’s been a player in the Premier League that’s performed better than him”
While fans agreed with his comments in relation to Chelsea, some took major issue at Carragher’s claim that Palmer has been the Premier League’s best player in the past 18 months – claiming Mohamed Salah deserves the accolade instead.
One wrote: “Mo Salah is the best player in the world right now, Jamie. Anyone can see it.”
A second said: “Mo Salah is that player!” A third added: “That number 11 for Liverpool is quite good.”
Others, though, argued that over an 18-month timespan, Palmer has been the best: “He said Palmer was the best player for the past 18 months, not this season, which is definitely true.”
A second asked: “Why are Liverpool fans fuming with Carra here? Over the past 18 months he probably has been.”
And a third said: “The sample size being brought forward is August 2023 to today. He [Palmer] is 100% in conversations for best performing player in that timespan.”
