Childish penalty incident shows Chelsea still has maturity issues

Chelsea thoroughly dominated Everton Monday evening en route to a 6-0 victory. The performance and result were undoubtedly the west London club’s best of the entire 2023/24 season. New signing Cole Palmer stole the show by scoring four goals in the fixture, which included a first-half hat trick. The youngster netted three goals by the 30-minute mark and then converted from the penalty spot in the second half.

Despite the huge win, much of the post-game discussions regarding the game were about the penalty kick. Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke argued with Palmer and other teammates over who would take the spot kick. Veteran Thiago Silva and club captain Conor Gallagher had to intervene and ultimately give the ball to Palmer. The embarrassing incident in the middle of the match lasted for around a full minute.

After the match, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino lambasted the duo for the event.

“I can’t accept this kind of behavior,” stated Pochettino. “I told them it’s the last time I want to see this kind of behavior. It is impossible to have this type of behavior after this performance. If we want to be a great team, we need to change and think in a collective way.”

Penalty incident shows the necessity for growth at Chelsea

The situation only showed that Chelsea still has a long way to go to compete in the Premier League. The Blues currently have the second-youngest squad in the English top flight and it certainly showed on Monday. Todd Boehly and his partners have shelled out over $1 billion on new players since the summer of 2022. A vast majority of these signings were young players who will develop into stars as the years pass.

Nevertheless, many of the new arrivals have not yet lived up to their massive price tags. As a result, Chelsea has struggled to even get near a European place in the Premier League table. The club certainly has a plethora of young talent in the squad, but they lack any real cohesiveness needed to…

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Author : Chris Moore

Publish date : 2024-04-16 15:19:57

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