{"id":2525,"date":"2026-08-29T08:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2026-08-29T08:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:03:38","slug":"fabian-hurzeler-makes-cole-palmer-admission-ahead-of-chelsea-vs-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2525","title":{"rendered":"Fabian Hurzeler makes Cole Palmer admission ahead of Chelsea vs Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"


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All the attention is back on Cole Palmer after an impressive start to Chelsea\u2019s season. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cole Palmer<\/a> looks like a completely different player after shaking off a tough, injury-riddled campaign. <\/p>\n

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Deployed as Chelsea\u2019s primary number 10, he is playing with total freedom under Xabi Alonso, who has given him the green light to wander, drift into space, and dictate the attack. <\/p>\n

Alonso\u2019s trust has visibly brought back his swagger, and the arrival of close friend Morgan Rogers has only added to that spark. <\/p>\n

Picking up the Man of the Match award against Fulham, Palmer<\/a> is off to a brilliant start.<\/p>\n

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Fabian Hurzeler urges caution over Cole Palmer<\/h2>\n

Brighton head into this weekend\u2019s clash with Chelsea off the back of a thumping win over Tromso in their Europa Conference League second leg tie. <\/p>\n

However, Fabian Hurzeler isn\u2019t getting ahead of himself, despite the win, as he\u2019s more focused on how his side is going to deal with Cole Palmer.<\/p>\n

Hurzeler warned his side cannot defend against Cole Palmer \u201cone-to-one\u201d and instead must be collectively good around the forward and Chelsea\u2019s other talents (BBC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

No matter what tactics Brighton come up with it can be almost impossible to defend Palmer when he\u2019s on his game, like we saw at Craven Cottage. <\/p>\n

Especially now Chelsea have the quality of Estevao Willian, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro potentially on the pitch at the same time. It becomes a case of having to watch out for every man, whereas in the past there\u2019s been a weak point like Alejandro Garnacho in the Blues attack. <\/p>\n

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