Cole Palmer ya ba da wasan da ya rufe bakuwar duk wanda ya yi tambaya game da ƙarfinsa, yayin da Chelsea ta fara kamfen din Premier League da nasara ta 3-2 a Fulham — amma dare ya ƙare da tambayoyi masu nauyi game da Robert Sanchez, mai tsaron raga.
Palmer, wanda yanayin rauni ya kaɗa kamfen din da ya gabata, ya nuna duk alamomin ɗan wasan da ya girgiza Premier League tun lokacin da ya iso Stamford Bridge: ƙirƙira, kwarin gwiwa, da ingantaccen sakamako. Bayan ƙarshen wasan, ya ba da bayani kan tunaninsa yayin da yake shiga sabuwar kakar.
"Yawanci ba mutum ne na motsin rai ba, waɗanda suke sanina sun san ba na damuwa da abubuwa yawanci a rayuwa, amma a lokacin bazara na huta, na sake cajewa, kuma ee na shirya kuma ina jin yunwa."
Wata uku ta gaba mai ban sha'awa
Sabuwar mulkin Chelsea a ƙarƙashin Xabi Alonso ya fara da ƙarfi: Joao Pedro ya zira kwallo a dakika ta 31, yana sanya sauti tun farko. Sabon sa hannu Morgan Rogers, aboki na kusa na Palmer, ya daidaita kyau a cikin wata uku ta gaba wanda ya burge idanu.
Jamie Carragher, yana magana a Sky Sports, ya faɗi da sha'awa: "A takarda, wannan wata uku ta gaba tana da ban mamaki. Haka ta kasance sosai a wasan. Ina tsammanin Joao Pedro ya fi kyau. Rogers a wasansa na farko, wane fara marveled. Amma idan ka yi tunani game da shi, Palmer, da Pedro — wannan yana da kyau kamar kowane abu a Premier League yanzu."
Gary Neville ya ƙara cewa: "Wasannin gaba, Palmer ya iya fiye. Idan kana magana game da Palmer ya koma mafi kyawunsa, kana da ɗan wasan da ya kai £120m-£125m. Rogers ya zira kwallo. Waɗannan biyu suna da ƙarfi tare da Joao Pedro a gaba. Wata uku ta gaba ta yi kyau sosai daren yau."
An kore shi daga tawagar kasa — albarkar da aka ɓoye?
An cire Palmer cikin rigima daga tawagar England don FIFA World Cup 2026 ta Thomas Tuchel. Neville yana ganin hakan daban: "Watakila wannan shine mafi kyawun abu da ya taɓa faruwa ga Cole Palmer. Wani lokaci kana buƙatar allura ta gaskiya, tunatarwa cewa dole ka riƙe yunwa a kowace minti a kowace rana. Daren yau mun ga tsohon Cole Palmer da muka saba gani. Yana da ban mamaki sosai."
Sanchez yana cikin zargi mai tsanani
Duk da farin cikin kai farmaki, inuwar Robert Sanchez ta mamaye nasarar. Kwallaye biyu da aka ci daga Fulham ya sake tada shakku game da mai tsaron raga na Sipaniya, kuma Carragher bai yi jinkiri wajen faɗin gaskiya ba.
"Chelsea ba za ta taɓa lashe gasar Premier League tare da Sanchez a raga ba. Ba zai yiwu ba. Ƙungiyoyi uku na ƙarshe da suka lashe taken sun canza mai tsaron raga. Pep Guardiola ya kawo Ederson. Alisson ya zo Liverpool. Arsenal ba za su ci nasara da Aaron Ramsdale maimakon David Raya ba. Ba zai yiwu ba."
Neville ya yarda da shi, yana rokon Xabi Alonso ya yanke shawara mai wahala: "Lokacin da kake gudanar da kulob ɗin ƙwallon ƙafa, dole ka yanke wasu shawarwari masu tsaurin rai. Sun ƙarfafa kowane matsayi. Ba za ka iya yin haɗarin ƙwallon raga ba. Ina tsammanin a cikin kwanaki bakwai ko takwas, Alonso zai iya yin shawara ya kawo mai tsaron raga mai ƙwarewa."
