Mauricio Pochettino reveals what Cole Palmer said in his office upon meeting him

Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed what Cole Palmer said upon meeting him in his office for the first time.

It’s an interesting bit of insight revealed by Pochettino, who was of course removed from his position as Blues boss after just one season in charge.

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At this time, Palmer was starting to become the real talisman of the team after arriving from Manchester City – he was really stepping up when the team needed him. But the only issue was at this time, he was pretty much doing it all alone and carrying the creative weight of the team on his shoulders.

Pochettino, like any manager who would have Palmer in their side, seemed to love having him there, and he was very impressed with his initial attitude when the attacking midfielder came into his office early on in his spell as Chelsea head coach.

Pochettino reveals what Palmer said

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Speaking on the High Performance Podcast, former Chelsea boss Pochettino recalls how Palmer came into his office a few days after joining from Man City. He informed Pochettino that he wanted to do more.

Pochettino recalls this as the moment he realised Palmer would be “top”, highlighting the player’s desire to go above and beyond.

“After a few training sessions, he came to my office: ‘Coach, from the players you’ve had that play in my position, I think I need to do a bit more because I didn’t do too much at Man City. What do you think?’

“I looked at Jesus [Perez], and I said, that desire is top. Just arrived, after a few sessions, because of the demand on a player in that position… [he is] a player with the intelligence to want to do everything.”

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Meanwhile, Pedro Neto had a pretty poor showing in terms of the data against Wolves on Saturday afternoon, despite the Blues winning the game comfortably in terms of the 3-1 score line away from home.