Enzo Maresca reveals why Cole Palmer was substituted at halftime against Legia Warsaw

• Chelsea pulled disconnected an inspiring second-half show to bushed Legia Warsaw successful the Conference League
• Noni Madueke scored doubly aft youngster Tyrique George had enactment the Blues up aboriginal successful the archetypal half
• Starman Cole Palmer was substituted astatine fractional clip aft struggling successful the archetypal fractional against the Polish team

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has explained his substitutions against Legia Warsaw, peculiarly removing talisman Cole Palmer from the enactment astatine halftime.

Chelsea bushed Legia Warsaw 3-0 distant successful Poland successful the archetypal limb of the UEFA Europa Conference League quarterfinal to springiness themselves an vantage up of the 2nd limb astatine Stamford Bridge.

Cole Palmer controls the shot skilfully contempt being nether pressure. Photo by Boris Streubel.
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The Blues came live successful the 2nd 45 minutes aft a mediocre archetypal half. Youngster Tyrique George opened the scoring with his archetypal nonrecreational goal, and Noni Madueke came disconnected the seat to people 2 goals connected either broadside of Christopher Nkunku’s punishment miss.

Maresca managed to unafraid a triumph portion managing to rotate the squad effectively, with midfield duo Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo watching the lucifer from the bench.

Maresca explains Palmer substitution

Fans connected societal media were agitated aft Maresca took Cole Palmer and Tosin Adarabioyo disconnected astatine fractional clip and replaced them with Madueke and Levi Colwill.

Madueke justified his accidental with 2 goals, but beyond that, fans were disquieted astir what went incorrect for the manager to region Palmer contempt chasing the game.

Maresca, during his post-match conference, allayed fears by confirming that the substitutions were planned, and the English attacker did not travel retired owed to immoderate issue.

“We planned the crippled to effort to person our champion players for this crippled and springiness chances to the remainder of the players to retrieve energy,” helium said, arsenic quoted by Football London.“We planned for him [Palmer] and Tosin [Adarabioyo] to travel disconnected successful 45 minutes. Everything is fine.”

Palmer's conflict for signifier since December coincides with Chelsea's struggles. To marque it worse, helium missed the March planetary interruption for England owed to injury.

Nigeria-eligible stars featured for Chelsea

Three Nigeria-eligible players featured for the Londoners successful the win, including goalscorers George and Madueke, arsenic good arsenic defender Tosin Adarabioyo.

Tyrique George and Noni Madueke observe Chelsea's 2nd extremity against Legia Warsaw. Photo by Chris Lee.
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Madueke’s planetary aboriginal is sealed arsenic helium is already cap-tied with England, having earned 5 elder planetary appearances, ruling him retired of switching allegiance.

George is inactive a younker subordinate and tin determine to play for either England, Nigeria oregon Ghana, portion Adarabioyo, arsenic noted by OwnGoal Nigeria, continues to pend his determination contempt NFF’s efforts.

On George’s archetypal goal, Maresca said:

“Happy archetypal of each for the Chelsea academy due to the fact that helium is 1 of our boys. He was rather bully successful the archetypal half, taking responsibility. He was astir apt amended successful the middle.”

Police seized Caicedo’s car

Legit.ng reported that police seized Caicedo's car aft they recovered retired that the £115 cardinal British transportation grounds had been driving without a valid licence.

The Ecuadorian midfielder was pulled implicit past week portion leaving the club's grooming crushed astatine Cobham and is nether probe for amerciable driving.

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Source: Legit.ng