Palmer warned he 'may have his wings clipped' after penalty v Burnley

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Palmer warned he 'may have his wings clipped' after penalty v Burnley

Cole Palmer is the only Chelsea player in the BBC Team of the Week. The Englishman put in an excellent performance, scoring both goals in the Blues' 2-2 draw.

Pundit Garth Crook, who picks the Team of the Week, wrote about the Blues forward: "I've seen some poor decisions in my time but the penalty awarded to Chelsea for the apparent foul on Mykhailo Mudryk by Burnley's Lorenz Assignon was about as farcical as it gets.

"Darren England's assessment of the situation was appalling. He awarded a penalty to a player whose first touch was so poor he sent the ball in the direction of the defender - who then inevitably made shoulder contact with the striker. Not every bit of contact in the box has to be a penalty. The issue is whether it is a foul or not.

"For England to seriously consider the contact on Mudryk a penalty was laughable. However, having sent Assignon off for a second yellow he should have at least sought confirmation from the touchline monitor which is now available to referees - but he did not. It is hardly surprising Burnley boss Vincent Kompany completely lost it on the side of the pitch.

"The way Palmer dispatched his penalty showed he has supreme confidence in his own ability. But his dinked finish was bordering on 'taking the Michael' and players have a way of dealing with that. If he's not careful he may have his wings clipped."

A question to Garth Crook — when you put someone in your team of the week, aren't you supposed to praise them instead of going after penalty decisions and talking about clipping wings?

AuthorAleksei BlokhinSourceBBC
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