Omo, Chelsea don dey gree o! After dem sharply lose to Arsenal for Carabao Cup semi-final, manager Liam Rosenior don open mouth yarn say e no wan take any risk with Cole Palmer and Reece James wey dey scatter injury wahala.
As e be, na James dey feel serious pain after him knack injury before di match, while Palmer dey gradually return from groin injury matter, dem just bring am come for 30 minutes. Rosenior self no fit hide im concern, e talk say both of dem dey give everything, but dem need to take am easy. Na wetin sabi people dey call ‘gem’ be Palmer, wey fit change game if dem fit handle am well.
For di match wey end 4-2 on aggregate, Rosenior dey lament how Palmer no fit play well after him don dey struggle with di injury, especially since last season wey e miss more than two months. Di boy suppose dey shine, but lately e just dey one kind. We need am fit if we wan conquer this season.
Reece James sef dey face im own palaver. E no get any fresh injury, but all di old injuries wey don dey follow am don dey cause palava for im fitness. E dey try to come back strong and him don play over 1,500 minutes this season, wey be improvement compared to di past three. But as dem talk say, one small slip fit mean wahala for im.
For now, dem dey reason whether both James and Palmer go fit play for di upcoming match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Rosenior sabi say no be like say game no dey important, but e fit choose to rest dem small before dem meet Leeds United three days later. As e be, Leeds dey try climb up from di bottom, but e no go easy.
After di Leeds match, Chelsea go get Hull City for di FA Cup next. Dem fit use dis opportunity to let Palmer and James rest so that no be before di busy March wey wan carry Arsenal, Aston Villa, Newcastle, and Champions League matter con come join.
To round am up, di fitness of Palmer and James dey very critical for Chelsea if dem wan carry trophy this season. We dey hope say di medical team go fit handle dem beta so we no go lost dem again till di end of di season. Chelsea fans dey look forward make dem boys do am well!
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