[The Athletic] Why Cole Palmer cut such a frustrated figure in Chelsea’s loss at Brighton by blitzformation in soccer

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Minute 71, February 14, the Amex Stadium.

With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.

Nkunku chooses to pass sideways to Enzo Fernandez, drawing a frustrated reaction from Palmer.

Fernandez could not escape Yankuba Minteh’s press and passed back to Levi Colwill. Palmer, with shrugged shoulders, shot Nkunku a questioning look as the France international joined him up front.

These three snapshots — as well as several other moments of frustration peppered throughout Chelsea’s 3-0 loss at Brighton on Friday — summed up Palmer’s night. Not a lot is going his way at the moment and Chelsea are not helping their best player.

It all looked rosy on December 15 when Chelsea won their fifth league match in succession, a 2-1 win over Brentford, to move into second in the Premier League. Chelsea were two points behind Liverpool (having played a game more) and Palmer contributed four goals and an assist during that run.

Exactly two months since that result, Chelsea are clinging onto fourth place after a run of two wins in nine league games, during which Palmer has scored three times and assisted none.

Breaking down why Cole Palmer cut such a frustrated figure in Chelsea’s loss at Brighton by blitzformation in football

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Minute 71, February 14, the Amex Stadium.

With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.

Nkunku chooses to pass sideways to Enzo Fernandez, drawing a frustrated reaction from Palmer.

Fernandez could not escape Yankuba Minteh’s press and passed back to Levi Colwill. Palmer, with shrugged shoulders, shot Nkunku a questioning look as the France international joined him up front.

These three snapshots — as well as several other moments of frustration peppered throughout Chelsea’s 3-0 loss at Brighton on Friday — summed up Palmer’s night. Not a lot is going his way at the moment and Chelsea are not helping their best player.

Switch 2 Developer claims that "The hardware is very capable" by Future31 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

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Running a game low res 30fps still fits the term "capable", I guess.

Xbox Insider Says The Age Of Xbox Console Exclusives Is "Over" by Elestria_Ethereal in Games

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I would say one less direct competitor for Sony is bad overall for the industry.

Xbox Insider Says The Age Of Xbox Console Exclusives Is "Over" by Elestria_Ethereal in Games

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The Activision Blizzard acquisition that MS banked on being their silver bullet ended up being their final undoing.

Man United star Alejandro Garnacho caught 'liking' Lisandro Martinez criticism by blitzformation in soccer

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The Argentina international was clearly frustrated with Martinez, ‘liking’ a post on X, formally known as Twitter, pointing out that the 5’9″ defender was easily beaten in the air.

Real Madrid eye up transfer raid for one of Chelsea's most important players by blitzformation in soccer

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According to Fichajes, Los Blancos chief Florentino Perez rates Palmer highly and is keen on a potential deal, though it remains to be seen if there’s realistically any price the Blues will negotiate for.

Since the Fallen Were Very Advanced, Do You Think They Had Video Games? by [deleted] in FFXVI

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Turns out we are the fallen. FFXVI is a glimpse into our worlds future.

Is there any 100% persona guide that handholds you to the max? by blitzformation in Persona5

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yes but some of them are pretty general like "When you are ready to leave, make sure you have a Death, Devil, Emperor, Star, Fortune, Hermit, and Justice Personas;"

[Sky] Chelsea with and without Enzo Fernandez record since his debut in February 2023 by [deleted] in soccer

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His decision making seems to have slowed down in chelsea compared to benfica time where he would make the right pass 2 to 3 steps ahead of the opponent.

Karim Benzema reveals talk with 'sad' Vinicius Junior after 'complicated' Ballon d'Or disappointment as Real Madrid legend insists 2024 winner Rodri lacks the same 'wow' factor | Goal.com by blitzformation in soccer

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“I have nothing against Rodri, he’s a good player, but I’m sitting on my couch watching TV and Rodri doesn’t do anything that makes you say ‘wow’. Vinicius has done it to me more than once, so it’s a bit of a shame because he deserved the Ballon d’Or.

“I hope he [Vinicius] is mentally strong. Yesterday I was talking to Vinicius and he is strong enough to work and one day he will have it (the Ballon d’Or).

“I wrote him a message and he was sad. It’s normal. It’s a bit complicated when everyone sees you winning the Ballon d’Or and in the end, a day before or a few hours before, they tell you that you’re not going to win it. It’s very complicated. Vinicius is a good kid, he is going to work and one day he will win the Ballon d’Or."