Chelsea star Cole Palmer once again proved to be his side’s main man on Monday after another terrific performance.
Chelsea beat Everton 6-0 at Stamford Bridge and Cole Palmer was at the heart of that victory.
The attacker scored four goals against Sean Dyche’s men, making it back-to-back hat-tricks at home after netting three times in the Blues’ previous game in west London.
Palmer is now the joint-top scorer in the league, showing just how good he has been this season.
The Chelsea man’s England team-mate and Arsenal rival Declan Rice was really impressed with his recent performance.
BBC Sport pundit now says what Chelsea need to do with Cole Palmer
It is quite obvious to see, then, that Palmer is the best player in Chelsea’s squad at the moment.
And still 21 years of age, he could be at the club for a very long time.
With that in mind, Garth Crooks thinks Chelsea need to try and build around Palmer.
In his latest Team of the Weak column for BBC Sport, the former Tottenham Hotspur player said: “The game comes effortlessly to this lad and Chelsea need to build a team around him.
“However, when you get team-mates fighting over who is going to take a penalty you question the leadership at the club.”
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How can Chelsea build around Cole Palmer?
Perhaps by moving him to the No.10 position where he can get involved in the game more.
Palmer has mostly played on the right this season and has obviously done an excellent job there.
However, his natural position is probably just behind the striker. Going forward, if Mauricio Pochettino starts using him there more frequently, maybe he will manage to get even more out of the England international.
That being said, how Palmer is being utilised now is certainly working. Pochettino can be more than happy with what he is getting from his attacker at present.
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