Paul Merson asks how Cole Palmer would ever start for England if he does not get a chance in this Nations League window in his latest column.
Palmer has begun the season in scintillating form for Chelsea, scoring six goals and making another five in the first seven Premier League games. The 22-year-old has only started two of his nine international caps but was still voted the fans' Player of the Year ahead of the Nations League double header with Greece and Finland, having netted the equaliser in England's Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
The one thing that you get in the Premier League now is no one ever goes man-to-man with anyone, really. No one ever goes: 'Stop Palmer playing. Stop Palmer, we'll stop Chelsea.' On the international side, he'll be alright at the moment. Bellingham's got the reputation, not Palmer. He catches international teams cold, not so much Ireland but other teams won't have played against him to know what he's like. Bellingham goes across to Spain and scores 17 in 20 games.
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