Former Chelsea star Marcel Desailly has told FootItalia that Chelsea will bounce back swiftly if Cole Palmer ‘follows his heart’ and quits the club this summer.
“I’m sure he’s giving his best to get Chelsea into the top four,” he said. “But if his heart is telling him to go – well, I had to choose between Monaco and Marseille once, and I followed my heart. I went to Marseille because I was a fan.
“Chelsea have the potential to perform without Palmer. He has a long contract, so if he were to leave, significant money would come in that you could reinvest in players who fit the manager’s philosophy.
“Fans are educated differently now. It’s about the club, not any one player. Players come and go in modern football, but the club is the priority in the hearts of supporters.”
Liam Rosenior must lay down the law to Chelsea players
Desailly also went into detail about how the new Blues boss can win the hearts and minds of his young squad.
He said: “Liam Rosenior is in the same position as Enzo Maresca was – he needs to win the players’ belief. He doesn’t have a long managerial background and he needs to build that trust.
“What made Jose Mourinho so effective back in the day was that he won his players over through the training sessions – through the clarity of his philosophy and tactical system, without constant changes.
“That’s what Rosenior now needs to bring: discipline, first and foremost defensively, and then leadership. Enzo Fernández – is providing some of that. Wesley Fofana as well.
“These young players have the potential to bring leadership, but they need belief through the manager’s philosophy.”
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