Cole Palmer doesn't hesitate when asked to choose between football's two biggest humiliations
It would take a lot to humiliate Cole Palmer on a football pitch, but he has revealed what he would have to go through to do it.
He Chelsea The star has proven to be one of the Premier League's top stars since moving to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2023.
In that time almost everything went well for the striker, meaning that when he was presented with the option of suffering the latest football humiliations, he could be forgiven for getting stuck.
Speaking at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, Palmer was asked on the red carpet if he would prefer to score an own goal or be substituted in the first half.
Without missing a beat, Palmer said: “Ohh, an own goal.
“When they substitute you in the first half it hurts you.
“It has never happened to me, knock on wood.”
While own goals can be the result of simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, being substituted in the first half is a big no-no.
After you've started a game, getting hooked so early in the game is usually a telltale sign that you're performing particularly poorly.
Given Palmer's form of late, it's not at all surprising that he has yet to experience the humiliation of being knocked out early.
Since joining Chelsea from Man City, Palmer has scored 32 goals and provided 20 assists in 58 games.
He has also established himself as an England star, winning 11 caps and scoring two goals along the way.
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Part of Palmer's success has been his ability to bond with Noni Madueke for both club and country.
Speaking to talkSPORT about their relationship, the winger said: “We've been playing together for eight years, I think in exactly the same positions we play now.
“So it's great that he's my teammate and we have a good relationship off the field too, but on the field we know each other's games.
“It's easy to play with someone like that because he knows what you like to do and I know what he likes to do.
“We have good chemistry and I hope it continues for a long time.”
