Fantastic, that’s Palmer/JP/Caicedo/RJ not eating useless minutes. Hopefully Alonso uses the time well to work on everything (derogatory)
Fabrizio Romano
@FabrizioRomano
Sep 21
🚨⚠️ Cole Palmer has withdrawn from England squad following small muscle injury. Decision confirmed with load management, @TheAthleticFC reports.

Sep 21, 2026 · 12:06 PM UTC

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Replying to @_JoeAlexanderr
what’s your take on why it’s been so bad? - as in why has it under someone who was so good tactically at Bayer been largely turgid?
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I have no reasonable answer. He’s got time on the training pitch, had a pre-season, had lots of players no go to WC either. His principles of play are non existent at CFC whereas at RM/Leverkusen they were v clear
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Replying to @_JoeAlexanderr
Estevao should also stay, they are going to make him play in an exibition match in India.
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Replying to @_JoeAlexanderr
we said this about the summer and look how the first 5 turned out
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