Mauricio Pochettino FUMMER at Chelsea duo for trying to take penalty from Cole Palmer and warns they will be ‘out’ if they do it again as embarrassing row on pitch overshadows 6-0 thrashing of Everton
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- Pochettino called the incident ‘shameful’ and confirmed that Cole Palmer is his thank you
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Cole Palmer destroyed Everton with a four-goal haul that restarted Chelsea’s push for a European place, but his manager Mauricio Pochettino said that sensational victory was marred by the sight of his players fighting over who should take a penalty.
Everton endured a very embarrassing night as Palmer completed a perfect hat-trick in the space of 16 minutes. He later added his fourth from the spot, though only after a remarkable tussle between Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke.
Palmer eventually drew level to leave himself tied with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland on 20 goals at the top of the Premier League scoring charts, with Jackson and academy star Alfie Gilchrist also getting on the scoresheet.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino wanted to start his post-match press conference discussing the penalty saga rather than the win itself, even warning Jackson and Madueke that they risk being sent off if they dare try this again.
“First of all I want to tell you to make it clear that they know, the players know, the staff know, the club knows that the one who takes the penalty is Cole Palmer,” said Pochettino, who has previously publicly opposed to name a designated recipient. ‘It’s a shame.
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Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson both tried to wrestle the ball away from Cole Palmer after the referee pointed to the spot
‘I am so, so sorry about this situation. We talked in the dressing room about the image we send because this is Monday Night Football and in every single country they were watching the game. We cannot send this type of images. It’s a shame and I want to apologize to football people and our fans because it’s unacceptable.’
Palmer added: ‘Other players would take it, which was understandable. I am the penalty taker and wanted to take it. We’re just trying to show everyone that we want to take responsibility. Maybe that was over the top, the argument. We laughed and joked about it.’
This was Everton’s first appearance since being deducted another two points last week – which they appealed yesterday – and Sean Dyche was furious afterwards.
Dyche said: ‘It was a terrible night, without a doubt. We were miles away from the intention and the desire to win a game. You have to give strength, put in a tackle.
Conor Gallagher eventually restored order and Palmer maintained his perfect record from 12 yards
‘They danced around us. Too many mistakes. Too many players far out. We can’t perform in a place like this. Six big games.’
Everton defender James Tarkowski added: ‘The most embarrassed I’ve felt as an individual. We can only apologize to the fans who supported us. It’s up to the players. It is not on the manager and staff. No apologies on our behalf. We need to brush ourselves off as we have a big couple of weeks coming up. We conceded six goals and you should feel embarrassed.’