Cole Palmer insists he is not dwelling on his exclusion from England’s World Cup squad, saying he hopes to see them ‘go all the way’ as he rests up ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.
Despite enduring a substandard, injury-plagued campaign, Palmer was a controversial omission from Thomas Tuchel’s travelling squad, with the likes of Morgan Rogers, Noni Madueke and Jude Bellingham preferred.
Fresh fuel was thrown on the debate after England’s dour goalless draw with Ghana this week, with various pundits opining that he could have been the man to unlock the stubborn Black Stars defence.
But as the debate rages, Palmer himself is characteristically unbothered by Tuchel’s call, saying he hopes to see his team-mates win the tournament for the first time since 1966.
“This season hasn’t been the best, but it is what it is,” he told i-D Magazine.
“I’m not crying over a decision you can’t change, and I hope the lads make it all the way.
“If I’m not doing anything, then I’ll watch the matches.”
He has been spotted holidaying in Ibiza as he looks to recharge ahead of what is sure to be another intensive campaign under the recently-appointed manager Xabi Alonso.
Palmer has backed himself to get back to his best under Chelsea’s new gaffer.
He continued: “I’m going to relax this summer, rest for the first time in 3 or 4 years, before getting back to what I love.
“Football is just a game of finding the moments. You can do something one game and not the next, and they’ll be on you. That’s how it works.
“I just try to not pay attention to the outside noise and just do what I do.”
