Pep was extremely generous with Palmer’s minutes, Palmer just wasn’t good enough in those minutes.
There was that famous interview after he scored in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup when he said ‘Prem soon come’ (rough translation: “my first goal in the Premier League will come soon”).
And that was two years ago. We kept waiting for him to step up in the league and he wasn’t showing the required level. Even now he’s never scored a league goal from open play, so I think it’s far too soon to suggest he’ll make us regret letting him go.
Pep was extremely generous with Palmer’s minutes, Palmer just wasn’t good enough in those minutes.
There was that famous interview after he scored in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup when he said ‘Prem soon come’ (rough translation: “my first goal in the Premier League will come soon”).
And that was two years ago. We kept waiting for him to step up in the league and he wasn’t showing the required level. Even now he’s never scored a league goal from open play, so I think it’s far too soon to suggest he’ll make us regret letting him go.