"I don't like to talk about individuals. I felt [it wasn't] just Cole [who played well] when he came on. I thought Jamie Gittens came on and I asked him to play a left wing-back role, in which he was magnificent. Ale Garnacho came on to help the team. Obviously, Joao Pedro is top. Again, so many pleasing individual performances but I think the most pleasing aspect was the collective mentality of the group to have a positive reaction to a difficult first half."
"A bit of both. There was no way that Cole could have started this game and played through to 60, 70, 80 minutes, and I knew Napoli had had a difficult time with injuries. I felt that later in the game we would be stronger and I felt Cole's performance was magnif"
Cole Palmer replaced a teammate at half-time with Chelsea trailing 2-1 in Naples and created three chances while assisting both Joao Pedro goals that completed a comeback. Joao Pedro scored a long-range opener and a second after a fine run and interplay with Palmer. Chelsea managed Palmer's minutes due to recent injuries and used him as an impact substitute. Liam Rosenior praised Palmer as "scary good" and highlighted other substitutes Jamie Gittens and Ale Garnacho for strong contributions. Palmer became the second Chelsea player to record two Champions League assists as a substitute, matching Nicolas Anelka in 2009.
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