The English are just tired.

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino, after a draw with Sheffield United (2:2) in the 32nd round of the Premier League, explained why he replaced his team's highest scorer in the current season, Cole Palmer, in the 74th round..

On the 66th week, Palmer contributed an assist and 8 minutes of substitution for Karni Chukwuemeka.

\? No, no. I think he's just tired. We need to protect him. Having stopped a blow in the match against Manchester United, and then accumulated a little less.

“We wanted to save the next Chelsea goal in order to avoid problems for the future,” Pochettino quotes Metro.

This season, Palmer has scored 21 goals and provided 13 assists in 40 Chelsea matches across all tournaments..