John Terry said he was stunned to observe Cole Palmer win a recent bleep ‘by a mile’ on a recent visit to Chelsea’s training ground.
Palmer quickly established himself as Chelsea’s talisman following his £42.5 million move from Manchester City in 2023 and continues to be a pivotal figure in his second season at Stamford Bridge under Enzo Maresca.
The 22-year-old has grow to be renowned for his influence in Chelsea’s attack but Terry has revealed that the England international is one among the fittest players in Maresca’s squad.
The bleep test is widely utilized by Premier League clubs to find out the fitness levels of their players and Terry claims that he saw Palmer beat his Chelsea teammates during a recent trip to the club’s training ground.
‘He’s quite quick, ,’ Terry told talkSPORT when asked about Palmer.
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‘Also, I used to be at Chelsea the opposite day and so they were doing a bleep test, he won it by a mile.
‘He was cruising, like people were dropping out and he was there right until the tip.
‘By way of fitness levels and the ability, he looks quite skinny, but very strong. Takes the ball on the half-turn, really quick as well. Not possible to play against.’
The previous Chelsea captain also reveals Palmer’s attacking intent in every situation sets him other than rival players within the Premier League.
‘It appears to be too easy for him at times,’ Terry said.
‘He strolls through games slightly bit but he’s up to now ahead of everyone else when it comes to the way in which he sees the sport. He all the time plays that forward pass. He’s never searching for the straightforward one.
‘I feel him and [Nicolas] Jackson have a extremely good relationship as well.
‘Nico likes to play on people’s shoulders, which a number of strikers don’t do nowadays as well. But he’s just been phenomenal.
‘If you go to those games on the Bridge you possibly can’t help but just watch and follow him. The ball’s at the opposite end of the pitch, and also you’re just watching his movement.
‘He’s all the time on the half-turn, getting in little pockets. Lamps [Frank Lampard] and [Gianfranco] Zola used to search out themselves in areas that you simply didn’t even know existed. He’s the identical as well, but he turns and desires to drive at people and play forward, which I feel is the important thing to it.’
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