@breaking_footballnews: 🚨Cole Palmer on why he refused to shake Xabi Alonso’s hand after Chelsea’s embarrassing defeat to Sunderland: 🗣️Reporter: Cole, cameras caught you refusing to shake Xabi Alonso’s hand at full-time. What happened? 🎙️Cole Palmer: Honestly, I think Xabi Alonso leaving Chelsea is the best solution for everyone at this point. I’m tired of pretending everything is fine when it clearly isn’t. We can’t be losing against Sunderland and then turn around saying we want to win the Premier League. It doesn’t make any sense. And the funny thing is, we don’t even play Champions League football. We’re supposed to be fighting our way back to the top, yet we’re struggling to win against Sunderland. What exactly are we building here? 🗣️Reporter: Are you questioning his ability to manage Chelsea? 🎙️Cole Palmer: Absolutely. I’m not saying the players are perfect because we’re also responsible, but somebody has to take responsibility for the way this team is being managed. Every week, we’re making the same mistakes. There’s no consistency, no clear direction and sometimes I genuinely don’t understand what we’re trying to achieve on the pitch. You cannot keep changing things and expecting players to perform miracles. We have quality in this dressing room, but quality means nothing if you don’t know how to use it. 🗣️Reporter: Is that why you refused his handshake? 🎙️Cole Palmer: What was I supposed to do? Shake his hand, smile for the cameras and pretend I’m happy? No. I respect him as a person, but I’m frustrated. The fans are frustrated, the players are frustrated, and losing games like this is unacceptable. 🗣️Reporter: Do you believe he should leave? 🎙️Cole Palmer: I’ll say it again. Xabi Alonso needs to leave. He’s not ready to be a coach at this level yet. This is Chelsea Football Club, not some experimental project where everybody gets unlimited time to figure things out. We need someone who understands the pressure, someone who knows how to win and someone who can take this club back to where it belongs. I’m not here to fight for mid-table positions. I’m here to win trophies, compete for the Premier League and play Champions League football. 🗣️Reporter: Do you regret your actions? 🎙️Cole Palmer: Not at all. I’m tired of losing and pretending everything is okay. The fans deserve better, and so do the players. You cannot keep selling us a dream of winning trophies when we cannot even get past Sunderland. Something has to change.#PremierLeague #footballnews #football #colepalmer #chelsea

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