Cole Palmer correctly predicts the direction of Matt Ritchie’s penalty as Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic trusts his team-mate’s advice to make crucial save in Carabao Cup win
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Cole Palmer has been praised by Chelsea supporters for telling goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic where Newcastle's Matt Ritchie would hit his penalty in Wednesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final.
The Blues advanced to the League Cup semi-final after a 4-3 win on penalties, meaning Ritchie missed his crucial spot-kick at Stamford Bridge.
Petrovic dived to his left to deny the Magpies midfielder from 12 yards and a video now shows Palmer giving advice to his goalkeeper as Ritchie waited to strike.
The England international made the brave decision to leave Manchester City for Chelsea last summer after winning the Treble last season.
He has since played for the Blues and become an integral part of Pochettino's setup, despite the Argentina boss struggling to correct Chelsea's inconsistencies this season.
Cole Palmer has been praised by Chelsea supporters for his penalty shootout advice against Newcastle on Tuesday
Chelsea advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-finals when Djordje Petrovic saved Matt Ritchie's penalty
Palmer was influential again against Newcastle as Chelsea eliminated last season's Carabao Cup finalists, scoring his side's first penalty in the shootout.
Perhaps his most important intervention came when he pointed in the direction in which Ritchie would send his penalty.
Fortunately, Petrovic trusted his teammate's intuition and made a strong save to win the shootout and send Chelsea to the last four.
Palmer tells Petrovic in which direction Ritchie will shoot his penalty during the shootout
Palmer was praised for his intervention from Chelsea supporters celebrating their side's progress in the Carabao Cup, which is their most realistic chance of success this season.
One Chelsea fan said online: 'Manchester City have lost a gem. Perhaps compensation for De Bruyne. He has so much confidence.'
Another hilariously added: “Maybe he did that to others but was wrong the other times.”
A third Chelsea supporter commented: 'He knew this is the position most lefties will play in… elite mentality'.