{"id":294439,"date":"2023-11-07T00:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294439"},"modified":"2023-11-07T00:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:26:04","slug":"the-notebook-gareth-southgate-must-be-tempted-to-pick-cole-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-gareth-southgate-must-be-tempted-to-pick-cole-palmer\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer for England, Fabio Paratici watches on from the stands&#8230; and a former Tottenham star returns to north London as a special guest<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea claimed a thrilling 4-1 victory against Tottenham on Monday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cole Palmer was a standout and is making a strong case for an England call up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea came back from going a goal down to defeat Tottenham 4-1 in a heated game at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which saw both Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie sent off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino enjoyed a dream return to north London, with Nicolas Jackson scoring a hat-trick late in the second half to seal victory for the Blues, with Cole Palmer scoring a penalty in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>But they had to work to claim three points, with Dejan Kulusevski putting the hosts a goal up in the opening six minutes of the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was a fiery edge to the game from the beginning, with Romero first receiving a red card after he committed a rash challenge, lunging in on Enzo Fernandez inside the penalty area, before Udogie was shown a second yellow card after half-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s Sami Mokbel was at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and brings you all the things you may have missed from Chelsea&#8217;s thrilling victory against Spurs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77479047-12717689-image-a-41_1699310430521.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea claimed a 4-1 victory against Tottenham on Monday night with Nicolas Jackson scoring a hat-trick<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77479125-12717689-image-a-42_1699310434816.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino enjoyed a dream return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after he was sacked by the club in 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77475321-12717689-image-a-43_1699310445249.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But it was a fiery game, with Cristian Romero being sent off in the first half for this tackle on Enzo Fernandez<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>Cole Palmer&#8217;s England call up is inevitable\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>While Chelsea\u2019s evolution under Mauricio Pochettino remains a work in progress; the future of Cole Palmer is far less ambiguous. What a player he is. What a player he is going to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Skilful elegance intertwined with a dogged tenacity. The manner in which he precisely dispatched Chelsea\u2019s equalising penalty was lethal. Unerring composure &#8211; all at the age of 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>England head coach Gareth Southgate picks his squad for the matches against Malta and North Macedonia on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Surely Southgate is tempted. Any chance of Palmer landing a call-up later this week may depend on withdrawals given England are pretty well-stacked in attacking areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But if Palmer continues in this vein, it\u2019s a matter of when, and not if, he is selected for England.<\/p>\n<h2>Bale returns to north London\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Gareth Bale turned behind him before throwing his arms in the air with a smile as wide as north London. Sandro &#8211; his former Tottenham team-mate &#8211; was waiting by the side for the pitch primed for the warmest of hugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bale was back at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday night as a special guest of the club he was once worshipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Wales legend retired from professional football in the summer but took time away from the golf course to address the supporters who still adore him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The best thing I ever did was move to Tottenham &#8211; I still remember it like it was yesterday,\u2019 said Bale. \u2018It\u2019s great to be back in front of these amazing fans &#8211; it\u2019s definitely like coming home.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those amazing fans were glad to have him back, almost as glad as Sandro was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77479055-12717689-image-a-44_1699310456015.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After going 1-0 down, Cole Palmer scored from a penalty to pull a goal back for Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77479045-12717689-image-a-45_1699310459415.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Tottenham star Gareth Bale was also a special guest at the game<\/p>\n<h2>Pochettino keeps a low profile<\/h2>\n<p>As disclosed by Mail Sport on Sunday, Mauricio Pochettino made a discreet return to Tottenham\u2019s Enfield HQ in the months after his sacking in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>It can now be revealed that on that day Pochettino made a conscious decision to bypass the players, not wanting to overshadow their session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead Pochettino centred his visit around reuniting himself with support staff at the training centre as he sought to keep a low-profile. There was no hope. Of keeping a low-profile last night, of course<\/p>\n<h2>Jedinak watches on from the stands<\/h2>\n<p>Tottenham assistant boss Mile Jedinak watched the first half of last night\u2019s London derby from the press box.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In between stroking his impressive trademark beard, the Australian would communicate messages down to his colleagues on the Spurs bench through a carefully positioned earpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t return for the second period &#8211; the way Spurs players were dropping like flies on the pitch perhaps he was dusting his boots down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/22\/77479049-12717689-image-a-47_1699310477816.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While Jackson scored a hat-trick, Chelsea must bolster their attacking options in January<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea need a new centre-forward\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to criticise someone who has just scored a hat-trick? But if Pochettino is to return Chelsea to its former glories, then he needs an upgrade on Nicolas Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s resolve to land a new striker shouldn\u2019t be clouded by his three-goal haul against nine-men.<\/p>\n<p>A solid Premier League centre forward? Yes. Good work ethic? Yes. Top quality? Unfortunately not. Ivan Toney is the man Chelsea would like &#8211; but so would Arsenal.<\/p>\n<h2>Paratici spotted at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Fabio Paratici &#8211; who officially left his role as Tottenham\u2019s managing director of football &#8211; was in attendance last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Italian administrator left the club in April after receiving a 30 month suspension from football for financial irregularities. He is understood to have continued to work with Spurs on a consultancy basis.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12717689\/THE-NOTEBOOK-Gareth-Southgate-tempted-pick-Cole-Palmer-England-Fabio-Paratici-watches-stands-former-Tottenham-star-returns-north-London-special-guest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer for England, Fabio Paratici watches on from the stands&#8230; and a former Tottenham star <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-gareth-southgate-must-be-tempted-to-pick-cole-palmer\/\" title=\"THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-gareth-southgate-must-be-tempted-to-pick-cole-palmer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE NOTEBOOK: Gareth Southgate MUST be tempted to pick Cole Palmer for England, Fabio Paratici watches on from the stands&#8230; 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