Maresca admits he was wrong about Palmer injury

Enzo Maresca says it'll be tough to replace Cole Palmer, with the Chelsea star ruled out until December.

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00:01I was wrong.

00:03Unfortunately, he needs to be out probably six more weeks.

00:08We try just to protect cool as much as we can.

00:14And the most important thing is that when he comes back, he's fully fit.

00:18Unfortunately, the medical staff, they are no magician. You never know that.

00:22Probably you need six weeks. We hope that six weeks they are enough.

00:27But it's a problem that we need to see step by step, week after week.

00:32To replace Cole is difficult because Cole is a very important player for us.

00:43Probably one of the best players in the Premier League.

00:45So to replace that kind of player is always difficult.

00:48We need to find a different solution, we need to find different skills

00:51because we don't have another player like Cole.

00:54Because Cole is unique.