“it will be an amazing moment for me ” – Chelsea player says he used to pretend to be Rooney, Ronaldo and Messi in his garden
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Prepare to have your temporal senses tingled because the next story might just add a few years to your mental odometer!
In a revelation that’s sure to evoke a pang of nostalgia for those in the same age bracket, a current Chelsea player disclosed today that during his childhood kickabouts in the garden, he used to don the imaginary capes of football legends like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Wayne Rooney. Brace yourselves; two of these legends are still gracing the football pitch, and yes, we’ve reached the point where players we once idolized are now teammates.
The player in question? The 21-year-old wunderkind, Cole Palmer, hailing from that era where witnessing Rooney and Messi in their prime was a youthful delight. Palmer, now making waves with Chelsea, admitted that these iconic names were the ones he sought to emulate in his backyard— a childhood fantasy that seems to be paying off handsomely.
As fate would have it, Palmer finds himself donning the England senior team jersey for the first time in his career, a mere heartbeat away from netting against his former club, Manchester City.
According to The Daily Mail, Palmer reflected on his journey, saying, “In the garden as a kid, I used to pretend to be loads of players. Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi. All of them. But all this felt a long way away when I was that age. Now I am here, I have thought about it and what it may be like to play. When I make my debut, it will be an amazing moment for me and my family… if it happens.”
Ah, the full-circle magic of football dreams turning into reality. As Palmer steps onto the grand stage, the echoes of his childhood heroics in the garden reverberate, reminding us all that time, indeed, is a remarkable storyteller.
