I wonder why Chelsea have to lose some of their games and tonight they did a good job by not letting the pressure of Wolves get the best out from them. Even it we have Cole Palmer as the best player on the Chelsea side I still think the manager should rest the young lad even if is 2 to 3 games that would help him recover from whatever is holding him down, so that he won't be in the same case as Saka for Arsenal.
Cole Palmer made an important decision for his career by leaving Manchester City and finding his opportunity with Chelsea where he was given more appearances and after two seasons he has grown up as one of brightest star players in Premier League. He is future of Chelsea, Premier League and English national team.
As a young player, Cole Palmer has a lot of things to learn and sharpen including his mentality and stability in performances. On another hand, Chelsea must work carefully and wisely to defend Cole Palmer from physical exhaustion and help him avoiding injuries as most as possible. Because they need a healthy and ready Cole Palmer for important matches and a long future, not only in several months or a single season.
Saka in Arsenal is an example and also a big warning for Chelsea as that player was overused and he started to get more injuries recent months.
I agree with you, had it been that he never left City I don't think no one would have known what he has to offer and the English national team won't have given him the opportunity to showcase all his abilities. City losing him to the Blues is something Pep regret each time they play Chelsea, Pep prefers to have Palmer than some of the wingers he has now.
One thing about some of these desperate managers is that they forget about the way they are suppose to use these players even if they're your best you have to give them time off the pitch and is not all games you start them or even feature them, staying off some games helps them to regain the lost energy but these manager feels they need to win all the games, like if is not these particular player(s) they can get a win, there are other players who can try to cover up and also do better, that's how to grow a team but it has to be the best of the best and see where it has gotten Arteta, so letting the man Cole Palmer rest can help Chelsea in the future, the games ahead is much heavier than we can imagine for the Blues, that's if they want to finish at the top 4.