Palmer has been playing without a smile on his face for quite some time now so the last couple of performances at SF and Final stage have really come out of nowhere. My first thoughts were that he was putting himself in the shop window but his genuine happiness celebrating with the lads at the end suggest that may just be my mind running wild and just a coincidence. Having Pedro there to work with and actually playing him wide right where he has been most effective may well have given him the necessary enthusiasm. Also thinking back to when he was average at best, mostly PL matches he was afforded no space to work and heavily man marked so this tournament has likely given him more space and therefore freedom to express himself. It worked out really well big time.
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