Cole Palmer breaks silence after Chelsea vs Ipswich Town as Enzo Maresca sent one-word message

Cole Palmer has broken his silence following Chelsea's disappointing result against Ipswich Town. The Blues were held to a 2-2 draw by Kieran McKenna's side at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, .

Chelsea failed to capitalise on the opportunity to take fourth place and go within just a point of Nottingham Forest in third. Instead, , with only goal difference separating them from Aston Villa in seventh.

With six games to go, . Unlike some of his teammates, Palmer went radio silent on social media after the Ipswich clash.

The 22-year-old midfielder finally broke his silence on Tuesday morning. , marking a year since Chelsea's 6-0 win over Everton.

He scored a first-half hat-trick before netting a fourth on the hour mark, . Captioning the post, Palmer wrote: "Enjoyment [smiling face emoji]."

Maresca will be hoping the former Manchester City ace can find his shooting boots when Chelsea return to action on Thursday night. Speaking to reporters ahead of the Blues' clash against Legia Warsaw in the second leg of the UEFA Conference League, the Blues boss reflected on the Ipswich result.

"I think the team was not good enough in different things – this is where we need to take one step forward and react in the right way," said Maresca. "I think we lost a little bit of confidence, because we conceded, probably because of the environment.

"This is the moment that you have to continue doing the right things and don't change the plan. Also because we are a team that most of the time, our goal kick will start from playing short.

"The second goal, we decide to play long, because the environment is there, and we concede the second one. You have to be strong, you have to continue with the things that you are doing."

Maresca added: "I didn't say that the environment is an issue for us, because I always said that with our fans, with us, we are a better team. They have been there all season, all the way.

"For sure today, in the moment that we are in a difficult moment, you can expect them that they are not happy. But in the same moment, probably it's the moment that we need the players, especially the players that are inside the pitch.

"It's the moment that they probably need more support..."