John Obi Mikel thinks Chelsea want to exchange Robert Sanchez and his errors if they’re to be thought-about severe Premier League title contenders.
Chelsea made it three league wins on the spin final weekend with a 4-2 residence victory over Brighton however query marks had been raised over the efficiency of Sanchez.
The Spanish keeper was at fault for each Brighton targets, failing to say a excessive ball which Georginio Rutter headed residence earlier than gifting the ball to Carlos Baleba to attain the away aspect’s second.
Sanchez’s blushes had been spared by an outstanding four-goal haul from Cole Palmer however Obi Mikel, who twice received the league at Stamford Bridge, believes the 26-year-old is a legal responsibility that Enzo Maresca can’t afford if they’re to problem for the title this season.
‘He had a nightmare within the first half, he was at fault for the primary two targets so for me, that’s a priority however aside from that we’re wanting very, very sturdy,’ he mentioned, talking on The Obi One Podcast.
‘After all, the 2 video games earlier than that he carried out very, very properly however you wish to be a title-winning staff, you want a prime, prime goalkeeper.
‘Let’s not child ourselves, we don’t have that. No disrespect to Robert Sanchez, he’s a improbable goalkeeper however we’d like a prime, prime goalkeeper to compete.
Obi Mikel continued: ‘If he desires to grow to be a prime goalkeeper, he wants to begin placing in these performances.
‘We all know he’s not excellent together with his ft, that’s not an issue however we’d like a goalkeeper that’s assured within the aim, could make saves however I watched the sport on Saturday and he was at fault for each targets.’
Dniash goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen was signed in the summertime and can make his case to be Chelsea’s first-choice keeper in Thursday’s Convention League conflict with Gent.
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Nevertheless, Maresca has thrown his weight behind present first-choice Sanchez and mentioned his possession-heavy type is sure to trigger some teething points.
‘Filip has to do properly as a result of we’d like him doing properly, not as a result of he has to place stress on Robert,’ the Italian mentioned at a press convention on Wednesday.
‘I mentioned after the sport, normally we wish to see the tip a part of the factor and that was a Robert mistake however the mistake began with Malo [Gusto] as a result of we conceded an opportunity after which we conceded a aim.
‘It’s not Robert’s or Malo’s downside. We are going to make some errors. I don’t assume Filip must put stress on Robert. We’d like him to play a superb sport as a result of the staff wants that.’
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