Chelsea TV presenter tells club to replace ‘concerning’ player

Chelsea TV presenter Jason Cundy believes the Premier League nine request to ‘replace’ existent first-choice goalkeeper Robert Sanchez successful bid to triumph ‘major trophies’.

The Blues person enjoyed a somewhat amazingly beardown commencement to the caller play but Cundy says Sanchez is simply a ‘concern’ and could forestall Enzo Maresca from bagging large silverware.

Following an opening-day decision to Premier League champions Manchester City, Chelsea person taken 13 points retired of a imaginable 15 to ascent to 4th successful the table, conscionable 2 points disconnected aboriginal leaders Liverpool.

There were concerns erstwhile Leicester City brag Maresca would conflict to get a tune retired of a talented but bloated squad but Chelsea person successful information been 1 of the astir awesome teams successful the Premier League and scored much goals than anyone else.

Chelsea person besides mostly impressed defensively but showed vulnerabilities past play successful an eventful 4-2 triumph implicit Brighton.

Ex-Chelsea defender Cundy was alarmed by Sanchez’s show successful the Stamford Bridge triumph and says his erstwhile nine request to get successful a much unafraid goalkeeper to situation for large trophies.

Sanchez appeared to beryllium signed arsenic a back-up goalkeeper erstwhile helium arrived from Brighton successful the summertime of 2023 but has emerged arsenic Maresca’s No. 1 pursuing the departure of chap shot-stopper Djordje Petrovic connected transportation deadline day.

‘I deliberation Robert Sanchez astir apt volition beryllium replaced astatine immoderate stage,’ Cundy, who works for the nine arsenic a presenter connected Chelsea TV, told talkSPORT.

‘He’s a bully shot-stopper and determination are times erstwhile helium pulls disconnected superb saves, but wide I don’t think Chelsea can triumph a large trophy with him successful goal. That’s an country of concern.’

Analysing Sanchez’s show against Brighton, Cundy added: ‘Do you cognize what? Again, goalkeepers being asked to play the shot astatine the back.

‘He makes 2 ricks for the 2 goals. That’s what happens erstwhile goalkeepers springiness the shot away.

‘He gives them the archetypal one. He’s travel retired looking similar Superman. A situation helium can’t win.

‘The 2nd one, giving the shot distant into the box. We were cruising astatine signifier 3-1. Brings it backmost to 3-2.

‘Obviously, it’s like, where’s Cole Palmer? We request different goal. Give america different goal, Cole. And helium does.

‘But yeah, Sanchez… the enactment of pass, prime of pass, marque the close decision.’

Another erstwhile Chelsea player, John Obi Mikel, besides doubts the club’s rubric credentials portion Sanchez is betwixt the posts.

‘He had a nightmare successful the archetypal half, helium was astatine responsibility for the archetypal 2 goals truthful for me, that’s a interest but isolated from that we are looking very, precise strong,’ helium said connected The Obi One Podcast.

‘Of course, the 2 games earlier that helium performed very, precise good but you privation to beryllium a title-winning team, you request a top, apical goalkeeper.

‘Let’s not kid ourselves, we don’t person that. No disrespect to Robert Sanchez, he’s a fantastic goalkeeper but we request a top, apical goalkeeper to compete.

‘If helium wants to go a apical goalkeeper, helium needs to commencement putting successful those performances.

‘We cognize he’s not precise bully with his feet, that’s not a occupation but we request a goalkeeper that’s assured successful the goal, tin marque saves but I watched the crippled connected Saturday and helium was astatine responsibility for some goals.’

Chelsea proceed their Europa Conference League run against Gent connected Thursday nighttime earlier returning to Premier League enactment connected Sunday against Nottingham Forest.

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