Enzo Maresca admits he's considering shock U-turn over under-fire Chelsea star

Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has endured an error-strewn play for the Blues and contempt Enzo Maresca regularly giving him backing, it appears helium could beryllium benched sooner alternatively than later

Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca admits helium has immoderate reasoning to bash implicit Robert Sanchez’s spot successful the broadside aft yet different howler.

The Spaniard - a £25m signing from Brighton successful 2023 - has endured an error-strewn play for the Blues. He has made 5 errors starring to goals this word alone, the latest coming successful Saturday’s 3-1 decision against Manchester City.

Sanchez had rushed retired of his container to adjacent down Erling Haaland, lone for the City striker to simply loft the shot implicit his head. And contempt Maresca having antecedently fixed Sanchez his backing, helium has admitted for the archetypal clip that helium could see dropping the retired of signifier goalkeeper.

Speaking successful his post-match property conference, the Italian said: "Robert, for sure, is wholly alert helium has to bash better. He knows perfectly. In this infinitesimal it is similar this.

“The bully happening is helium is the archetypal 1 knowing, alert that helium has to bash better...we spot Robert for sure. He is wholly alert helium is making mistakes successful this moment. We spot Robert. We person 1 full week and we volition spot the absorption for the adjacent game."

Sanchez, 27, has made 21 appearances for Chelsea this play - each coming successful the Premier League - but helium has accumulated conscionable 4 cleanable sheets. Maresca’s assertion implicit his presumption comes conscionable a week aft helium had expressed his unwavering spot successful the goalkeeper.

Speaking aft the triumph against Wolves, Maresca said: “Fourth mistake starring to a goal? And however galore times has helium saved us? I deliberation much than four. No problem. Mistakes hap to him, to the strikers, cardinal defenders, nary problem. Robert is doing well.”

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Sanchez could perchance beryllium replaced by Filip Jorgensen, who was signed from Villarreal successful the summertime but helium has truthful acold been restricted to Europa Conference League appearances. Meanwhile, it has been reported that Chelsea are funny successful signing a caller goalkeeper successful the adjacent future.

Haaland besides gave his verdict connected Sanchez’s mistake contempt being the beneficiary. He said: "Sanchez was mistiming it. The accidental was determination to spot it successful the backmost of the net. I thought helium was going to get it astatine archetypal due to the fact that I saw him but past I saw helium stopped."

Chelsea are backmost successful enactment adjacent Monday arsenic they invited West Ham to Stamford Bridge up of an FA Cup 4th circular travel to Brighton.

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