Enzo Maresca admits Robert Sanchez is 'far' from the level Chelsea need him to be - as he tells his under-fire No 1 to deal with fan criticism
Enzo Maresca admits Robert Sanchez is 'far' from the level Chelsea need him to be - as he tells his under-fire No 1 to deal with fan criticism
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On Monday evening in Chelsea’s dressing room, Robert Sanchez was a picture of zen, sitting cross-legged and reading the matchday programme in which he had contributed an interview as the television screen to his left counted down to kick-off with Wolves.
![[He admitted that Sanchez may not be good enough to play as a guaranteed starter for Chelsea]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/00/94495897-14322763-image-m-210_1737765855143.jpg)
Nothing wrong with that, calmness being a good trait to have in a goalkeeper. Defenders will tell you it is much more desirable than someone contagiously showing their nerves before exiting the tunnel and entering the particle accelerator that is the Premier League.
![[Sanchez made a blunder against Wolves on Monday, spilling a catch to allow their equaliser]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/00/94495861-14322763-image-m-212_1737765873098.jpg)
It is a part of Sanchez’s personality, and why those who know Chelsea's 6ft 6in keeper are confident he will not get caught up in the chaos of the criticism coming his way. That included his own supporters cheering ironically whenever he caught the ball in the second half of their 3-1 win over Wolves on Monday, after spilling the catch which saw them concede their equaliser.
![[The Blues signed the 27-year-old from Brighton for £25million from Brighton in August 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/00/94495893-14322763-image-a-213_1737765884249.jpg)
Mail Sport quizzed Enzo Maresca on those cheers at yesterday’s press conference and Chelsea’s head coach essentially told his goalkeeper: deal with it. ‘He has to manage that moment,’ Maresca said. ‘He’s getting better, but he’s still far, far, far from where I want him to be.’.
![[Filip Jorgensen is Chelsea's back-up keeper but has played just two league games this season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/00/94495983-14322763-image-m-216_1737766219942.jpg)
Enzo Maresca said that Robert Sanchez is getting better but 'far' from where he needs to be. He admitted that Sanchez may not be good enough to play as a guaranteed starter for Chelsea. Sanchez made a blunder against Wolves on Monday, spilling a catch to allow their equaliser.
