Enzo Maresca defends Robert Sanchez after Chelsea survive goalkeeper blunder to beat Wolves
Enzo Maresca defends Robert Sanchez after Chelsea survive goalkeeper blunder to beat Wolves
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Amid all the non-stop transfer chatter around the club, Chelsea have not yet been linked with signing a goalkeeper during the January transfer window. But a first Premier League win in six games will not have eased the doubts around Robert Sánchez. Goals from Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke were enough to see off relegation-threatened Wolves, but Sánchez made it harder than it should have been after gifting Matt Doherty an equaliser at the end of the first half.
"Sanchez was all over the place!" 😲. Matt Doherty capitalises on a mistake from the Chelsea keeper! 🐺 pic.twitter.com/stV8EnyjfU. Doherty’s goal meant that only Ipswich Town’s Arijanet Muric (five) has made more errors leading to goals among goalkeepers in the top flight this season than Sánchez (four).
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended Sánchez by saying: “Fourth mistake leading to a goal? And how many times has he saved us? I think more than four. No problem. Mistakes happen to him, to the strikers, central defenders, no problem. Robert is doing well.”.
There were reports the agent of Alejandro Garnacho was at Stamford Bridge on Monday night, but it is the signing of a top-class goalkeeper, rather than another winger, that might prove to be transformative for this young Chelsea team. As Maresca pointed out, Sánchez has saved his team on occasions this season. But his mistakes could yet prove to be expensive as Chelsea, who moved back into the top four with this victory, battle for Champions League qualification.
