This season, Chelsea is showing a strong rise. Under coach Enzo Maresca, The Blues are ranked 2nd in the Premier League, only 2 points behind the leader Liverpool. Therefore, many people believe that Chelsea can dream of the English title at the end of the season.
Legend Carragher assessed Chelsea's ability to compete for the title, according to Metro: "When I think about teams winning the title, goalkeepers are a very important factor. At Liverpool, when I was playing, there was no goalkeeper who was at the level of Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar or Petr Cech. After I retired, Liverpool had Alisson and they won the league.
I think Chelsea have been very impressive this season. But I still can't imagine goalkeeper Robert Sanchez lifting the Premier League trophy."
Robert Sanchez is currently Chelsea's number 1 goalkeeper. This season, he has played 15 Premier League matches, keeping 3 clean sheets. However, the Spanish goalkeeper's weakness is that he often makes mistakes.
Sanchez has lost possession four times this season leading to goals, and has also committed two fouls in the box that have resulted in penalties. Liverpool's top goalkeeper Alisson has yet to make a similar mistake.
For his part, coach Enzo Maresca still defends his student. In October, the Chelsea coach said that Sanchez often makes mistakes because he serves Chelsea's style of play: "He does a lot of good things and making mistakes is part of football. I am the one who demands that Sanchez does that. If he doesn't take risks anymore, he won't play.
When Sanchez makes a mistake, it is not his problem, it is my problem, because I asked Sanchez to do so. I am very happy with Sanchez and the way he plays from the back.”
