Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has decided to pick Robert Sanchez as the first-choice goalkeeper. Last season Chelsea bought him for £25m.
Why do Maresca need Sanchez?
Enzo Maresca want to build a team which will play possession-based football. In his system, passing is the most important thing. For sound passing and distribution of the ball, he needs a goalkeeper who is confident with his passing abilities.
We have seen how Leicester City dominated Championship under Enzo Maresca and got promoted back to English Premier League. The foxes played beautiful and fluent football which matches of Pep Guardiola style of playing.
Last season, Robert Sanchez started a few games as Chelsea’s first choice goalkeeper. As the season progressed, he got some injuries.
So, the Spaniard missed out most of the games in 2023-2024 season. Dorde Petrovic took his position and played as Chelsea’s first choice goalkeeper.
Recent performance of Robert Sanchez
Robert’s first season at Chelsea was mixed with a couple of good and bad moments. For example, Chelsea drew a game against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge because Sanchez gave a ball straight to the opponent.
Before that incident, Chelsea were winning the match. If Robert Sanchez want to be a word class goalkeeper, he must avoid these types of mistakes.
In English Premier league, there are some world class players who can punish the opponent for a tiny mistake. So, these types of mistakes are absolutely unacceptable.
On the other hand, there were some moments where Robert Sanchez became the savior for Chelsea. He made some heroic saves which helped Chelsea to win games.
When the entire team was lacking confidence, Sanchez stood alone and made one after another saves to protect Chelsea’s net.
Next season, the Blues will need this type of mentality because it helps the entire team to improve their performances.
Chelsea’s future under Enzo Maresca
Last season, Chelsea finished 6th in English Premier league. Mauricio Pochettino found a standard team out of the scrap.
At the ending of 2023-2024 season, the Blues were performing better than their previous games.
The fans are excited to see Enzo’s Chelsea team because he is the one who brings on something out of the box. He has worked under some legendary managers such as Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, and many more.
He takes idea from different managers and combine them all together. On top of that he mixes some of his own ideas. These things make Enzo Maresca a great coach.
But it is certain that his system needs a goalkeeper who has a sound ball distribution ability. According to The Chelsea Chronicle Enzo Maresca has chosen Robert Sanchez.
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