It’s finally time for Enzo Maresca to drop Roberto Sanchez after the Spaniard’s recent mistake against Wolves at Chelsea. His annual cull is long overdue…and hasn’t happened yet only Because we predicted it in August.
chelsea After beating Wolves 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Monday night to earn three Premier League points, we’re no longer talking about returning to winning ways and exploiting their opponents’ most glaring weaknesses, but rather focusing on Roberto Lynch Sanchez body.
Sanchez also showed the same weakness in the previous game against Wolves. It’s only a matter of time before Filip Jorgensen gets the nod, but you never know with Chelsea. They have many other options.
This is almost exactly the case What Matt Stead said – Blues opposition aside – that still holds true in August.
Sanchez committed his fourth error of the season that led to a goal on Monday night when he failed to deal with a potential corner kick from Matheus Cunha. He chose to catch the ball rather than punch, the ball slipped from his hands and Matt Doherty equalized in first-half stoppage time.
Chelsea started fast as usual and took the lead through Tosin Adarabioyo, who showed the kind of composure from close range that Nicholas Jackson wishes he had as Wolves reach No. 100 in 2024/25 Thousands of goals conceded from set pieces.
Doherty’s equalizer was Wolves’ best performance of the game and was another example of Chelsea gradually fading away and growing in confidence after dominating the opening 30 minutes.
Fortunately for Sanchez, he had fellow Spaniard Marc Cucurella and die-hard Wolves fan Noni Madueke – who also scored from a corner – allowing him to avoid the embarrassment of losing to Chelsea.
His fourth turnover resulted in a goal, tying him with Tyler Harwood-Bellis for second. That damn statistic. He remains one shot behind Ipswich Town goalkeeper Alijanet Muric, who was dropped by Kieran McKenna. Maresca shouldn’t be ruthless for the fifth time.
But when one player is out, you have to have confidence in the new players coming in. That player will be summer signing Filip Jorgensen, who has made just two Premier League appearances this season. He conceded a penalty as Ipswich won their first home game of the season (red flag) and failed to keep a clean sheet at Southampton (bigger red flag). With that in mind, we can understand Maresca being a bit reluctant.
But he was not the reason for Chelsea’s defeat at Portman Road, with the Blues ultimately scoring four more goals than Southampton. He also performed well in the Europa League. Jorgensen made 11 saves in the 2-0 win over Heidenheim and seven saves against Artsakh. Yes, the standard of this competition is worse than both the Europa League and the Premier League, but he has kept clean sheets in three of his eight games in that competition, while Sanchez has kept clean sheets in just four of his twenty in the Premier League. Conceded.
The Spaniard was injured in Matchday 16 of last season’s league and did not play again when Mauricio Pochettino realized Djordje Petrovich was a better goalkeeper, while Sanchez the year before It wasn’t until the 23rd game that Brighton’s position was given to Jason Steele. Will 24/25 be the 22nd game?
Jorgensen is five years younger than Sanchez and should have a chance to prove himself as a better number one goalkeeper in our league than Maresca – who, to be fair, does have the best save percentage in the league. However, these errors…
On a more positive note, Trevoh Chalobah played the full 90 minutes, assisted on Madueke’s goal and was named player of the match. Chalobah, who was ostracized and forced to train with children before joining Crystal Palace on loan in the summer, is set to play a major role in Chelsea’s defense in the second half of the season after being recalled.
Chelsea made up for a poor opening 45 minutes with a very confident second quarter to earn a well-deserved win that helped them move back into the top four.
It was their first Premier League win in 36 days and Wolves remain scoreless in 2025, with their honeymoon period under Vitor Pereira set to end in the January blues has become a distant memory.
Meanwhile, midfield injuries are becoming a real pain for Maresca, who could have pull his hair out Moises Caicedo bit his nails while receiving treatment in the first half. He gave Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall his first Premier League start of the season against Wolves, which tells you everything about him in his bones.
Next up is Manchester City’s away game against Chelsea. Just two points separate them now, with Maresca’s side in fourth and the champions in fifth. Things aren’t much better for Wolves, who host Arsenal a few hours earlier on Saturday.
With the trip to the Etihad Stadium around the corner, we’ll find out if Enzo Maresca is willing to take advice from a 29-year-old Scot who has made his fortune criticizing footballers who earn his annual salary in a day remuneration.
He didn’t listen in August; will he listen now?
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