Enzo Maresca has come out in defence of Robert Sanchez after Chelsea’s win (Image: SKY SPORTS)
manager has risked angering sections of the club’s fanbase after leaping to ‘s defence after .
The Spanish goalkeeper made his fourth mistake that has directly led to a goal this season. Only one player – Ipswich’s Arijanet Muric – has made more errors with five.
Sanchez dropped a corner-kick for Matt Doherty to make it 1-1 before half-time before the Blues dominated the second half and scored twice more through Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke.
Asked about Sanchez’s slip-up, Maresca responded to the Sky Sports interviewer: “You said fourth mistake leading to a goal? OK and how many times has he saved us? I think more than four. So it happens, no problem.
“Mistakes happen to him, to the strikers, central defenders… No problem, Robert is doing well.”
fans have made their frustrations known on social media and also in the stands following Sanchez’s mistakes. The Stamford Bridge crowd sarcastically cheered after he caught one ball early in the second half.
Maresca added of a win that takes back into the Champions League places: “The first 40 minutes we were top. The performance was very good, completely dominate the game, score, chances.
“Then the last five minutes happen – what is happening many times in the last four or five games. We lost a little bit of confidence, concede the goal and struggle a little a bit.
“Second half, we start quite well and after the second and third goal the game was in control.”
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