“Be the best player in the world” “Prove Enzo Maresca wrong” -Ashley Cole backed under-fire Chelsea star to prove Enzo Maresca wrong at Chelsea
Every club has a scapegoat, regardless of how good things are going.
Someone must be at the bottom of the league, connected to a move away, and held accountable for points lost.
Thus, despite Chelsea’s success, one person is receiving criticism. Robert Sanchez has been chosen by the public as their sacrificial lamb, and supporters and commentators argue about him every week.
Ashley Cole, a former Blue, is one individual who is supporting him in spite of the criticism. Ashley Cole backed the stopper in words obtained by ChelseaNews.com, something we’ve only seen Enzo do before.
“Personally, I like Robert Sanchez. With goalkeepers, it all depends on what you are looking for. Petr Cech and Thibaut Courtois were brilliant shot-stoppers for Chelsea, but it is difficult to find goalkeepers of such a high level,” Poyet mused.
“When you’ve had the best goalkeeper in the world the ones that come next are never going to be on the same level, but you must give him time.”
Ashley Cole backs struggling stopper after impressive Villa performance
“I never watch Chelsea and get the feeling that he is a problem. I like to define goalkeepers by the moments when they save the team, rather than cost the team. Against Aston Villa he made a great save at 1-0 and Chelsea went on to win the game, that’s what you need from your goalkeeper. When things are going as well as they are right now at Chelsea people want to find a problem, they want to find what is missing.”
He’s certainly right that the Villa game was one of Sanchez’s more impressive. But if we want to win the top prizes, we still maintain we’ll have to upgrade.