“He can’t win us league or even top4” “Replace him in January” – John Obi Mikel warns Enzo Maresca to replace Chelsea star after another poor performance against Tottenham
John Obi Mikel thinks Chelsea need to replace Robert Sanchez and his mistakes if they are to be considered serious Premier League title contenders.
Chelsea beats Tottenham with a 4-3 away victory over Spurs but question marks were raised over the performance of Sanchez.
The Spanish keeper was at fault for Spurs second goal after failing to save the ball in a sloppy tight corner goal. He’s been carded almost every match as well. Booked in the 98minutes.
John Obi Mikel, who twice won the league at Stamford Bridge, believes the 26-year-old is a liability that Enzo Maresca cannot afford if they are to challenge for the title this season.
‘He had a nightmare in the first half, that’s a concern but apart from that we are looking very, very strong,’ he said, speaking on The Obi One Podcast.
‘Of course, he do performed very, very well in some recent games, but you want to be a title-winning team, you need a top, top goalkeeper.
“I guess Jorgensen should gets a run of games in the Premier league he’s proving his worth in the Conference league and showed he also got it against Southampton,”
‘Let’s not kid ourselves, we don’t have that. No disrespect to Robert Sanchez, he’s a fantastic goalkeeper but we need a top, top goalkeeper to compete.
‘Is better to replace him with a top goalkeeper or give Jorgensen a run he’s showing he can compete in that area’ He said.