“Legend is back”, “What a player”, “Current best Chelsea player” – Chelsea star receives massive praise from fans despite 1-0 loss to Aston Villa
Chelsea shot-stopper Robert Sanchez was one of the few players to walk away with some praise from the supporters despite losing 1-0 to Aston Villa on Sunday. The newly signed goalkeeper made some crucial saves to keep the Blues in the game which eventually went in vain.
Sanchez was on top of his game in the first half of the Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. The Spain goalkeeper made two acrobatic saves to deny Lucas Digne and then Nicolo Zaniolo.
Sanchez, who arrived from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer, failed to keep a clean sheet but did make four saves from inside the box in the game.Aston Villa, however, did snatch the lead through Ollie Watkins at the 73-minute mark. The England international beat Sanchez from an acute angle to help his side claim all three points at Stamford Bridge. A straight red card to Malo Gusto in the 58th minute didn’t help Chelsea’s cause either.Despite the home defeat, Chelsea fans on Twitter (X) heaped praise on Robert Sanchez’s valiant effort. Some stated that the Spaniard is probably the best signing the club has made under the Todd Boehly regime. Other supporters, meanwhile, compared to the former club legend Petr Cech.
Here are a few tweets in that regard:
“Robert Sanchez, I wasn’t familiar with your game, what a guy!!!”
“Robert Sanchez, thank you for being the only player who gave 100% today.”
@CFCdruw: People wrote Robert Sánchez off before he even played a match for Chelsea..
@DeanCFC_: Robert Sanchez appreciation tweet, he was excellent against Bournemouth and he is putting in a shift today ????
@ExpertEnzo: Robert Sanchez has played so well again today, good on him ????
You know you’ve played poorly when your keeper’s been your best player though…
@simp931: There is a Petr Cech regen at Chelsea in the name of Robert Sanchez today☺️
@_owurakuampofo: Upon all the signings made by Chelsea this summer it’s funny how Robert Sanchez is turning out to be the best so far.
@quame_age: Robert Sanchez is the best goal keeper in the premier league currently. What a save
However, Chelsea signed Robert Sanchez from Brighton in the recently concluded summer transfer window and made him their first-choice goalkeeper. This was a result of the club selling Edouard Mendy to Al-Ahli and sending out Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan to Real Madrid.Sanchez has played in all six games of the 2023-24 season, conceding a total of seven goals and keeping two clean sheets so far.