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The goalkeeping position provided a headache for Enzo Maresca at Chelsea, and it's the same for Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea have been told to drastically rethink their goalkeeping options by Premier League legend Jamie Carragher following the 5-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
The Blues were holding the French giants at 2-2 away from home with just 16 minutes left to play. That result would have given Liam Rosenior’s side a real chance of making it into the quarter finals with a win at Stamford Bridge next week.
However, the match slipped away from Chelsea and that started when Vitinha poked PSG in front. It was goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen who was at fault for the hosts’ third, a sloppy pass creating the opportunity.
Ex Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher did not hold back with criticism over the goalkeeper options available at Chelsea. The pundit suggested that the club must move on both Robert Sanchez and Jorgensen should they wish to achieve their ambitions.
He told CBS Sports: “It was a brilliant game, I think the best game certainly I’ve seen in the Champions League this season. Chelsea didn’t deserve to lose 5-2 but they’ve only got themselves to blame for that.
“I’ve been critical of Chelsea for a long time, but I’m being deadly serious, they can’t go any further until they sort the goalkeeping issue out. I’ve been saying this consistently.
Jamie Carragher slams Chelsea goalkeeping options after PSG defeat
“The new ownership have come in and spent absolute billions and right now they’ve got some great players in the team and I think in these early stages Liam Rosenior has been brilliant, I thought Rosenior as a manager tonight, looking at how he set the team up, caused PSG real problems, they didn’t deserve to lose as in the way the game was set up and how they played.
“But big mistakes cost them at centre-back and goalkeeper and that has been an issue and will continue to be an issue for any Chelsea manager going forward when they’re trying to win the Premier League and Champions League because they’re a million miles off it.
“That’s why they lost tonight, not because they haven’t got great attacking players or the manager knows what he’s doing, tactically they were fantastic tonight. They were let down by a mistake from the goalkeeper at 2-2 and then the game just completely unravelled and now all of a sudden it looks like they’ve got no chance of going through.”
Former Chelsea manager Ezno Maresca had faced similar headaches over the goalkeeper at his disposal. Chelsea tried to sign AC Milan star Mike Maignan last summer but saw a deal collapse prior to the Club World Cup.
Maresca then backed Sanchez and Jorgensen as good enough to handle the pressure at Stamford Bridge. However, high profile mistakes persist in between the sticks in west London.
In other news, Chelsea fans will travel over 5,000 miles for Premier League away days this season.
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