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Mike Penders and Robert Sanchez at Chelsea
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Jeff Stelling said: “Penders has come in. He looked confident.” Pearce replied: “He did. He came for one cross that was 17 yards out; incredible. I thought, ‘If you don’t get this, you’re going to look a clown’.
“He did really well; he caught the odd cross. When he came on for the last 20 minutes, and when they got the second goal, the game was done. They were slowing it down. Now he will get an extended run.
“That’s when the pressure really comes on you; you have to deliver. It’s a real blow; for a year or so we’ve been saying Chelsea need a good goalkeeper. They get Martinez, and you think, ‘What a good signing’.”
Where does Stuart Pearce think Chelsea will finish?
Chelsea’s win against Everton propelled them into fourth position in the Premier League after seven matches. Four wins, one draw, two defeats. Opta’s Supercomputer has predicted Chelsea to get fifth.
Pearce, who watched Chelsea take on Everton, believes Xabi Alonso will guide Chelsea back into the Champions League despite their injuries: “They have to finish in the Champions League places.
“With the money they’ve spent, the size of their squad. I think they will,” Pearce continued. The Blues and Alonso are preparing for their toughest run of games of the season, starting with Tottenham at home.
Then, they host Manchester United, who have redeemed themselves a touch after going to Leeds United and winning a point. In between those two league games, Chelsea go to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.