Xabi Alonso makes goalkeeper request that may not go down well with Chelsea fans
Chelsea’s goalkeeping department is a big talking point as we head into the new season.
The goalkeeping situation at Chelsea over the past year has resembled a revolving door at a busy train station.
Between Robert Sanchez’s heart-stopping distribution errors, Filip Jorgensen’s mid-season injury luck and mistakes, Chelsea simply couldn’t find a settled pair of hands.
Fans spent half the campaign biting their nails every time a simple backpass rolled toward the penalty box. It’s no wonder that many have been calling for signings in that area this summer, just the goalkeeper market isn’t the greatest right now.
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Xabi Alonso wants to assess the goalkeeper options at Chelsea
As per Ben Jacobs via TheCFCHub on Twitch, Xabi Alonso has asked Chelsea for time to assess the goalkeepers in pre-season before making a reccomendation to the club.
For now, it is quiet, but if Alonso asks for a new goalkeeper, the club may have a look into the market.
Chelsea finished with the 11th-ranked defence in the Premier League, leaking 52 goals, a huge step down from title contenders like Arsenal (27) and Manchester City (35).
Despite starting 35 Premier League games and keeping nine clean sheets, he logged match ratings below 5.0 in painful defeats against Nottingham Forest, Brighton, and Sunderland.
Filip Jorgensen failed to keep a single clean sheet across eight Premier League and Champions League appearances, which included his nightmare outing in a 5–2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
Plus, Jorgensen is already seeking a move away from Chelsea, so his head clearly isn’t in it.
Xabi Alonso needs to show his ruthlessness once again
Chelsea fans should feel anxious about Xabi Alonso waiting to assess his goalkeepers.
As we know, the position was a complete liability last season, so relying on teenage prospect Mike Penders isn’t the answer either, as he’s never played in the Premier League.
Just as the Blues recognised the desperate need for proven leadership at centre-back, Stamford Bridge urgently needs a commanding, battle-tested No. 1 rather than another risky, wait-and-see gamble during pre-season.
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