{"id":11330,"date":"2026-05-20T18:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11330"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:45:43","slug":"robert-sanchez-oddly-named-potm-when-it-shouldve-been-enzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11330","title":{"rendered":"Robert Sanchez oddly named POTM when it should&#8217;ve been Enzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>There was a very surprise and strange Player of the Match named last night in the Chelsea vs Tottenham game.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spurs needed to win the game or at least draw it to ensure their Premier League safety for this season. But instead, Chelsea won 2-1 and now Spurs have to sweat into the final game of the season making sure they win the game to avoid relegation and swapping place in the relegation zone with another London club, West Ham United.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Enzo Fernandez directly tells Chelsea to sign Tottenham player this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Robert Sanchez was name Player of the Match somehow, when we all know and saw that it should have been Enzo Fernandez with a fine display.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez conceded a goal, made some routine saves, was fine with the ball at his feet, but didn\u2019t really have much else to do other than a couple of claims for crosses, one of which he almost fumbled late on. He wasn\u2019t bad at all, but he was nowhere near as good as Fernandez was. Very odd to give him POTM.<\/p>\n<h2>Cech comparisons<\/h2>\n<p>Believe me, the only comparisons Robert Sanchez and Petr Cech have tight now is the head protection! Sanchez is wearing an almost identical helmet as Cech did back in the day, with the latter making it iconic.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HItl8tLWsAA02Jh?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Backup up goalkeeper Gaga Slonina posted the above picture on socials last night after Sanchez was named POTM!<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today..<\/h2>\n<p>As we know, Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1 last night, and Enzo Fernandez slammed a great goal to put The Blues ahead, striking one from range into the back of the Spurs net.<\/p>\n<p>Then it was midfielder Andrey Santos who bundled in the important second goal, with Fernandez grabbing the assist for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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