{"id":3641,"date":"2026-05-04T03:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:47:02","slug":"petr-cech-defends-robert-sanchez-but-tells-him-what-he-must-work-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3641","title":{"rendered":"Petr Cech defends Robert Sanchez but tells him what he must work on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-366208\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>There is no doubt that Petr Cech is someone Chelsea goalkeeper<\/strong> <strong>Robert Sanchez will listen to.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cech is arguably the greatest goalkeeper in Chelsea history and one of the best shot-stoppers in the Premier League era.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>The 43-year-old has praise for Sanchez but also some words of advice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-getty-images-media\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Petr Cech of World Legends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2196511142-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"HONG KONG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1: Petr Cech of World Legends reacts prior to the FWD Insurance Chinese New Year Cup match between World Legends and Hong Kong Legends at Hong Kong Stadium on February 1, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-petr-cech-tells-robert-sanchez-to-improve-decision-making-to-fulfil-huge-potential-at-chelsea\">Petr Cech tells Robert Sanchez to improve decision-making to fulfil \u2018huge potential\u2019 at Chelsea<\/h2>\n<p>Sanchez has received a lot of criticism this season after making some high-profile mistakes, which have not escaped Cech.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cech still thinks Sanchez has \u201chuge potential\u201d, though he has warned the Spaniard that he needs to improve his consistency and decision-making.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"72ce44da-498e-4181-92cd-b035246aa62a\" data-story-name=\"Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest\" data-comment-id=\"464809bc-add0-435b-9f0e-aea862c1dc77\" data-story-slug=\"chelsea-vs-nottingham-forest\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<p><h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Would you make any changes to our XI to face Forest?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/Predicted-XI-1.png 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tosin deserves another chance after the FA Cup\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In an interview with The Athletic, the retired Czech Republic international said: \u201cRob, you can see, he\u2019s got a huge, huge potential, and there are games where you see it. You see his ability, his shot-stopping ability, and the saves he can produce at times. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there are things for him to work on as well, like his consistency. He has games where he obviously makes wrong decisions, and as a goalkeeper, you know, these decisions are really visible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last time out, Sanchez had a very good match, making some big saves that helped Chelsea to beat Leeds United 1-0 and make it to the FA Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>After the semi-final, Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane hailed Sanchez as \u201cworld-class\u201d. If the 28-year-old can show more of that and cut out the silly mistakes, he really could fulfil his immense potential at Stamford Bridge. You can clearly see that in the games where Sanchez has taken fewer risks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"9a7c0191-1ed6-4737-96a1-a810b7ee60a2\" data-story-name=\"Chelsea vs Leeds United\" data-comment-id=\"be3d1f48-9bb9-40d0-aac8-6bf687168de3\" data-story-slug=\"chelsea-vs-leeds-united\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">DISCUSS: Sanchez should be Chelsea\u2019s no.1 next season\u2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Calum McFarlane is a big fan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1.png 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-petr-cech-on-filip-jorgensen\">Petr Cech and Filip Jorgensen<\/h2>\n<p>Cech has also been discussing another Chelsea goalkeeper, Sanchez\u2019s deputy Filip Jorgensen.<\/p>\n<p>Like the Spain international, Jorgensen has also come into the team and made some massive errors when called upon.<\/p>\n<p>On the former Villarreal man, he said: \u201cThe situation with Filip Jorgensen is an interesting one because every time he got a chance to come into the team a few times, he got injured and things did not happen as well for him as he would have liked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have Mike Penders on their books, and he could become the team\u2019s No.1 one day. Next season may come too soon, though, which is good news for Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought that some at Chelsea feel it is too early to promote Penders to No.1, so he may have to bide his time a little.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Sanchez can become one or not, but Chelsea\u2019s next manager needs a reliable goalkeeper if he is to turn the team into title challengers again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/petr-cech-defends-robert-sanchez-but-tells-him-what-he-must-work-on\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>grvLoadAnalytics = () => {(function(d,s,i){var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0),j=d.createElement(s);j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=\"+i;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(document,'script','G-E7VRWQHDP6');(function(d,s,i){if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){var e=d.createElement(s);var n=d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0);e.type=\"text\/javascript\";e.async=true;e.src=\"https:\/\/static.chartbeat.com\/js\/chartbeat.js\";n.parentNode.insertBefore(e,n);}})(document,\"script\",\"G-E7VRWQHDP6\");(function(){let s=document.createElement(\"script\");s.async=true;s.dataset.domain=\"thechelseachronicle.com\/MFj4XQ\";s.src=\"https:\/\/api.publytics.net\/js\/script.manual.ping.min.js\";document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")(0).appendChild(s);})();if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){setTimeout(function(){!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','663509325503632');fbq('track','PageView');fbq('track','ViewContent',{content_name:'Petr Cech defends Robert Sanchez but tells him what he must work on',content_category:'News',content_ids:(366208,\"petr-cech\",\"robert-sanchez\"),content_type:'post',});},3000);}}<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google There is no doubt that Petr Cech is someone&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}