{"id":6634,"date":"2026-05-10T00:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6634"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:24:36","slug":"calum-mcfarlane-gives-his-honest-verdict-on-chelsea-goalkeeper-filip-jorgensen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6634","title":{"rendered":"Calum McFarlane gives his honest verdict on Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-367224\">\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>Filip Jorgensen let himself down once again with a poor attempt for Ryan Gravenberch\u2019s goal at Anfield, as Chelsea\u2019s goalkeeping woes continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robert Sanchez was ruled out of Chelsea\u2019s clash with Liverpool due to the collision with Morgan Gibbs-White in the defeat to Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>Leaving Calum McFarlane with an easy decision to make by giving Filip Jorgensen a chance to redeem himself after a string of mistakes earlier on this season. <\/p>\n<p>Jorgensen put in arguably the worst performances of his career during Chelsea\u2018s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, which led to him being dropped and then suffering an injury. <\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t look as if the Danish goalkeeper has improved much, as he failed to stop a rather central shot from Ryan Gravenberch to give Liverpool the lead.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"778db1d5-05a5-4b2e-9f9b-b95ab7dbecc5\" data-story-name=\"Chelsea vs Liverpool\" data-comment-id=\"4ab33262-3d53-4161-93a0-2f5ea5dce099\" data-story-slug=\"chelsea-vs-liverpool\">\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\">Are you selling or keeping Filip Jorgensen this summer?\ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2275292943.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League\" class=\"wp-image-367229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2275292943.jpg 594w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2275292943-300x200.jpg 300w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Filip Joergensen of Chelsea looks on during warm ups prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on May 09, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chelsea Football Club\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)\">Photo by Chelsea Football Club\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Speaking before kick-off between Liverpool and Chelsea, Calum McFarlane shared where he stands on the goalkeeper after all the criticism. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got massive faith in him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone talks about the mistake in the PSG game, but he was amazing in the game before that against Villa, which we won 4-1. He has a lot of talent and we have a lot of trust in him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, he\u2019s not going to exactly out his goalkeeper ahead of a performance, but Chelsea cannot afford to have goalkeepers constantly make mistakes. 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