Chelsea legend shares his verdict on star player's Club World Cup performance

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While Cole Palmer stole each nan headlines successful nan Club World Cup last against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez managed to soundlessness a batch of his doubters pinch his capacity successful nan final.

The Spanish shot-stopper has often faced a batch of disapproval for his performances betwixt nan sticks, but managed to redeem himself to a definite grade successful nan last against PSG.

But contempt an awesome capacity successful nan final, 1 Chelsea fable still has his doubts astir Sanchez’s credentials and his expertise to beryllium nan first-choice goalkeeper for nan Blues.

One of Sanchez’s biggest critics has been nine fable John Obi Mikel, who has precocious standards of nan nine aft his very successful playing days astatine Stamford Bridge.

Mikel was highly captious of Sanchez’s capacity against Fluminense and still believes that Chelsea ought to motion a world-class goalkeeper to return their squad to nan adjacent level.

This, contempt praising Sanchez for his capacity successful nan last of nan Club World Cup against PSG.

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What Mikel said astir Robert Sanchez and nan goalkeeping business astatine Chelsea

Mikel told DAZN, “I still judge we do request a top, apical goalkeeper. Robert Sanchez had a superb crippled today, but going into nan caller play pinch nan Champions League and nan Premier League, I deliberation you still request different apical goalkeeper that is going to travel successful and compete pinch him.”

Though Sanchez proved himself successful nan Club World Cup final, Mikel does person a point, and it won’t wounded for Chelsea to bring successful different top-class goalkeeper to summation nan title for places successful nan side.

The Blues person been linked pinch a number of shot-stoppers from astir nan globe, and it’ll beryllium absorbing to spot if and erstwhile they bring successful a caller goalkeeper to springiness Sanchez immoderate title for his starting spot successful nan side.