Enough is enough! Chelsea boss Maresca to bench Blues star for ₦40 Billion signing

Enough is enough! Chelsea boss Maresca to bench Blues star for ₦40 Billion signing

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 13:14 - 28.01.2025

Enzo Maresca is looking for ways to rescue Chelsea's season after their disappointing defeat to Manchester City at the weekend.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is contemplating changes to his starting lineup to arrest the poor results over the past few weeks.

After a promising first half of the season, Chelsea's title hopes have faded into thin air, with the team now sitting sixth in the table.

A disappointing run of form since Christmas has seen the Blues win just one of their four league games in 2025, including a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.

Enzo Maresca
Enzo Maresca has been blamed for Chelsea's poor results (Credit: Imago)

Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez's error, which led to Erling Haaland's goal, has raised serious concerns about his reliability.

Sanchez has now made five errors leading directly to goals this season, the most of any Premier League goalkeeper.

Robert Sanchez has been criticised on numerous occasions since joining Chelsea
Robert Sanchez has been criticised on numerous occasions since joining Chelsea (Credit: Imago) Robert Sanchez has been criticised on numerous occasions since joining Chelsea

According to Metro, even though Maresca has publicly defended Sanchez, he may be forced to reconsider his starting lineup for Chelsea's next match against West Ham.

Chelsea backup goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.

The Blues boss is considering dropping Sanchez in favor of backup goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.

Jorgensen, who joined Chelsea from Villarreal last summer for £21m, has made 13 appearances for the team, although only two of those have come in the league.