Jamie Carragher has claimed Chelsea won’t compete with the elite teams if they are unable to fix their goalkeeping issues.Liam Rosenior’s men fell to a 5-2 defeat in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg with Paris Saint-Germain, with the game changing following a costly mistake from Filip Jorgensen.
With the scores level at 2-2 and Chelsea in a strong position, the Danish goalkeeper played a risky ball on the edge of his own area that was intercepted by Bradley Barcola and allowed Vitinha to score a delicate chip as the Blues capitulated.
Jorgensen was chosen in between the sticks over Robert Sanchez following recent criticism of the Spaniard. However, 24 hours after Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky made headlines for his errors against Atletico Madrid, Jorgensen finds himself in a similar position and Carragher believes Chelsea must find a new solution.
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Vitinha capitalised on Filip’s Jorgensen’s mistake to put PSG 3-2 up against Chelsea
“It was the best game I’ve seen in the Champions League this season,” Carragher said on CBS Sports.
“Chelsea didn’t deserve to lose 5-2, but they only have themselves to blame for that. I’ve been critical of Chelsea for a long time. They can’t go any further until they sort the goalkeeping position out. I’ve been saying this consistently.
“The new owners have come in and spent billions. Looking at that team, they’ve got some great players. I think that in these early stages, Rosenior’s been brilliant. They caused PSG real problems.
“They didn’t deserve to lose based on how they set up and the way they played. But, big mistakes cost them at centre-back and goalkeeper. That will continue to be an issue for any Chelsea manager going forward when they’re trying to win the Premier League and the Champions League, because they are a million miles off it.
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Liam Rosenior opted to start Filip Jorgensen instead of Robert Sanchez against PSG
“That’s why they lost tonight. Tactically they were fantastic tonight. They were let down by mistakes.”Rosenior takes responsibility for Jorgensen’s costly errorSpeaking with TNT Sports after the game, Chelsea boss Rosenior was quick to shoulder responsibility for Jorgensen’s mistake, saying that it was a result of the way he had set his side up.”You have risks playing every way you play. You can kick…
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