Peter Schmeichel claims Filip Jorgensen is now Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper (CBS Sports)
Peter Schmeichel has claimed that Liam Rosenior has told Filip Jorgensen that he is his first-choice goalkeeper for Chelsea.
Robert Sanchez has started the majority of Chelsea’s matches this season but the Spaniard was dropped for the 4-1 win away to Aston Villa earlier this month, and he was named on the bench for the Champions League last-16 first leg against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
Chelsea managed to equalise twice against PSG at the Parc des Princes but a mistake from Jorgensen directly led to Vitinha’s goal which put the Champions League holders back in front before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice late on to seal a 5-2 win for Luis Enrique’s side.
Liam Rosenior is now under pressure to drop Jorgensen ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League match at home to Newcastle on Saturday.
But speaking before Chelsea’s defeat to PSG, Schmeichel claimed on CBS Sports that Jorgensen is now Rosenior’s preferred choice ahead of Sanchez.
‘There is a change in the goalkeeping situation there as well,’ Schmeichel said.
Filip Jorgensen’s mistake cost Chelsea in their 5-2 defeat to PSG on Wednesday night (Shutterstock)
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‘Sanchez has played the bulk of the games in tournaments this season. He has now been replaced by, a Danish guy by the way, Filip Jorgensen.
‘My information is that Liam Rosenior has told Filip Jorgensen that he is from now on his number-one choice.’
Speaking after Chelsea’s defeat to PSG, Rosenior was adamant that both Sanchez and Jorgensen have the quality to be a first-choice goalkeeper for Champions League games.
‘Yes, both of them,’ Rosenior said.
‘They have different qualities. Rob is outstanding from crosses, an outstanding shot-stopper. I am trying to win in the short term and win in the long term as well.
‘Filip has different qualities and one of his qualities, which he showed against Aston Villa, one of the reasons we won 4-1 at Aston Villa, we were so calm in our possession moments, which we weren’t before, not just on Rob but on the whole team.
‘Coming here against a really high-pressing team, if you stay calm and play through the initial pressure, you can cause a lot of problems, which we did. It’s just painful that we’ve made that mistake in that moment to make the game 3-2 and now we are in a very, very difficult position in this tie now with the end result.’
When asked about Jorgensen’s reaction in the dressing room after his error against the Champions League holders, Rosenior said: ‘I think the first thing, credit to him, he held his hands up in the dressing room.
‘Mistakes happen, I make mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes. Sometimes they’re more costly and more painful than other times. This is one of those moments.
‘What we have to do for Rob and for Filip and for all of the players is look after each other. This is a big test of our character. We have a huge game in two days against Newcastle that we need to get back for. I want to see the real reaction, the resilience in the next game.’
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