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Mauricio Pochettino confirms major injury blow for Chelsea
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that goalkeeper Robert Sanchez will be unavailable for the upcoming match against Sheffield United due to a knee injury.
Sanchez was substituted in the 83rd minute of Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Everton, and the severity of his injury rules him out of the next game. Summer signing Djordje Petrovic is expected to step in and make his Premier League debut in Sanchez’s absence.
“We lost our number one keeper so far, always it’s a player you are going to miss. We have other keepers who are working hard to be ready, when this type of thing happens,” Pochettino told reporters.
“It’s very sad because we are going to lose a player for maybe a few weeks and we’re still waiting to see perfectly the situation with Robert and also with Reece [James] and Marc Cucurella.
“From the beginning, we’ve been hit with different circumstances, this one is an important circumstance but we need to be strong because the competition doesn’t stop and we need to be ready to go.”
Probed on Petrovic coming into the side and whether he’s up to the task, the Argentine said of his confidence: “Of course [I have faith in him]. I have faith in all my players. He arrived to Chelsea because he has potential.
“Of course he’s young and came from different football, but now after four or five months working with us it’s the moment for him to step up and feel good because we have the confidence in him, we trust him, his teammates trust in him and it’s time for debut at Stamford Bridge. We trust in him to perform in the way we want.”