Liam Rosenior reveals what he made “really clear” to “vulnerable” Chelsea ace before Arsenal game | OneFootball

Liam Rosenior refused to blame Robert Sanchez for his mistakes against Arsenal, and insisted he was accountable for those errors.

The Blues lost the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi final to the Gunners 3-2 on Wednesday evening at Stamford Bridge.

Alejandro Garnacho scored twice from the bench, but Sanchez gifted Arsenal two vital goals with really poor errors.

Liam Rosenior on Robert Sanchez mistakes

Rosenior picked Sanchez over usual cup keeper Filip Jorgensen, but the Spaniard had a night to forget in front of the home fans.

Sanchez has been in impressive form, but this was arguably his worst performance of the season, and he flapped at a corner early on as Ben White opened the scoring.

His second error was worse as he allowed the ball to go under his body for Viktor Gyokeres to tap into an empty net.

Sanchez made two big errors against Arsenal. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Alan Smith lablled Sanchez “vulnerable” on commentary for Sky Sports, but Rosenior defended his goalkeeper and insisted he was the one accountable for the mistakes.

“I think the first goal was disappointing. It’s a team goal. It’s not just on Rob [Sanchez]. I’m asking Rob to do things that he hasn’t done before,” he told his post-match press conference.

“I said to him before the game, and I made this really clear, when my players make mistakes, I’m accountable. That’s on me. He made a save in the second-half that was absolutely world-class.

“That could have put us out of the tie. He will improve in terms of his understanding. He’s had a very good season.

“There were very, very good moments with him. I’ll stay positive with him, as I will with all the group. My job is to help them, not to blame them.”

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Liam Delap reportedly fell ill a few hours before the game, whilst Jamie Gittens also missed out through illness.

Reece James, Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto all missed the game, and Rosenior will hope to have those players back for Saturday’s crucial game with Brentford.