Robert Sanchez’s bizarre response to mistake sets a strange precedent we don’t like | OneFootball

Robert Sanchez was at fault for both Brighton goals at the weekend, but luckily for him Cole Palmer was in the Chelsea team and bailed the Spaniard out with a superb four goal salvo.

Today, Sanchez has taken to his Twitter to apologise for the second mistake in particular, even including a video of the error alongside his sentence of contrition.

“Reviewed the footage and it’s tough to swallow. My mistake, our goal conceded. Sorry to the team and fans. I’ll put in extra work to regain your trust,” he wrote as the caption.

Sanchez was bought for his theoretical ability with the ball at his feet, but so far we’ve seen far more instances like this, where he makes a poor decision and plays it straight to the opposition rather than just taking the safe option and playing it long, than any particularly good ball-playing.

The mistakes seemed to shake him up, and he spent most of the second half slicing balls into the stands. Meanwhile last season’s number one, Djordje Petrovic, was having his game of the season so far for Strasbourg on loan.

You can see his Tweet embedded here:

An annoying new trend emerges

We really don’t like this trend at all. Sanchez made a mistake and should privately be frustrated. But there’s no need for this public self flagellation. We don’t think players should ever really have to publicly apologise for a bad performance or an error. It’s football, these things happen. They can atone in the next game, we don’t need a statement from them every time they mess up. Publishing a video of your own mistake on your own socials is just a whole level beyond that. We appreciate the effort, but really – just draw a line under it and move on.