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

Story byLiam Rosenior reveals what he made “really clear” to “vulnerable” Chelsea ace before Arsenal gameThe Chelsea NewsThu, January 15, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC·2 min readLiam 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. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAlejandro Garnacho scored twice from the bench, but Sanchez gifted Arsenal two vital goals with really poor errors. Liam Rosenior on Robert Sanchez mistakesRosenior 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/)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAlan 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.