"The first goal was disappointing. It's a team goal. It's not just on Rob [Sánchez]. I'm asking Rob to do things that he hasn't done before. 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."
Robert Sánchez produced two errors that led to Arsenal goals in Chelsea's 3-2 Carabao Cup semifinal first leg at Stamford Bridge. Ben White opened the scoring after Sánchez failed to deal with a seventh-minute corner, and Viktor Gyökeres doubled the lead early in the second half following another goalkeeper mistake. Chelsea fought back through Alejandro Garnacho's 57th- and 83rd-minute strikes, while Martín Zubimendi added Arsenal's third on 71 minutes. Liam Rosenior, in his home debut after replacing Enzo Maresca, accepted accountability for asking Sánchez to perform unfamiliar tasks and defended the goalkeeper's season, noting a sickness bug affected the squad ahead of the match and stressing continued support for the group ahead of the Feb. 3 second leg at the Emirates.
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