Enzo Maresca has revealed Philip Jorgensen will be in goal for Friday’s Premier League clash with Brighton.
Robert Sanchez has been the No 1 since the start of the season but he made mistakes against Wolves and Manchester City late last month.
That led Maresca to use Jorgensen in goal for the win over West Ham United last week and Sanchez started the FA Cup defeat to Brighton.
“Philip’s solution is to give Robert time to recover physically and mentally,” Maresca said. “
The idea is not to change the goalkeeper from game to game.
The Senegal striker suffered a setback against West Ham at the beginning of the month and missed Saturday’s FA Cup defeat to the Seagulls.
Asked for an update, Maresca said on เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย Thursday morning: “Nico will be out until the international break, probably available after the international break.
“We knew it was a muscular problem but not how important it was. His reaction was good so we didn’t think it was a big injury. Unfortunately, he had the scan and it is an important one – he will be out for six to eight weeks.”
The Blues manager also delivered an update on fellow striker Marc Guiu, while offering hope that his defensive options soon becoming deeper.
“Marc Guiu will be out for a while. Romeo Lavia is in the process to come back with us, and Benoit Badiashile exactly the same. Wesley Fofana needs two or three weeks to be 100% fit with us.”
With Jackson and Guiu out, a greater burden will fall on the shoulders of Christopher Nkunku, who has struggled for consistent minutes under Maresca this season.
“The last Premier League game against West Ham we won and Philip played. “
In the FA Cup it was Robert but “our goalkeeper now is Philip.”