Petr Cech new role confirmed ahead of January transfer questions for Chelsea
Ever since Chelsea legend Petr Cech departed the club in 2015 after an incredible 11-year stint with the Blues, the goalkeeping position is one that they've struggled to fill.
First it was Asmir Begovic and Thibaut Courtois that shared responsibilities in between the sticks but both would be out of the club within the next two years, with the latter leaving under poor circumstances in a move to La Liga giants Real Madrid. The summer of 2018 marked the arrival of the world's most expensive goalkeeper — a then-24-year-old Kepa Arrizabalaga who was backed up by experienced Premier League veteran Willy Caballero.
The Spaniard's time with the club was tarnished by a few mistakes which were often held under a microscope by both supporters and the media, mainly down to his enormous price tag of £72m. The most famous of those incidents came in his first season with the club, when he refused to be substituted for Caballero in the 2019 EFL Cup Final against Manchester City.
Despite saving one penalty, Chelsea lost 4–3 and he was fined a week's wages by manager Maurizio Sarri. Until 2021, he'd see his place as the Blues No.1 unchallenged until Thomas Tuchel's tenure saw the usage of Senegalese international Edouard Mendy who was instrumental in helping the club win its second Champions League title.
However, both of those stars are no longer in the squad, with Mendy's poor performances last season seeing him shipped off to Saudi Arabia while Kepa is very much enjoying his loan move with Real Madrid, even hinting that he'd like to stay there if possible — effectively now having played his final match for Chelsea.
Now the pressure of the No.1 shirt has fallen to summer signing Robert Sanchez — who has generally gone incident-free over
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