Chelsea have surprised me, but they have a problem – Pundit says

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Football pundit Ally McCoist has spoken highly of Chelsea this season.

The Blues have been the surprise package of the season, as Chelsea’s game has improved under new boss Enzo Maresca.

Although Ally McCoist has praised Chelsea for their form this season, he believes the Blues still have a problem in the goalkeeper department.

“Chelsea are doing very well at the moment,” McCoist said.

“I had my concerns at the start of the season and I really just wanted to give them the first four or five games to sit back and take a look at them.

“I have to say I’ve been very impressed with what I’ve seen. I’ve been impressed with the manner of their performances and the consistency they’ve shown.

“Even in the defeat to Liverpool, Arne Slot said that Chelsea could’ve got something from the game and he was right.

“The only concern for me at the moment is Robert Sanchez. I think he’s a good goalkeeper but I’m not 100% confident in him; it doesn’t feel as though he’s safe all the time.

“It’s horrible when you’re watching it because you just think there’s going to be a wrick in him at some point.”

McCoist added: “There are lots of players performing at Chelsea at the moment.

“Romeo Lavia has looked good since he’s come in and Enzo Fernandez might have a problem getting back in the team, because Enzo Maresca won’t change his shape.

“Cole Palmer just continues to perform, and Nicolas Jackson is another player who’s maturing all the time. I really like the look of Noni Madueke on the wing as well.

“It shows how good things are for Chelsea when Mykhailo Mudryk is playing well! Not to mention that they’ve got Jadon Sancho playing well again. Maresca is a genius!

“He was in a bizarre situation when he joined, in that the first thing he had to do was cut the playing staff, rather than bring players in.

“He started off with so many players that they couldn’t have got changed in the Royal Albert Hall!

“Now you look at it, they’ve got Mudryk, Fernandez, Sancho, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Cucurella, and Joao Felix on the bench. What a bench that is!”