Robert Sanchez has advised his Chelsea teammates to stop speaking to the referees in order to avoid bookings as Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella sets to miss Liverpool clash after the international break due to card accumulation.
Chelsea received six bookings in their 1-1 draw against 10-man Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon, taking their tally of yellow cards in the Premier League this season to 27.
The goalkeeper has now advised his teammates on what to do to avoid getting booked during games.
Robert Sanchez warns Chelsea teammates on bookings
Speaking via PremierLeague in a postmatch interview, the Spaniard was quoted to have said;
“Massive players [Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana being suspended for Liverpool] but it was unlucky. They need to stop talking to the officials. We have some very good players to come in.”
Chelsea averages 10.7 fouls per game in the Premier League this season, the fifth lowest so far in the competition, but has received more bookings than anyone.
Sanchez made eight saves to keep Chelsea in the game as Nottingham Forest created more dangerous chances, and he added that it wasn’t just their day as they couldn’t get the winner they craved.
“We were doing the right things that we’ve been doing each game. When they went down to 10 we kept pressing but it just wasn’t for us today.” he concluded.
