Enzo Maresca has indicated that he still regards Filip Jorgensen’s as Chelsea’s number one goalkeeper.
Jorgensen was recently brought into the side because of a number of errors made by keeper Robert Sanchez.
But he has also been unconvincing – and a stoppage-time fumble handed Aston Villa a late winner in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat on Saturday.
Head coach Maresca suggested immediately after that game that he was unsure whether Jorgensen would be selected for Tuesday’s match against bottom side Southampton.
However, Maresca was more solid in his support of him when asked on Monday morning if Jorgensen remained the first-choice keeper.
“For sure,” the Italian said. “If we need to change a player every time they make a mistake then we would need to change many players game by game. Nothing has changed.
“He is OK. He feels a little bit sad or upset because he recognises he made a mistake, but overall he is OK.”
‘Not worried about Cole’
Maresca also backed Cole Palmer, who has been experiencing a dip in form.
Palmer was a shining light for Chelsea last season but has not scored in five league matches and has not been anywhere near as creative in recent months.
But Maresca said: “I am not concerned about Cole because Cole is a human being and he can have some moments during a season where he struggles a little bit more.
“The problem with Cole is that we rely on Cole for everything and I said since we started that we need to rely on the team. We need top players like Cole, but we are not worried about him at all.
“He needs to continue the way he is working. Overall the performance from him – as I said, every game we expect a goal or assist from him, so it is difficult.
“He is a human being. At this moment his performances probably reflects the team performances that we struggle to score goals, so we need to be a little more clinical when we get the chances.”