Xavi Alonso has been urged to make a decisive move and sign a new goalkeeper for Chelsea after their victory over Fulham last night.

Following their win against Fulham last night, Xavi Alonso has been reminded that he must make a bold decision and recruit a new goalkeeper for Chelsea.

The Blues started their Premier League campaign at their West London rivals' home, narrowly winning a thrilling five-goal thriller at Craven Cottage.

Alonso's new squad has built momentum and shown attacking potential to be considered title contenders.

After the summer break and recovery, Palmer looked more like his old self, scoring alongside João Pedro and debutant Morgan Rogers.

On the other hand, despite significant reinforcements, The Blues' defence remains far from solid, and error-prone goalkeeper performances once again failed to help matters.

Sánchez joined Chelsea from Brighton three years ago but has consistently failed to convince fully under successive managers, with some coaches attempting to drop him from the starting lineup.

The 28-year-old goalkeeper made another mistake last night, and former Chelsea defender Frank LeBoeuf believes Sánchez's poor performance should be the final straw.

He told ESPNFC: "I think they all panic like everyone else. As a defender, when you don't have a good goalkeeper like Barthez or of that calibre behind you, you lack confidence, so the whole defence panics.

"You can see the second goal, Colwill should have dealt with that header, and once you make a mistake, there's no one behind you to save you.

"It's difficult to be a goalkeeper because you have no one behind you, but we all know Sánchez. We've known him for a long time, and we know he makes mistakes.

"But when you play for a club like Chelsea, and you see what they can do offensively, three players scoring three away goals is good, but you can't throw it all away with some silly mistakes.

"King's goal is a good strike, but why are you leaving such a big gap at the near post? You have to be there to cover that side, you can't concede on that side, it's impossible, you're playing for Chelsea.

"There's a problem here, and Xavi Alonso needs to find someone else quickly. This problem has been going on long enough, and we don't want to see it again.

"With all due respect to Sánchez, we've tried, but it hasn't worked. When it matters most, he hasn't been able to save the team, so we need to look elsewhere."

Meanwhile, Alonso did not directly criticise Sánchez after the match. For Josh King's equalizing goal, the goalkeeper left too much space at the near post and was slow to react, with the ball going in between his hands.

Alonso said: "It's not about individuals. We can make adjustments on some details. For the first goal, we could have defended better and prevented it from happening.

"That's part of the game. We have to accept it and learn from it. This will be a process. Attackers, midfielders, defence, goalkeeper, we want to do better in all aspects.

"The goal is to start well. The start is good now, stay calm and keep going."

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