MLS side New England Revolution hoped to hang onto Chelsea's new goalkeeper until January. This is what changed and how everyone reacted...
“With his mentality,” Onalfo said, “where he’s from and him as a person, it was very clear he was going to excel. He rises to big occasions.”
Chelsea’s starting spot is now for 25-year-old Sanchez to keep or lose, but moving for Petrovic is an indication the club are not prepared to stake everything on his success. The two-cap Serb is another bet on intriguing talent with real potential to grow as he is exposed to elite daily coaching and competition at their training complex in Cobham, south of London.
From 2018-2023 Petrovic is 142 goals conceded from ~178 xG across a variety of leagues and contexts. The best comparables I've got are Alisson at 189 G/219 xG , Maignan at 175G/192xG , Courtois 160G/178 xG , Brice Samba 235G/270 xG .It was a great piece of scouting from New England, who acquired Petrovic from Cukaricki for just under $1million.
“The biggest thing that Djordje had was a plyometric jump , which is massive for a goalkeeper, whether it’s vertical or horizontal. I knew I could improve on that and make him an all-round goalkeeper. “I work in certain ways with goalkeepers where I try to change little things like their footwork, to get them to the right spots from the different angles where players approach the goal. Just like Matt, he found the positions very quickly and he makes saves from those positions.”“Matt was fantastic with him,” Hitchcock says. “It wasn’t just me telling Djordje to tidy up certain things, it was Matt, and I had another goalkeeper called Brad Knighton.
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