{"id":301054,"date":"2023-12-20T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=301054"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:25:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:25:07","slug":"petrovic-hailed-by-chelsea-fans-for-out-of-this-world-mind-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/petrovic-hailed-by-chelsea-fans-for-out-of-this-world-mind-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrovic hailed by Chelsea fans for 'out of this world' mind games"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chelsea supporters have hailed Djordje Petrovic after his supposed mind-games during their Carabao Cup quarter-final victory over Newcastle on penalties.<\/p>\n
The two sides faced off in the last eight of the competition at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, with the Blues desperate for silverware after a mixed start to Mauricio Pochettino’s time at the club, while the Magpies were keen to go one better after losing to Man United in the final last season.<\/p>\n
Callum Wilson put Newcastle ahead in the first half after a mistake from Benoit Badiashile and it looked as if that would be enough for the victory.<\/p>\n
However, Mykhailo Mudryk seized upon an error from Kieran Trippier in injury time to level the game before the Blues won 4-2 on penalties after Petrovic saved Matt Ritchie’s decisive spot kick.<\/p>\n
The Serbian keeper was making just his second start for the club since his \u00a314m move from New England Revolution in the summer, with No 1 Robert Sanchez out with a knee injury he picked up against Everton earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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Chelsea supporters have hailed Djordje Petrovic after their Carabao Cup win over Newcastle\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Petrovic saved Matt Ritchie’s decisive spot kick and fans heaped praise on his mind games<\/p>\n
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And eagle-eyed Chelsea fans were quick to lavish him with praise after noticing his antics ahead of Ritchie’s spot kick.<\/p>\n
As the winger began his run-up, Petrovic was spotted pointing to his right as if to indicate he knew the Newcastle man was going to go that way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, Ritchie fired his effort high to Petrovic’s left, with the 24-year-old pulling off a stunning save to secure a breakthrough moment at his new club.<\/p>\n
It backed up his impressive career record from 12 yards, with Petrovic having saved five of the 16 penalties he had faced during his time in the MLS.<\/p>\n
And, following his stop, Chelsea fans were quick to laud their stand-in goalkeeper as one said: ‘We cooked Them. Petrovic mind games are out of the world.’<\/p>\n
Another added: ‘Petrovic with the mind games and the save. This is Chelsea new #1.’<\/p>\n
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As Ritchie went to take his penalty, Petrovic could be seen with his arm pointing to his right<\/p>\n
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Ritchie went the other way and the keeper guessed correctly before making a stunning save<\/p>\n
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Chelsea fans were full of praise for Petrovic, who is standing in for the injured Robert Sanchez<\/p>\n
It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Others were quick to hail his all-round game and insisted he was set for a bright future in west London.<\/p>\n One user said: ‘High pens are tough to stop. This guy is really good. Djordje Petrovic is a very good goalkeeper.’<\/p>\n A further adoring supporter added: ‘You can just tell that Petrovic is going to have an amazing career at Chelsea \u2014 we only paid \u00a314m for him too, what a bargain.’<\/p>\n Chelsea return to action on Sunday when they travel to Wolves in the Premier League, before they also face Crystal Palace and Luton over the festive period.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n