{"id":297431,"date":"2023-12-20T10:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297431"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:25:12","slug":"petrovic-hailed-by-chelsea-fans-for-out-of-this-world-mind-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/petrovic-hailed-by-chelsea-fans-for-out-of-this-world-mind-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrovic hailed by Chelsea fans for &apos;out of this world&apos; mind games"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Djordje Petrovic is hailed by Chelsea fans for his &#8216;out of this world&#8217; mind games after saving Matt Ritchie&#8217;s decisive penalty against Newcastle&#8230; as they claim the \u00a314m signing is already proving to be a bargain<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Djordje Petrovic joined Chelsea from New England Revolution in the summer\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He is currently filling in for Robert Sanchez, who is absent with a knee injury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>West Ham can WIN the League Cup\u2026 don&#8217;t get hung up on rotation. Sod it! Go all out at Anfield &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea supporters have hailed Djordje Petrovic after his supposed mind-games during their Carabao Cup quarter-final victory over Newcastle on penalties.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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<p>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<p>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&#8217;s decisive spot kick.<\/p>\n<p>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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164355-12884939-image-a-1_1703065118518.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea supporters have hailed Djordje Petrovic after their Carabao Cup win over Newcastle\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164353-12884939-image-a-2_1703065142519.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Petrovic saved Matt Ritchie&#8217;s decisive spot kick and fans heaped praise on his mind games<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>And eagle-eyed Chelsea fans were quick to lavish him with praise after noticing his antics ahead of Ritchie&#8217;s spot kick.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Instead, Ritchie fired his effort high to Petrovic&#8217;s left, with the 24-year-old pulling off a stunning save to secure a breakthrough moment at his new club.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>And, following his stop, Chelsea fans were quick to laud their stand-in goalkeeper as one said: &#8216;We cooked Them. Petrovic mind games are out of the world.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;Petrovic with the mind games and the save. This is Chelsea new #1.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164493-12884939-image-a-5_1703065206184.jpg\" height=\"331\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>As Ritchie went to take his penalty, Petrovic could be seen with his arm pointing to his right<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164491-12884939-image-a-6_1703065209606.jpg\" height=\"338\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ritchie went the other way and the keeper guessed correctly before making a stunning save<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164351-12884939-image-a-7_1703065255601.jpg\" height=\"161\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164345-12884939-image-a-8_1703065266771.jpg\" height=\"143\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164349-12884939-image-a-9_1703065268647.jpg\" height=\"154\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/09\/79164347-12884939-image-a-10_1703065270665.jpg\" height=\"129\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea fans were full of praise for Petrovic, who is standing in for the injured Robert Sanchez<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;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<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Others were quick to hail his all-round game and insisted he was set for a bright future in west London.<\/p>\n<p>One user said: &#8216;High pens are tough to stop. This guy is really good. Djordje Petrovic is a very good goalkeeper.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A further adoring supporter added: &#8216;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.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>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<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12884939\/Djordje-Petrovic-Chelsea-mind-games-Matt-Ritchie-Newcastle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Djordje Petrovic is hailed by Chelsea fans for his &#8216;out of this world&#8217; mind games after saving Matt Ritchie&#8217;s decisive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Petrovic hailed by Chelsea fans for &amp;apos;out of this world&amp;apos; 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