Henrique 9,133 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Who thought paying 70m for Kepa was not a crazy idea. Kepa is the product of the stupid post 2012 club policy of only spending cash in u23 players. Since 2012 most of the time the club lack leaders and is full of players weak characters. When van der Sar was bough by United back in 2005 he was 35 years old, and left the club as a club legend. killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Vesper said: The Shocking Stats That Reveal Kepa Arrizabalaga's Remarkable Fall From Grace This Season https://www.90min.com/posts/6542061-the-shocking-stats-that-reveal-kepa-arrizabalaga-s-remarkable-fall-from-grace-this-season?utm_source=RSS Â Â Feels true. It feels almost like we concede from every shot. The last save from leap I actively remember is from last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Henrique said: Who thought paying 70m for Kepa was not a crazy idea. Kepa is the product of the stupid post 2012 club policy of only spending cash in u23 players. Since 2012 most of the time the club lack leaders and is full of players weak characters. When van der Sar was bough by United back in 2005 he was 35 years old, and left the club as a club legend. It works on any position but Keeper. We can spend big money on striker and winger and still be able to recoup a fee. Goalkeeper is a whole different thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Jason said: Had the same, long conversation with someone on Twitter the other day! You are not wrong but on the other hand, if we sort out the attacking issues down the other hand, we would not have to worry too much about conceding. If attacking players don't score, they indirectly put pressure on the defence. If the defence can't defend, they indirectly put pressure on the attackers to score. I'm genuinely curious to see who we're targeting to replace Caballero. Promote Cumming to #2 or buy someone else? If it's the former, it might be worth to just throw him into the fire right now. Can't be any worse than Kepa at this point! Don't really want another youth player in right now. The lack of patience and in some cases abuse the ones we've already promoted are getting is disturbing and I think we need to shield the other lads away from similar. Would rather we went into the market for one right now, even a mere solid one will significantly boost us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicco 927 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We should've promoted Bulka before we got Kepa but this board is deluded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nicco said: We should've promoted Bulka before we got Kepa but this board is deluded. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. And the funny thing is, Bulka left us to join PSG and is now the 3rd choice keeper there. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tomo said: Don't really want another youth player in right now. The lack of patience and in some cases abuse the ones we've already promoted are getting is disturbing and I think we need to shield the other lads away from similar. F THEM! Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,325 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Nicco said: Nick Pope Frank wants all English squad. Pope, Chilwell, Tomori, Dunk, James, Rice, Barkley, Mount, CHO, Sancho, Abraham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicco 927 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jason said: Hindsight is a wonderful thing. And the funny thing is, Bulka left us to join PSG and is now the 3rd choice keeper there. He was impressive in our practice games before we got Kepa from what I remember. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. And the funny thing is, Bulka left us to join PSG and is now the 3rd choice keeper there. From what I have seen from Bulka, he seemed to be a good goalkeeper. Just was not a Sarri Ball type of goalkeeper. Better than Kepa I think, which is Not hard though Gesendet von meinem SM-G920F mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 we are looking at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicco 927 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We lost lost the League Cup because of him, never forget this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,325 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Just now, killer1257 said: From what I have seen from Bulka, he seemed to be a good goalkeeper. Just was not a Sarri Ball type of goalkeeper. Better than Kepa I think, which is Not hard though  Kepa was great last season. Saved us so many times. With Hazard, RLC, Kante and Rudiger he was top5 performance wise. Probably player of the year after Eden. This season he's not doing good. Probably confidence issue. OK Rudiger is back but for majority of season he had Zouma in front of him. I would be scared as goalkeeper everytime. He was player of the match against Brighton on January 1st. It's strange to me that all this Kepa talk came after last night game and he wasn't at fault for any goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,325 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nicco said: We lost lost the League Cup because of him, never forget this. You don't know this. And you can easily say we won Europe League because of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 shame this kid is not 3 or 4 years older Swedish Finn Lucas Bergström https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/academy/lucas-bergstrom DATE OF BIRTH SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 BIRTHPLACE PARGAS, FINLAND POSITION GOALKEEPER  Lucas Bergström is a goalkeeper who signed from Turun Palloseura in his native Finland during the 2018/19 season. At 6’7, he is a very tall and imposing keeper who made his youth team debut in the final game of last season, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win at Reading. He has also represented Finland at Under-16 level. He signed his scholarship deal in July 2019. Fulham Broadway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,926 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I'm not nearly as down on him as most seem to be. I'm more angry at the clownish defensive errors and set piece coaching that repeatedly happen in front of him. He has a couple of very clear weaknesses due to his size. You would think we'd be trying to do everything we can to shield him from situations where his seize comes in to play. If we had a better defense in front of him I'm confident he'd come good again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Pizy said: I'm not nearly as down on him as most seem to be. I'm more angry at the clownish defensive errors and set piece coaching that repeatedly happen in front of him. He has a couple of very clear weaknesses due to his size. You would think we'd be trying to do everything we can to shield him from situations where his seize comes in to play. If we had a better defense in front of him I'm confident he'd come good again. as I showed when we bought him his size compared to to other top keepers is the same or sometimes a wee bit shorter or or wee bit taller it is a myth he is short we were spoilt by years of 2 huge keepers in Cech and Cuntois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Pizy said: I'm not nearly as down on him as most seem to be. I'm more angry at the clownish defensive errors and set piece coaching that repeatedly happen in front of him. He has a couple of very clear weaknesses due to his size. You would think we'd be trying to do everything we can to shield him from situations where his seize comes in to play. If we had a better defense in front of him I'm confident he'd come good again. Unless the board decide to take a huge loss and sell him (doubt they would do that), they and Lampard need to decide what to do with him. Either find a good keeper to give him a kick up the arse or better yet, find a new GK coach that can actually help him improve his game (Lampard reportedly wanted Shay Given earlier this season), because his flaws are by no means unfixable. Lampard and his coaching staff also need to get Kepa and the defenders to work as a unit. They have been operating almost as individuals a lot of times this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,319 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, Vesper said: as I showed when we bought him his size compared to to other top keepers is the same or sometimes a wee bit shorter or or wee bit taller it is a myth he is short we were spoilt by years of 2 huge keepers in Cech and Cuntois There's a short montage of him on BT sport showing goals he's conceded by retreating onto his line as the ball comes in, compared to identical situations showing four other keepers coming out to punch or catch. It's almost like he's frightened of any physical contact Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 55 minutes ago, Pizy said: I'm not nearly as down on him as most seem to be. I'm more angry at the clownish defensive errors and set piece coaching that repeatedly happen in front of him. He has a couple of very clear weaknesses due to his size. You would think we'd be trying to do everything we can to shield him from situations where his seize comes in to play. If we had a better defense in front of him I'm confident he'd come good again. Small problem though, we aren't actually giving away that many chances, last three games we have conceded 4 big opportunities, 3 went in and the other hit the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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