Pizy 18,926 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tomo said: 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. I just worry about him on every corner, every set play, and every time our opponent has the ball on the flanks to swing in crosses becasue of his height and obvious fear of coming out to claim anything in the air. Add to that our insistence on stupid zonal marking on corners and super high line on set plays and it's no wonder we concede so many. I just don't belive he's a shit keeper as is the common assessment on Twitter. He was great last season. Once we get Reece + a new and improved LB as well as a settled CB pairing I think we'll see great Kepa again. 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 5 minutes ago, Pizy said: I just worry about him on every corner, every set play, and every time our opponent has the ball on the flanks to swing in crosses becasue of his height and obvious fear of coming out to claim anything in the air. Add to that our insistence on stupid zonal marking on corners and super high line on set plays and it's no wonder we concede so many. I just don't belive he's a shit keeper as is the common assessment on Twitter. He was great last season. Once we get Reece + a new and improved LB as well as a settled CB pairing I think we'll see great Kepa again. I hope you're right but I can't see it. I think he has a similar problem to De Gea in the sense he needs to be kept busy to be effective, there's just too many games now where we have kept an opponent at bay only to concede the first time they venture forward and that's a major problem if we want to build a title winning team. Courtois saved the shot in those situations Kepa doesn't seem too. Vesper and MCM4PR3Z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said: 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 another weak Spaniard like Morata we need to inject Kepa with some DNA from our Viking stock (AC needs to ask for a refund, lolol) like  bigbluewillie and Fulham Broadway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Chelsea are considering selling Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, in the summer and could move for Burnley's England international Nick Pope, 27 Please make it so number one. Fulham Broadway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 14 hours ago, Vesper said: 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. Well, Milan played Donnarumma at the age of sixteen, this lad is 2 years older. Vesper and killer1257 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippy 342 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 13 hours ago, Pizy said: I just worry about him on every corner, every set play, and every time our opponent has the ball on the flanks to swing in crosses becasue of his height and obvious fear of coming out to claim anything in the air. Â Â Â And you don't worry every time a player has a shot at our goal? I know i do! On Teusday, the split second before the shot fior their second goal went in, I once again thought if he shoots there's a great chance of a goal and I get that feeling every single time now. There was a stat the other day that showed he ranks 127 out of the top 132 European clubs for goals conceded from shots on target. Â Fulham Broadway and bigbluewillie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Chelsea fans react as Nick Pope is linked with the club https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/club-news/chelsea-fans-react-as-nick-pope-is-linked-with-the-club/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Vesper said: Chelsea fans react as Nick Pope is linked with the club https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/club-news/chelsea-fans-react-as-nick-pope-is-linked-with-the-club/ Replacing the keeper with the worst stats in the PL this season with the keeper with the 2nd worst stats in the PL this season? That’s a very Chelsea thing to do. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,325 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I like Dubravka. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said: I like Dubravka. We’re really scraping the barrels here if we’re talking about the likes of Pope, Dubravka etc as options to be our #1. Magic Lamps and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I'd rather have my Gran than Kepa and she's 93 and 5ft 2in Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, bigbluewillie said: I'd rather have my Gran than Kepa and she's 93 and 5ft 2in I hope Wayne Rooney isn't reading this. Vesper, ZAPHOD2319 and bigbluewillie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 LOL i like it, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 so weak and against a MF (Jonas Hofmann) we were sniffing at in 2018 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM4PR3Z 411 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Courtois is an *sshole. But purely as a goalkeeper, this is a serious downgrade. I hope he will show something in the future for the 80M we've paid Johnnyeye and killer1257 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM4PR3Z 411 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 19-1-2020 at 4:04 AM, Superblue_1986 said: He and Hazard also gave a lot of mixed messages in the media about staying or going. One interview he'd talk about going back to Madrid for family reasons, and another interview he'd say he could stay in London for a few more years and move back to Madrid at the end of his career. Yes it was always likely that he would go but it's never a given. There are lots of examples that players or clubs perform a u-turn when it looks unlikely. As I said, the club took a calculated risk letting him play another year of his contract out but I believe at the time it probably felt the right call because he was one of the best around. What were the mixed messages of Courtois?  I only remember: "F*ck Chelsea. No, really, f*ck Chelsea. I'm not gonna renew, my kids live in f*cking Madrid. Real Madrid, anytime, anyday. No, not gonna renew. F*ck those Chelsea pricks. No, really. F*ck Chelsea."  What part of the previous comments actually sounded mixed? bigbluewillie and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,193 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, MCM4PR3Z said: What were the mixed messages of Courtois?  I only remember: "F*ck Chelsea. No, really, f*ck Chelsea. I'm not gonna renew, my kids live in f*cking Madrid. Real Madrid, anytime, anyday. No, not gonna renew. F*ck those Chelsea pricks. No, really. F*ck Chelsea."  What part of the previous comments actually sounded mixed? He was already yipping about it in 2016 https://www.pressreader.com/malta/malta-independent/20160102/282089160746972 Courtois wants Spain return having ‘cried’ at leaving Atletico Date published: Tuesday 20th September 2016 11:25 https://www.teamtalk.com/news/courtois-wants-spain-return-having-cried-at-leaving-atletico   Thibaut Courtois refuses to state long-term commitment to Chelsea https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/26/thibaut-courtois-chelsea-belgium Press Association Sat 26 Mar 2016 10.13 GMTLast modified on Mon 20 Feb 2017 11.51 GMT and then again in early 2017  Real Madrid transfer stunner: Chelsea star buys house in Spain ahead of move - report CHELSEA star Thibaut Courtois has bought a house in Spain ahead of a potential move to Real Madrid, according to reports. By JACK OTWAY PUBLISHED: 08:00, Sat, Jan 28, 2017  https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/759743/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Thibaut-Courtois-Real-Madrid-Keylor-Navas-Antonio-Conte-Zidane   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 6 hours ago, MCM4PR3Z said: What were the mixed messages of Courtois? Â I only remember: "F*ck Chelsea. No, really, f*ck Chelsea. I'm not gonna renew, my kids live in f*cking Madrid. Real Madrid, anytime, anyday. No, not gonna renew. F*ck those Chelsea pricks. No, really. F*ck Chelsea." Â What part of the previous comments actually sounded mixed? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/21/chelseas-thibaut-courtois-shrugs-off-real-madrid-talk-and-plans-to-stay https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3714847/thiabut-courtois-will-stay-at-chelsea/ https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/thibaut-courtois-says-he-s-committed-to-chelsea-in-biggest-hint-yet-that-he-will-stay-beyond-the-a3791776.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Â Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Â And if he doesn't, he'll most likely still retain his place. Problem with a number of players at this club, due to lack of serious competition. bigbluewillie and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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