🇪🇸 Kepa Arrizabalaga

[NikkiCFC 8,344]

He is not that far away from starting spot imo.

I think he will demand to stay this season and wait for AFCON next year which will be his huge chance.

I still have hope he can be our GK for the next decade.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

I feel bad for doubting him lol. Thought he would have some weird Kepa moment and bammm

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

9 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

He is not that far away from starting spot imo.

I think he will demand to stay this season and wait for AFCON next year which will be his huge chance.

I still have hope he can be our GK for the next decade.

I have hope he fulfils his potential but don’t think it will be here.

I think he’s going to be a cup GK if he stays. He was very comfortable today, came for some balls he wouldn’t of came for last season and vocal when he had to be (which their was always some sort of weird opinion that he was too vocal? If I have time I’ll dig out the article it was one of those really shit ones that somehow made it onto the athletic though) with the defence. 

I think we are looking at Donnarumma by sounds of it also who has a contract expiring.

[Jase 43,479]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I have hope he fulfils his potential but don’t think it will be here.

I think he’s going to be a cup GK if he stays. He was very comfortable today, came for some balls he wouldn’t of came for last season and vocal when he had to be (which their was always some sort of weird opinion that he was too vocal? If I have time I’ll dig out the article it was one of those really shit ones that somehow made it onto the athletic though) with the defence. 

I think we are looking at Donnarumma by sounds of it also who has a contract expiring.

Here's the tricky thing with Kepa...

Under Sarri, we weren't defensively bad - certainly not as bad as we were under Lampard - but we still gave away chances and Kepa rarely saved them. He was in the bottom 2 or 3 for saves made in the league, IIRC.

Under Lampard, we were horrible defensively and gave away tons of chances but even then, Kepa didn't make too many saves, every shot practically resulted in a goal and he also made some horrendous blunders.

Under Tuchel, we're much better defensively and never mind goals conceded, we have rarely given away chances and the keeper isn't called into action much. To give Kepa his due, he did make some good saves against Barnsley, who ironically has given us the most trouble defensively under Tuchel.

Otherwise yeah, it's hard to judge where exactly Kepa is right now.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

8 minutes ago, Jason said:

Here's the tricky thing with Kepa...

Under Sarri, we weren't defensively bad - certainly not as bad as we were under Lampard - but we still gave away chances and Kepa rarely saved them. He was in the bottom 2 or 3 for saves made in the league, IIRC.

Under Lampard, we were horrible defensively and gave away tons of chances but even then, Kepa didn't make too many saves, every shot practically resulted in a goal and he also made some horrendous blunders.

Under Tuchel, we're much better defensively and never mind goals conceded, we have rarely given away chances and the keeper isn't called into action much. To give Kepa his due, he did make some good saves against Barnsley, who ironically has given us the most trouble defensively under Tuchel.

Otherwise yeah, it's hard to judge where exactly Kepa is right now.

Yeah. It is hard to say exactly. Thats why I think a move and playing every week may be the only way we truly find out. Unless he earns his place again here but would say its unlikely. Unless he has an absolutely huge change of fortune. He has been really solid so far with Tuchel though and if he starts the FA Cup final continuing in this vein, I think it would make people a bit more comfortable although obviously we would prefer to see Mendy. That will be a tough call come the final also. Does he stick with Kepa as his cup GK or put in Mendy? 

l would say under Sarri he did have some big moments and not very many poor ones it any at all from the top of my head. Definitely in the Europa League he was good and there were a collection of very good saves in PL games as well I remember some very good saves v Fulham, Liverpool, Southampton, Watford and Spurs in particular. The only concern or weakness I think he had was coming for crosses but it wasn’t as bad as it looked the next season. Not sure about stats with Sarri but if they were that bad I would be surprised I dont think we would of got as many clean sheets if so, although I suppose its misleading entirely as we had the 3rd best record with Rudiger, David Luiz and Marcos Alonso/Emerson in a back 4. 

Under Frank aye, it went clean wrong and the defence wasn't great too as you’ve said but he made some very good saves in the Super Cup and a few other games right at the start but he did pretty much go through arguably the worst GK decline/poor spell most have probably ever seen in a season, which even if he did manage to play well in some games, that run of mistakes had already overshadowed how people felt about him.

[NikkiCFC 8,344]

Jorginho stole 6th clean sheet from him under Tuchel. I think plan is to play him in FA Cup final. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

hace 11 minutos, NikkiCFC dijo:

Jorginho stole 6th clean sheet from him under Tuchel. I think plan is to play him in FA Cup final. 

I think he maybe gets to start aye. Would make sense. I don’t think hes shown any bad signs under Tuchel and playing in a cup final would boost his morale considerably I think in what will be his last season here I would think. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Albeit he has been perfectly fine under TT it would be a huge risk and mistake to play him in the final. He just does not give defenders the same confidence Mendy gives them and it shows in the most critical moments. We need our best XI out on Saturday and Kepa just is not in it.

[Jase 43,479]

2 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Albeit he has been perfectly fine under TT it would be a huge risk and mistake to play him in the final. He just does not give defenders the same confidence Mendy gives them and it shows in the most critical moments. We need our best XI out on Saturday and Kepa just is not in it.

Tuchel already confirmed Kepa will start on Saturday. lol Said he played tonight to prep for that final.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

2 minutes ago, Jas said:

Tuchel already confirmed Kepa will start on Saturday. lol Said he played tonight to prep for that final.

Our chances of winning the final are slim then.

[Vesper 30,235]

36 minutes ago, Jas said:

Tuchel already confirmed Kepa will start on Saturday. lol Said he played tonight to prep for that final.

fucking idiot!!!

wtf is wrong with him

he vacillates from brilliant to cunt at warp speed

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

6 minutes ago, Vesper said:

fucking idiot!!!

wtf is wrong with him

he vacillates from brilliant to cunt at warp speed

mindboggling.

Cant believe we are about to throw everything away we worked so hard for this season in a matter of weeks. you just don't start your 2nd gk in a final. no question about it. Everyone will be super nervous bc of this.

[NikkiCFC 8,344]

2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

mindboggling.

Cant believe we are about to throw everything away we worked so hard for this season in a matter of weeks. you just don't start your 2nd gk in a final. no question about it. Everyone will be super nervous bc of this.

He did job against best team on planet in semi final. So this is easier on paper. And why are you all surprised, it was clear from day one Kepa will play all games in FA Cup. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

On 13/05/2021 at 00:53, Magic Lamps said:

Our chances of winning the final are slim then.

 

On 13/05/2021 at 01:35, Magic Lamps said:

mindboggling.

Cant believe we are about to throw everything away we worked so hard for this season in a matter of weeks. you just don't start your 2nd gk in a final. no question about it. Everyone will be super nervous bc of this.

called it. TT threw away the final with his stupid selection. NOt that Kepa was particularly at fault but in finals you need a keeper who is capable of the extraordinary and we already knew before that Kepa is not. So why even bother.

Well done Cup GK.

[Jase 43,479]

10 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

called it. TT threw away the final with his stupid selection. NOt that Kepa was particularly at fault but in finals you need a keeper who is capable of the extraordinary and we already knew before that Kepa is not. So why even bother.

Well done Cup GK.

One can only imagine there was also club politics involved. 

Mendy would have saved that goal, IMO, but one thing I'd say though is if we had actually performed, it would have made Kepa starting redundant, just like against City in the semi-final. 

[robsblubot 3,595]

1 minute ago, Jas said:

One can only imagine there was also club politics involved. 

Mendy would have saved that goal, IMO, but one thing I'd say though is if we had actually performed, it would have made Kepa starting redundant, just like against City in the semi-final. 

sure, but single elimination games are often decided in a small detail, an action/inaction here and there. We reduced our chances of overcoming an insipid performance by starting Kepa. in hindsight, we did have an insipid performance, and Kepa did not deliver the great save we needed (the opposition goalie did).

[Jase 43,479]

3 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

sure, but single elimination games are often decided in a small detail, an action/inaction here and there. We reduced our chances of overcoming an insipid performance by starting Kepa. in hindsight, we did have an insipid performance, and Kepa did not deliver the great save we needed (the opposition goalie did).

Funny thing is, City played their cup keeper Zack Steffen in both domestic cups. It cost them against us in the FA Cup semi-final but didn't matter against Spurs in the League Cup final.

That being said, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't have started Kepa at all. Am just pointing out the circumstances that may have played a part in his selection, on top of him being a cup keeper.

[robsblubot 3,595]

4 minutes ago, Jas said:

Funny thing is, City played their cup keeper Zack Steffen in both domestic cups. It cost them against us in the FA Cup semi-final but didn't matter against Spurs in the League Cup final.

That being said, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't have started Kepa at all. Am just pointing out the circumstances that may have played a part in his selection, on top of him being a cup keeper.

"being a cup keeper" sure, which is about value/money after all. Hard to get rid of him if no other club (he'd like to play for) wants him.

That we will be paying his wages for a long while is a sure thing. What remains to be seen is if we can get him out of the club (and contention), and as a plus, have some of his wages covered.

Kepa looked like a huge mistake by the time he signed and turned out even worse than feared.

Edited May 15, 2021 by robsblubot

[Jase 43,479]

3 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

"being a cup keeper" sure, which is about value/money after all. Hard to get rid of him if no other club (he'd like to play for) wants him.

That we will be paying his wages for a long while is a sure thing. What remains to be seen is if we can get him out of the club (and contention), and as a plus, have some of his wages covered.

Kepa looked like a huge mistake by the time he signed and turned out even worse than feared.

The question is, is Marina willing to give in and just loan Kepa out as well as cover the wages (full or part)? If she is, am sure there might be some takers in Spain. 

[NikkiCFC 8,344]

11 minutes ago, Jas said:

The question is, is Marina willing to give in and just loan Kepa out as well as cover the wages (full or part)? If she is, am sure there might be some takers in Spain. 

Mourinho is linked with him and DDG.