Kepa Arrizabalaga

[Strike 7,217]

2 hours ago, bigbluewillie said:

Spain's Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, is prepared to stay and fight for his Chelsea place, even if the club are successful in signing a new goalkeeper. (Telegraph)

Thats quite depressing

Decent backup keeper for 71m

[Vesper 28,772]

2 hours ago, Strike said:

Decent backup keeper for 71m

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

Stage right for... Oudward Mendy from Rennes

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

So all of you are acting like there is absolutely no chance that Kepa turns out good in the future?

The same people who praised him to heaven just 18 months ago (after watching him every week for 6 months) are now calling him worst GK in the world and worst Chelsea buy in history?

No one said we need new GK after his 1st season here, yes he was shit last season but it is due to confidence and mentality. Now people are upset if he stays as backup?

Same for others... Again for RLC... He is judged for last couple of games after horrific injury... Like there is no chance we see again Ruben we saw under Sarri?

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

39 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

So all of you are acting like there is absolutely no chance that Kepa turns out good in the future?

The same people who praised him to heaven just 18 months ago (after watching him every week for 6 months) are now calling him worst GK in the world and worst Chelsea buy in history?

No one said we need new GK after his 1st season here, yes he was shit last season but it is due to confidence and mentality. Now people are upset if he stays as backup?

Same for others... Again for RLC... He is judged for last couple of games after horrific injury... Like there is no chance we see again Ruben we saw under Sarri?

Goalie confidence does not just come and go like for outfield positions. Esp at top clubs even Kepa will have quite a few clean sheets without having to make a real save. This does not build confidence. Keeper confidence builds of weeks of making crucial interventions and commanding respect from teammates and opponents. And a single error wil undo these weeks of success. I never praised Kepa and never will (as a player overall ofc) cos he is just a bang average goalie at best. If and that is a big if he gets going on form again we have an average goalie on good form, which is still a lot worse than having Alisson or Ederson or even Dubravka or Guaita on average form. Kepa is just one of thousands of poor goalies who were flattered by some decent form and once their confidence is shot are exposed as the average duds they are. In short, he is not just worth the hassle to get him back to form cos we will concede dozens of goals in the process bc of him with no guarantee of success. He is an average goalie even on top form bc of his average to poor natural athletic ability, his average two feet and his batshit saving/jumping technique, which a proper gk coach should have bludgeoned out of him early in his career, now its too late.

[Hutcho 8,443]

So all of you are acting like there is absolutely no chance that Kepa turns out good in the future?
The same people who praised him to heaven just 18 months ago (after watching him every week for 6 months) are now calling him worst GK in the world and worst Chelsea buy in history?
No one said we need new GK after his 1st season here, yes he was shit last season but it is due to confidence and mentality. Now people are upset if he stays as backup?
Same for others... Again for RLC... He is judged for last couple of games after horrific injury... Like there is no chance we see again Ruben we saw under Sarri?

I wasn't praising kepa in the past and I haven't said anything negative about RLC.

I'm generally always one of the most optimistic people on here about most things... But when it comes to kepa it is different.

No issues if he stays here to fight for his place as I said previously the club probably need some better performances from him or maybe just some time to distance himself from the performances last year to be able to sell him.

There is a chance he turns good but in my opinion its small especially with a goalkeeper.

He isn't gonna get any taller and that's been an issue of mine with him since he joined. He looks small in the goal. And we aren't talking about a bad season we are talking about the worst save percentage in the history of the Premier league. Now sample size and all that can change things but even if you allow for some abnormalities that is woeful and I struggle to see how he is gonna turn good. He won't be any worse than last season thats for sure.

But we conceded very few shots but conceded shit tons of goals and a lot of that has to go down to kepa

[Laylabelle 9,351]

The mistakes were so basic and yet kept making them over and over and over and over..i don't see how that will change.

He doesn't look confident..doesnt fill you with confidence..last season was a mess. We shouldn't have conceded that many goals..esp from set pieces but we did..just nope.

[Special Juan 27,424]

The Ziyech free kick just typified Kepa's season, I cannot get the image of his face out of my head when the ball hit the post and hit him in the face.

It was like being bitch slapped by a woman with an oven glove on.

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

Expected to start tonight against Werner and Havertz 

This will be interesting 

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2 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Expected to start tonight against Werner and Havertz 

This will be interesting 

I know it’s off topic but very strange to see Leeds United striker starting for Span national team.

[Jase 43,479]

13 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Expected to start tonight against Werner and Havertz 

This will be interesting 

Turns out De Gea is the one starting for Spain...

[Special Juan 27,424]

How bad does De Gea have to be to be dropped for Kepa.

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13 hours ago, Special Juan said:

How bad does De Gea have to be to be dropped for Kepa.

Worse than he is right now cos Kepa sat on the bench all match 

not saying much about him tho. Both Kepa and de gea are terrible. 
I would say Lopez, Simon and even Guaita are all better than those two 

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

The Sun...

[prehuman 119]

This is where I'm most scared.
Last season was a nightmare.
Basically he is someone who would have to be ex-Blue and will start playing as a starter because there is no other option.
And the worst thing is that his teammates will be as afraid as I am.

I hope to surprise me and be at least regular.

[ahmedou 128]

 

[Laylabelle 9,351]

''What exactly did Chelsea's scouts see in Kepa Arrizabalaga? Because goalkeeping is really not one of his strengths.

The mind boggles. They might as well play a rush goalie''

From BBC..

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The sort of game we have come to expect from him. No major cock ups but again useless once a shot is cleanly struck at goal. The shot was right in the corner but it was not very hard and from a narrow angle. A top goalie would push it away easily. He got his eye hand coordination wrong and the ball dipped under his arms even though his dive was sufficient. he just failed to direct his hands towards the ball. Like he needs glasses. At least he did not try his weird swinging technique