Kepa Arrizabalaga

[Tomo 21,684]

58 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Wonder if Bettinelli or whoever our 3rd keeper is, gets a shot at this rate.   

We really went from the legend Petr Cech to Courtois to this....no wonder why we've become a mid table side.  

Please no, i'd rather Kepa in any state than Bettinelli playing a match of even remote significance, he is absolutely shit.

In regards to Kepa however, this is exactly why i stuck to my guns even during his mini spell, he's back to 19/20 Kepa now, if not worse.

[Special Juan 27,104]

I'm all for changing things but bringing Bettinelli in is like putting your fucking nana in goal.

[King Kante 1,324]

7 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

I'm all for changing things but bringing Bettinelli in is like putting your fucking nana in goal.

Still think he may be better than Kepa. 

[Special Juan 27,104]

Just now, King Kante said:

Still think he may be better than Kepa. 

Mate, I watched him at Boro for a prolonged period, he's absolutely atrocious.  

[chelsea_4_eva 1,144]

I'd rather we play Slonina before Bettinelli. Let the 18 year old play alongside one of the legends of the game Thiago Silva and gain some valuable experience along the way. See it the boy has some grit in him.

[Fernando 6,378]

On 17/10/2022 at 08:26, Fernando said:

Done recently but the basis of judge shouldn't be one game but a general time frame. 

Let's have this discussion come February/March and then we can see if he indeed has improved. 

Yeah people just don't learn. 

 

[Vegetable 790]

Isn't Slonina still in his previous team till end of season? If he is here, I don't know why he was not given a slightest chance yet. 

[Vesper 27,378]

30 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Isn't Slonina still in his previous team till end of season? If he is here, I don't know why he was not given a slightest chance yet. 

He has been training with us for several weeks. 

https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/club-news/report-12m-player-Chelsea-signed-in-the-summer-is-now-training-with-potters-squad-after-being-out-on-loan/

 

[Johnnyeye 7,415]

fair play to him, has been solid the past few games.

[NikkiCFC 7,601]

 

[Vesper 27,378]

1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

[Magic Lamps 11,460]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

Yup Kepa has been overall surprisingly good but he was always capable of sublime saves which will boost him here in the graphic. But the problem is his errors. We do not concede many goals lately also thanks to him but the blunders he did commit cost us dearly, esp vs Fulham and ManCity we probably would have at least 2 but probably 3 or 5 points more if he had just done the basic things rights.

[Thor 2,160]

I think he has done absolutely fine. 

Keepers make errors. Even Cech was prone to them, but now we remember him with rose tinted glasses and pretend he never made mistakes. Kepa has been very good since returning into the starting line up. Few errors and shaky moments? Yes, but probably less than the average keeper, and he has been fantastic as a shot stopper. 

I'll just add - ultimate professional as well. Got a lot of labels on here, eg - soft pretty boy, etc, but stuck with it, put his head down and worked, and has always been ready when called upon. 

Edited February 11, 2023 by Thor

[Hashishi 148]

Best shot stopper in Europe.

[Vesper 27,378]

12 hours ago, Hashishi said:

Best shot stopper in Europe.

That is shocking.

[Reddish-Blue 2,230]

On 11/02/2023 at 21:51, Thor said:

I think he has done absolutely fine. 

Keepers make errors. Even Cech was prone to them, but now we remember him with rose tinted glasses and pretend he never made mistakes. Kepa has been very good since returning into the starting line up. Few errors and shaky moments? Yes, but probably less than the average keeper, and he has been fantastic as a shot stopper. 

I'll just add - ultimate professional as well. Got a lot of labels on here, eg - soft pretty boy, etc, but stuck with it, put his head down and worked, and has always been ready when called upon. 

There's a reason why Cech is considered as a legend, the guy was one of the top keepers in European Football season after season, even had that clean sheet record all those years ago. 

Kepa is generally good at shot stopping but the problem is, he has a proper mistake in him.  He's sort of like Pickford for England national team, steady when called upon but when it comes down to crunch time, he's not a match winner and neither is Kepa (as we saw in those cup finals with Tuchel). 

[Fulham Broadway 16,423]

1 hour ago, Reddish-Blue said:

There's a reason why Cech is considered as a legend, the guy was one of the top keepers in European Football season after season, even had that clean sheet record all those years ago. 

Kepa is generally good at shot stopping but the problem is, he has a proper mistake in him.  He's sort of like Pickford for England national team, steady when called upon but when it comes down to crunch time, he's not a match winner and neither is Kepa (as we saw in those cup finals with Tuchel). 

He has several times ventured into no mans land not committing, and not staying on his line resulting in several goals conceded, and then berated the defence. Thankfully not recently.

[Hashishi 148]

Kepa has potential to be a top 4 keeper like Lloris. He is never going to be world class like Oblak, Courtois or Alisson.