Kepa Arrizabalaga

[Fernando 6,497]

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. 

[Tomo 21,735]

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.

[Nicco 927]

We should've promoted Bulka before we got Kepa but this board is deluded.

[Jase 43,479]

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. 

[Jase 43,479]

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!

[NikkiCFC 8,067]

3 hours ago, Nicco said:

Nick Pope 

Frank wants all English squad.

Pope, Chilwell, Tomori, Dunk, James, Rice, Barkley, Mount, CHO, Sancho, Abraham. 

[Nicco 927]

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.

[killer1257 3,282]

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

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[Vesper 29,171]

we are looking at

[Nicco 927]

We lost lost the League Cup because of him, never forget this.

[NikkiCFC 8,067]

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 

[NikkiCFC 8,067]

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. 

[Vesper 29,171]

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.

[Pizy 18,515]

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.

[Vesper 29,171]

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

[Jase 43,479]

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. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,966]

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

[Tomo 21,735]

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.