Kepa Arrizabalaga

[Laylabelle 9,351]

10 minutes ago, Jason said:

Maybe Liverpool in the FA Cup...

Which so far has been Caberello wonder if that will stay the same regardless. 

But if Kepa starts Tuesday that mean he is back in favour? Unless it goes wrong wrong. Expect him to start but who knows. Didnt expect not to today tbh. 

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

I support decision to drop Kepa for a couple of games so he can wake up but since Caballero conceded 8 goals in 4 games and it's clearly not an upgrade there is no point to continue with this. 

We are just lowering Kepa's price in case we want to sell. 

And rumour I read yesterday that we offered 30m plus Kepa for Oblak is bullshit. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,829]

Chelsea are reportedly preparing an offer for a player-plus-cash swap deal for Atletico Madrid’s star goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

The Blues' proposed offer includes a swap for out-of-favour goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga plus £25million – claims El Chiringuito TV – as the West London outfit attempts to lure the Slovenian international away from the Metropolitano Stadium.

Atletico’s Oblak, 27, is among Europe’s finest goalkeepers winning LaLiga Best Goalkeeper award four years running between 2016 and 2019.

Kepa, 25, who has struggled this season under new boss Frank Lampard, has been left out of the starting XI in the last four matches with Lampard opting for the services of veteran goalkeeper Willy Caballero.

The Spaniard has managed six clean sheets this season while Oblak has notched up 16 in all competitions.

source 'Currant Bun' 

[Jase 43,479]

11 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Chelsea are reportedly preparing an offer for a player-plus-cash swap deal for Atletico Madrid’s star goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

The Blues' proposed offer includes a swap for out-of-favour goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga plus £25million – claims El Chiringuito TV – as the West London outfit attempts to lure the Slovenian international away from the Metropolitano Stadium.

Atletico’s Oblak, 27, is among Europe’s finest goalkeepers winning LaLiga Best Goalkeeper award four years running between 2016 and 2019.

Kepa, 25, who has struggled this season under new boss Frank Lampard, has been left out of the starting XI in the last four matches with Lampard opting for the services of veteran goalkeeper Willy Caballero.

The Spaniard has managed six clean sheets this season while Oblak has notched up 16 in all competitions.

source 'Currant Bun' 

Atletico have been kind in taking away our deadwood strikers in the past but I don't think they're idiots enough to take 25 million + Kepa for Oblak. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,829]

32 minutes ago, Jason said:

Atletico have been kind in taking away our deadwood strikers in the past but I don't think they're idiots enough to take 25 million + Kepa for Oblak. 

Comes down more to what Mlaka decides

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Doubt Oblak will come here. That cheap as well no chance.

Nick Pope would be a laughable signing for first choice too. Back up decent enough but first choice cmon

[gdlk 272]

Lampard wants to turn us into a team full with English overrated woods(called football players). 

The only one i see with potential to be world star is Sancho, rest is trash. 

[Vesper 28,767]

4 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Doubt Oblak will come here. That cheap as well no chance.

Nick Pope would be a laughable signing for first choice too. Back up decent enough but first choice cmon

If we bought Oblak and sold Kepa, that would mean we will have spent at least £250m NET for 7 years of GK play (trans fees plus salaries minus Kepa  sell price)

Quarter of a billion quid on fucking the lowest cost position and that doesnt include backups.

It is so not happening.

[Vesper 28,767]

6 hours ago, gdlk said:

Lampard wants to turn us into a team full with English overrated woods(called football players). 

The only one i see with potential to be world star is Sancho, rest is trash. 

lol

ludicrous to call (not saying we will even try to sign these, other than Chilwell, thsi summer)

Declan Rice   <<< perfect signing, as he plays DMF and CB (his future position with us I see this)    he has had great games over and over against top teams
Ben Chilwell   <<< I just do not think he is worth £80m, £40-50m fine
Jack Grealish  <<< I SO want him, complete package, so creative, driven, great leader, if we fail on Sancho, Ziyech will play far more at Rw than AMF, mount is shit atm, RLC is a massive question mark
Dominic Calvert-Lewin << deffo think he is a great option as Werner is dipperpool bound and Lyon want an insane 100m euros for Dembele, his price is the main issue, like Chilwell
James Maddison  <<< I prefer Grealish
Dean Henderson << so doubt Manure will sell him, especially to us

trash

even Lewis Dunk would be an upgrade at CB, although his age (29 this coming November) makes him a pass for me at the cash level Brighton will demand

I would add in the 16yo wunderkind CMF Jude Bellingham as well

 

 

[gdlk 272]

Well Vesper non of those you mentioned are good for Chelsea.. Maybe for a mid ta le club - yes but we need clasy players

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I know I am the minority here but I still think Kepa is good enough, get rid of his Goal Keeping coach or Lamps and I think he will bounce back, Lampard's team has left him exposed such that his confidence has sky rocked down. He has good reflexes, the claiming of balls can be improved look at DDG he had the same problem earlier in his career too. His a good sweeper keeper too which plays well in the modern game. Upgrade on our defence and tactics them we likely wont have to spend unnecessary money on a goal keeper when we have more pressing holes in the team. 

[Alabama 1,992]

30 minutes ago, Vybz Kartel said:

I know I am the minority here but I still think Kepa is good enough, get rid of his Goal Keeping coach or Lamps and I think he will bounce back, Lampard's team has left him exposed such that his confidence has sky rocked down. He has good reflexes, the claiming of balls can be improved look at DDG he had the same problem earlier in his career too. His a good sweeper keeper too which plays well in the modern game. Upgrade on our defence and tactics them we likely wont have to spend unnecessary money on a goal keeper when we have more pressing holes in the team. 

You ain't the only one mate....That's my major concern with Lampard....his team has badly exposed though not exonerating his stupid error but just like you have said...either get in a new goal keeping coach or whatever as we deep pressing needs in other areas of the pitch 

[Vesper 28,767]

Friday February 28 2020 Football Nerd

Do Chelsea have a bad 'keeper or simply been unlucky? By Daniel Zeqiri Chelsea have conceded 45 per cent of the shots on target they've faced in the Premier League this season CREDIT: PA Dropping goalkeeper Kepa Arizzabalaga was not a decision Frank Lampard took lightly. The men between the sticks have an acute sense of status, and being usurped by 38-year-old Willy Caballero will sting Chelsea's £72 million signing. Kepa has little cause for complaint statistically. Chelsea have conceded 45 per cent of the shots on target they've faced in the Premier League this season - more than any other team - and the highest ratio of any team since these records began in the 2003/4 season. It is easy to see why Chelsea have dramatically underdelivered on their Expected Goals metrics - conceding 37 when their xG against is 26.58 - making a top-four finish far less comfortable than it ought to have been. Perhaps Chelsea just concede a higher quality of chance than their rivals, putting opponents in advantageous shooting positions that leave Kepa with no chance? Unfortunately for the Spaniard, that defence falls short also. Expected Goals per shot conceded is quite stable across the league - Wolves are best at 0.09 xG per shot conceded and West Ham's the highest at 0.14.   CREDIT: OPTA Chelsea's average of 0.11 is almost identical to Liverpool and Arsenal's 0.10, and Alisson and Bernd Leno's save percentage is more than 70 per cent. Kepa is not facing unusually easy attempts. Chelsea's problems really do seem as simple as needing a better goalkeeper. Comparisons have been made to David De Gea's early struggles at Manchester United but he had a very specific problem - dealing with physical contact on crosses and at set-pieces. This can be worked on through training ground and gym work. Shot-stopping on the other hand, is worryingly basic. However, while one might justifiably claim Kepa has been substandard, perhaps this season has been a slightly freakish one for Chelsea. Shot-conversion rates across Europe's big leagues are consistently between 13 and 15 per cent, with the conversion of shots on target a shade more than 30 per cent. The principle of regression to the mean - in any system with multiple variables extreme outcomes tend to be followed by more moderate ones - suggests Chelsea will eventually start conceding fewer goals than they currently are. We tend to be quick to rain on the parade of teams outstripping their metrics, but rarely make allowances for those underperforming. Should Chelsea buy a new goalkeeper he might benefit in two ways: by being better than Kepa and also playing in a more typical season.

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

Will DDG be dropped after that horror show? No, he won't! Just sayin... 

[Tomo 21,733]

51 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Will DDG be dropped after that horror show? No, he won't! Just sayin... 

DDG is finished, and even in his prime you could say he wasn't particularly suitable to the modern game.

Was absolutely delighted when United gave him a mega new deal.

[Superblue 6,370]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

DDG is finished, and even in his prime you could say he wasn't particularly suitable to the modern game.

Was absolutely delighted when United gave him a mega new deal.

United over the next year or two have a similar problem on their hands to us when we had to make a decision on Cech and Courtois.

The difference is Courtois had built up quite a reputation across the continent, whereas Dean Henderson has not yet. Add in the deal De Gea is on which makes it almost impossible for United to be able to move him on, and they could well end up making a big mistake. They may get away with loaning out Henderson again next season but will struggle beyond that. Will be interesting to see what they end up doing.

[Jase 43,479]

12 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

United over the next year or two have a similar problem on their hands to us when we had to make a decision on Cech and Courtois.

The difference is Courtois had built up quite a reputation across the continent, whereas Dean Henderson has not yet. Add in the deal De Gea is on which makes it almost impossible for United to be able to move him on, and they could well end up making a big mistake. They may get away with loaning out Henderson again next season but will struggle beyond that. Will be interesting to see what they end up doing.

Henderson's contract expires in 2022 and De Gea's ends in 2023. If we are going to look for a new #1 in the summer, it might be worth to just test the waters with Henderson. 

[Superblue 6,370]

7 minutes ago, Jason said:

Henderson's contract expires in 2022 and De Gea's ends in 2023. If we are going to look for a new #1 in the summer, it might be worth to just test the waters with Henderson. 

I agree, what I've seen from him he looks a very good keeper.

If he see's his route blocked by De Gea and feels he's ready for the next step up he'll be in a reasonable position in the summer to attempt to force United's hand if we showed interest.