ZAPHOD2319 4,942 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 NikkiCFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,714 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said: Not sure why Gallagher gets so much hate. He's literally what you want for a HG squad player who is actually keen on playing for the club. Unlike his buddy Mount who couldn't wait to join Manchester United for an extra 50k a week. Maybe he doesn't deserve hate. But his ability (or lack of it) is frustrating to watch. Plus his lack of footballing intelligence. He doesn't have great close control, but there are so many instances where he would choose to run into traffic and result in a turnover. I'm prepared to give him another chance under Pochettino, especially because we are seriously lightweight in midfield., but I'm not holding my breath. That horrible first touch and ball control doesn't look like something that can be fixed easily. Edited July 8, 2023 by Blue Armour Vesper, Vegetable and Blues2738 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,661 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 47 minutes ago, Thor said: People can't actually say Kepa is bad and then want De Gea... Kepa is a better keeper than De Gea. i didnt say kepa is bad. he can be our number 1, i dont care about it. but if we are actually buying a second goalkeeper, de gea is pl proven and free. only question would be his salary. let them battle it out for #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, whats happening said: i didnt say kepa is bad. he can be our number 1, i dont care about it. but if we are actually buying a second goalkeeper, de gea is pl proven and free. only question would be his salary. let them battle it out for #1. Have we not learned from all the "PL proven" players we've signed the last two years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, Tomo said: Have we not learned from all the "PL proven" players we've signed the last two years? Don’t think it really counts for GKs anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Unless we can pull off a keeper like Diogo Costa or Mike Maignan then I'm fine with Kepa for one more season. He's gotten over the lowest of the lows and while he is by no means great, last season he also wasn't even half as bad as some are making him out to be. We're never going to win the title or anything significant with Kepa between the sticks but that's hardly going to be our level next season anyway and Kepa on last season's form is IMO good enough for a team challenging for the European places. Strike, Blues2738, Cosmin and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,139 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) The only logic to get De Gea would be as backup for Kepa if we think Slonina is our main GK in 12-24 months. Personally I’m not interested tbh. Edited July 8, 2023 by Mhsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,050 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: keepers that I would take over Kepa all day long (NOT saying we should buy some of these btw) : Thibaut Courtois Ederson Jan Oblak Alisson Gianluigi Donnarumma Marc-André ter Stegen Diogo Costa Giorgi Mamardashvili Mike Maignan Gregor Kobel André Onana Emiliano Martínez Anatoliy Trubin Robert Sánchez Manuel Neuer Nick Pope Alex Meret Matvey Safonov Guglielmo Vicario Odysseas Vlachodimos Bono Dominik Livakovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Blue Armour said: I'm prepared to give him another chance under Pochettino, especially because we are seriously lightweight in midfield., but I'm not holding my breath. Gallagher is like bit better version of Barkley - squad player to fill in with less sophisticated opposition, crucial difference is Connor (still) cares. People being "fine with Kepa" giving me flashbacks to few years ago, when we had decent squad that could collect so much more points if we had GK anything like prime Mendy. Our memory is short, so I guess brace for surprise and frustration if we aren't getting new no1 or at least someone to compete for the spot. Edited July 8, 2023 by Vegetable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Vesper said: Bono huh? We had foo fighters staff, so everything is possible. Edited July 8, 2023 by Vegetable Vesper, Strike, ltblue and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,477 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, Vegetable said: Gallagher is like bit better version of Barkley - squad player to fill in with less sophisticated opposition, crucial difference is Connor (still) cares. People being "fine with Kepa" giving me flashbacks to few years ago, when we had decent squad that could collect so much more points if we had GK anything like prime Mendy. Our memory is short, so I guess brace for surprise and frustration if we aren't getting new no1 or at least someone to compete for the spot. I don't even think Kepa had a good season. I think his good season isa myth. We need a better goalkeeper. Tomo and Vesper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 13 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: I usually don’t address these things publicly, but you have had multiple people tagging your posts for racism and winding up members. There is a gangster look, I really don’t think a head band is the be all, end all of that look. I really would not think he does look gangster, but it is a subjective call. As to the wumming. I went back through your posts and it goes all the way back to when Frank Lampard 2.0 was about to happen. You thought Frank would help us to improve. That is the last positive post about the club or the owners. You are allowed to have your opinion. You have demonstrated you can give that opinion without turning the players names into slurs. If your posting style going forward is mostly negative toward the club and turning players names into slurs, you will not be posting at this site. It is a site for fans of the club to discuss the club, the men’s team, the women’s team, and the players. If you have a criticism of any of those things, that is fine. Just make that criticism without abusing the players or people running the club. There are plenty of fans that do not care for the owners, but we should be able to voice that without being abusive about them. OK I will collectively address this. I am sorry if my posts have offended anyone. I do not mean to offend or wind anyone up, I just generally depressed and vent. I realise this board isn't really the place to vent but rather to voice opinions. Going forward, I will take your advice into consideration. Thank you! Vesper, DH1988 and ZAPHOD2319 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 19,257 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 The thing with Kepa is that he’s simply average. He’s not so bad that it’s a complete disaster if he’s our #1 for another season but at the same time it’s very anticlimactic because we could do much better. Seeing several of our rivals with keepers who can create goals from the keeper position and literally win them points whilst also being superb shot stoppers. Meanwhile, Kepa is extremely hit or miss with the ball on top of having severe weaknesses in specific scenarios like corners, crosses, and general command of his area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I have seen this lineup on twitter and many Chelsea fans think it is good enough, some here may also believe that. Jackson Mudriyk/Sterling…….Nkunku——Madueke Eno——Caicedo Chilly—-Colwill——-Silva——James Kepa This imo is not good enough, especially in attack way too many unknowns. Jackson, Mudriyk, and Madueke they have potential but at this point that is way too risky to think they will all come good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Sterling is intouchable in our attack line, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Cosmin said: Sterling is intouchable in our attack line, imo. He is nowhere near player he once was, don’t think he has that 1v1 ability he once had. mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,477 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 28 minutes ago, Clockwork said: I have seen this lineup on twitter and many Chelsea fans think it is good enough, some here may also believe that. Jackson Mudriyk/Sterling…….Nkunku——Madueke Eno——Caicedo Chilly—-Colwill——-Silva——James Kepa This imo is not good enough, especially in attack way too many unknowns. Jackson, Mudriyk, and Madueke they have potential but at this point that is way too risky to think they will all come good. ofc is not good enough we need another striker, another winger and a goalkeeper with these three new players we have a decent line up, ready to fight for the top four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 9,093 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Jype said: Unless we can pull off a keeper like Diogo Costa or Mike Maignan then I'm fine with Kepa for one more season. He's gotten over the lowest of the lows and while he is by no means great, last season he also wasn't even half as bad as some are making him out to be. We're never going to win the title or anything significant with Kepa between the sticks but that's hardly going to be our level next season anyway and Kepa on last season's form is IMO good enough for a team challenging for the European places. He actually had some games where he made a lot of saves. Obviously can be upgraded on but he isn’t like Karius was at Liverpool when they upgraded to Alisson. CF and CM should be priority. After that then maybe a Thiago Silva long term replacement and a GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,399 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Wouldn't Colwill technically be Silva's heir? I'd say a DM and a CM are the only priorities imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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