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[Thor 2,392]

6 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

The only aspect kepa is better than de gea is when the balls at his feet.

Kepa is a better shot stopper and makes less errors. 

[Vesper 28,795]

16 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

The only aspect kepa is better than de gea is when the balls at his feet.

When they are 80 years old they both will have their balls at their feet (or at least at their knees)

#saggyoldmen

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

28 minutes ago, Thor said:

Kepa is a better shot stopper and makes less errors. 

Kepa couldn't stop a shot from a quadriplegic from outside the box, I've never seen a goal keeper struggle so much from shots outside the box.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,477]

 

[Blue Armour 4,278]

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

[whats happening 1,525]

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.

[Tomo 21,733]

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?

[lucio 5,418]

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

[Jype 6,398]

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.

[Mhsc 876]

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

[Vesper 28,795]

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   
 

[Vegetable 830]

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

[Vegetable 830]

36 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Bono

huh?

We had foo fighters staff, so everything is possible.

Edited July 8, 2023 by Vegetable

[Mário César 975]

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.

[Hashishi 148]

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!

[Pizy 18,368]

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.

 

[Clockwork 1,794]

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.

[Cosmin 2,484]

Sterling is intouchable in our attack line, imo.