A couple of extra shops at the moment are beginning to report that new supervisor Mauricio Pochettino, or extra his goalkeeper coach, are prepared to maintain Kepa Arrizabalaga because the Chelsea primary going into subsequent season.
For me, whenever you see that sentence, it truly is past perception that anybody is even pondering that’s a good suggestion. I all the time attempt to be as balanced as doable, however there isn’t a method I can again a choice like that which to me, is kind of frankly simply silly. That’s the underside line. While I can perceive why this would possibly occur or is being thought-about, as a result of I all the time try to see issues from either side if I can, I nonetheless can’t conceal my ideas right here that this is able to be a daft determination.
If Chelsea wish to begin pushing in direction of the highest of the league once more, then I’m afraid {that a} goalkeeper of Kepa’s customary can merely NOT be primary. Do folks realise simply how vital the goalkeeper place actually is? It’s important that you just get this proper, as important as a defensive midfielder, and as important as a striker. It’s the backbone of the crew. Get this incorrect, and it may all go downhill once more. I’m very captivated with that truth, particularly as we’re nonetheless seemingly shopping for all younger gamers as soon as once more with none expertise (up to now no less than primarily based on hyperlinks).
I’m not even a Kepa hater, and I’ve truly been a defender of Kepa final season. I feel he’s made some fairly large saves and hasn’t even been that unhealthy – I additionally admire that he’s by no means moaned about not enjoying and has simply saved his head down and labored. However, the quantity of long-range photographs that he has let in that another goalkeeper with a greater attain would have saved, is the place he falls down.
I don’t want any stats to inform me this, I’ve actually seen it quite a few occasions with my very own eyes. And the actual fact is, if we had a taller goalkeeper, they’d have been capable of attain a lot of these photographs. Sure Kepa has additionally made some good saves from shut vary, however we’d like a keeper who’s making these saves from shut vary, AND from far out.
Kepa for me, I’ve all the time been open to him staying for backup, however there isn’t a method we must be considering going into one other season with him as our primary stopper. We wish to enhance, proper? So then enhance in our KEY positions.
Now the controversy I’ve seen with folks defending this, IF it occurs, is a few followers are understanding of it if it means we’re both spending extra on our outfield priorities, or that there merely isn’t an appropriate primary out there in the marketplace this summer time – most likely a little bit of each. I get that, however I actually don’t agree. I’m by no means going to be accepting of this determination IF it occurs, It will be a backward step and never a ahead step.
Absolutely, SURELY we will discover a appropriate primary this summer time? That’s what we’ve scouts, information, and recruitment guys for, no?
Ultimate phrase, go and get me a taller goalkeeper, PLEASE!
