Kepa gets destroyed by two former England internationals

The return of Frank Lampard to Chelsea could suggest a turnaround in the hierarchy of goalkeepers, but no for the moment. Established last night against Real Madrid (2-0), in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, Kepa Arrizabalaga did not deliver the performance of the year. If it is difficult to blame on the first goal of Karim Benzema, his feverishness reflected on that of Marco Asensio, much more avoidable even if the faults are shared with his apathetic defense. After the meeting, the Spanish goalkeeper was not spared by the former English internationals, Chris Sutton and Joe Cole.

“On the second goal, it must be said, Kepa must do much better in my opinionsaid former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton on BT Sports. It’s a mistake on his part. I think at this level your goalkeeper should be able to save a shot like that. If Thibaut Courtois was in Chelsea’s goal, he would have done it. Then it was an important goal because if Chelsea had only lost 1-0, it would have been easier on the return.he added, before Joe Cole went on to bid on the comparison of the two goalkeepers: “There is a need for a top goalkeeper in these big moments, like Courtois, that’s what you pay money for. This is when you need Kepa to remobilize the troops.” During his first stint on the Chelsea bench (2019-2021), Frank Lampard was not convinced by the Spaniard’s performance, preferring to entrust his goals to Edouard Mendy. What if a new opportunity arose for the Senegalese?

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