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Barnsley v Chelsea (FA) Thur 11th Feb 2021 20:00 GMT

At least Tuchel would think hardly any of tonight’s players will go knocking on doors above him causing trouble. He can say I need time to work with these players and get them to work to his ideas. 
 

But we know that doesn’t happen. Will be interesting to see his relationship with Cech going forward.

 
This must be the most influential game Kepa had in more than a year, either Tuchel did something right or that was an imposter been playing Kepa for the last 12 months. A win is a win, with Liverpool\Spurs\Arsenal all out we may have a good chance this season. Expect a freshed up team against Newcastle, and much better performance.

 
bluedave said:
Yeah, and he also made a good save that was critical to us getting the win. Mendy hasn’t been great lately, so it wouldn’t surprise me if Tuchel gives Kepa the chance to try and regain his place.
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Mendy hasn't been great?  What?

 
Deino said:
Mendy hasn't been great?  What?
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for me late in the game against Sheff Utd. there was a ball that came to the box and mendy simply barged through everyone to collect it..releasing all the pressure. While Mendy hasnt made a lot of world class saves... this kind of stuff just releases so much pressure of the defense.. i wouldnt want Kepa in goal for any EPL matches at least for now..

 
Very poor pitch like I remember from 20-30 years ago. Some players like cho been at Chelsea from young age probably not played on pitch like that all that often. 
hoped for more but can’t say I’m all that surprised by how game went. 
thought Tammy worked a lot harder off the ball. He mucked things up a couple of times but with more work they’ll get en right. I thought havertz was over his injury?

 
bluedave said:
So are you against competition for places then? One of the things I’ve like about TT is that everybody has been given a fresh slate.
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I'm all for providing competition for Mendy just not from someone who has proven time and time again not good enough.

The save was great but it's too little too late (not to mention he actually did f**k up again but was saved by Tammy's goal line clearance).

 
I used to know someone that supports an even smaller team called Barnet and I'm pretty sure that their ground doesn't have such bad grass as Barnsley.

 
Argo said:
I'm all for providing competition for Mendy just not from someone who has proven time and time again not good enough.

The save was great but it's too little too late (not to mention he actually did f**k up again but was saved by Tammy's goal line clearance).
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Yeah right, we should just freeze him out permanently because he was bad for a period in the past, even if he shows signs of improvement under the new regime.

 
bluedave said:
Yeah right, we should just freeze him out permanently because he was bad for a period in the past, even if he shows signs of improvement under the new regime.
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Why did no one have this same energy for Turnbull?

There's bad and there's letting in almost 1 shot out of every 2 you face (which was the case last season). Also if we're on the subject of f**k up's he's made atleast one big mistake every time he's played this season bar Krasnador (and even then Mendy would have saved possibly even caught the shot he let in).

Yes playing with Silva and/or a more structured system will help him to a point, but he'd still make us vulnerable at set pieces, he'll still be vulnerable against long range shots and he'll still parry in weak shots that any keeper should be expected to save. All of the above was the case in his first season we just tried to convince ourselves it was a first season in England thing.

 
bluedave said:
Yeah right, we should just freeze him out permanently because he was bad for a period in the past, even if he shows signs of improvement under the new regime.
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I agree with you, but i don't see him getting much game time the rest of this season.

 
coco said:
I agree with you, but i don't see him getting much game time the rest of this season.
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It kind of depends on Mendy. It can't be a bad thing if he notices Kepa having a decent game last night and realises that he's not guaranteed first choice anymore.

 
Although I made the original comment on Kepa I don't want him to replace Mendy, Mendy is just so much more commanding in the area and Kepa looks scared at times. 

They are both got mistakes in them all keepers have nd they look like howlers when they happen.

I think he will play Kepa in the cup and Mendy in the league seems obvious to me and if Kepa has a great cup run or god forbid Mendy gets a knock then who knows

 
andy said:
Although I made the original comment on Kepa I don't want him to replace Mendy, Mendy is just so much more commanding in the area and Kepa looks scared at times. 

They are both got mistakes in them all keepers have nd they look like howlers when they happen.

I think he will play Kepa in the cup and Mendy in the league seems obvious to me and if Kepa has a great cup run or god forbid Mendy gets a knock then who knows
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In my opinion, Kepa is too small, too short, too light, too fragile to be a top 4 keeper, his ball distribution is ok-ish, but we’ve all seen the f**k ups to know he has more than a reasonable chance of giving a goal away, he doesn’t inspire confidence in his team mates and consequently panic sets in -  frankly , he’s just not good enough - even for a number 2 - and there is nothing that can be done about his physical stature and lack of height.

If I’m being honest I don’t think Mendy, for a team with PL & CL winning expectations, is good enough either, but he’s definitely light years in front of Kepa.

After last nights 6th round draw, I was thinking, beat Barnsley tonight, then an ‘easy-ish’ game at home v S Utd - very winnable, then 1 game from the FA cup final and as we all know, a final is anyone’s.

So, for me, the FA cup is very winnable providing TT picks a decent side, there’s no place for Kepa going forward  - mind you, after last night performances I’m having doubts about some others to - Pulisic, Ziyech, Emerson were particularly awful ?

 
Gol15 said:
That's not really fair man
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Stas1 said:
A number of players have been put on the display to show their worth and they just blew it.  I trust TT to clear the squad of dead wood this summer.
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That’s a bit of a stretch. I remember a certain Kevin De Bruyne playing awful in a cup game for us not long before leaving...

 
Malta Blue said:
Well I was correct, Worthing is a sh*te hole....f7cking A27 going through Worthing is an absolute c**t so if someone mentions they are from worthing then I know they too must be a c**t or they would of denied it
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I'm glad everyone thinks the A27 is actually all there is to Worthing !.

 
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