On 12/02/2020 at 19:20, Spiller86 said:

Bit like it being okay for deepest-lying midfielder to not be able to run and cover counters because they point and organise. 

 

No idea who you're talking about.

4 minutes ago, Davey Baby said:

 

No idea who you're talking about.

 

Could soon be back on the pitch by the looks of it.

Different keeper didn't make any difference really, still concede from pretty much the only shots on target.

Why? We haven’t missed him, at all.

Could soon be back on the pitch by the looks of it.

Caballero did nothing wrong tonight to be fair. Couldn't get near either goal

8 minutes ago, coco said:

Could soon be back on the pitch by the looks of it.

as striker?

22 minutes ago, loz said:

28 minutes ago, coco said:

Could soon be back on the pitch by the looks of it.

Caballero did nothing wrong tonight to be fair. Couldn't get near either goal

We were saying the same about Kepa at the beginning of the season. 
 

There’s a lovely green Peter Bonetti banner in The Shed, I reckon an OAP dementia ridden Cat could do a better job at the minute!

1 minute ago, Munkworth said:

We were saying the same about Kepa at the beginning of the season. 
 

There’s a lovely green Peter Bonetti banner in The Shed, I reckon an OAP dementia ridden Cat could do a better job at the minute!

The bald bloke in a kebab shop at 3am on Saturday with sauce all over his shirt, he’d probably make a better keeper than Kepa.

1 minute ago, dansubrosa said:

The bald bloke in a kebab shop at 3am on Saturday with sauce all over his shirt, he’d probably make a better keeper than Kepa.

Before or after the kebab? Details!

Yeah Caballero did nothing wrong, but he's not getting any younger and we need to decide on Kepa's future in a few months time, so we need to make him or break him between now and then. Unless Frank has already decided he's not good enough, in which case Frank could stick with Caballero until May.

4 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

The bald bloke in a kebab shop at 3am on Saturday with sauce all over his shirt, he’d probably make a better keeper than Kepa.

Stop picking on baldies, people with hair also drip sauce all over their shirts.😄

Its almost as if its wasn't the Keeper that was the problem and the fact that our defence has more holes in it that the net.

 

You could go out a get any keeper but we will still have the same problem if the fundamentals of defending isn't fixed.

Edited February 17, 20206 yr by Brutos

Makes no sense at all to drop Kepa. Even at his worse he matches Caballero.

I only saw the first goal a couple of times, but looked like Caballero didn't even dive as the ball float past him. He's either didn't see it ( which is impossible), or he's just too slow and too old to even make a move. It wasn't a great header, you'd expect most GK get down to it and lay a hand to it. I'm not saying Kepa definitely saves it, but at least I'd expect him to get down and lay a hand on it, and more likely that not that weak shot would have been kept out. Lampard has made his point, if Kepa has stepped up in training, no brainer to bring him back next game and beyond.

Edited February 18, 20206 yr by icecoolguy22

Studies have shown that the problem is the fact that 1 Willy is bald and the other one has an afro, the universe is just contradicting itself in this crazy paradox so unless one of them puts a wig or the other one shaves his hair there shall not be peace.

8 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

Studies have shown that the problem is the fact that 1 Willy is bald and the other one has an afro, the universe is just contradicting itself in this crazy paradox so unless one of them puts a wig or the other one shaves his hair there shall not be peace.

Is that the answer to our leaky defence??

14 hours ago, Brutos said:

Its almost as if its wasn't the Keeper that was the problem and the fact that our defence has more holes in it that the net.

 

You could go out a get any keeper but we will still have the same problem if the fundamentals of defending isn't fixed.

Problem isn’t even the defence, it’s the suicidal tactics and sticking a DLP infront of it. 

19 minutes ago, Shweaves said:

Is that the answer to our leaky defence??

Most probably, something drastically needs to change. Even a new haircut would provide a fresh state of mind at this point.

I am hoping that Kepa reacts positively to being dropped and fights for his place in the team. Either way I suspect Frank is under pressure to restore him to the starting lineup. Even if the club decides to replace him in the summer they will want to maximize his value by ensuring he is playing regularly.

That's two games in a row now where Kepa has had zero impact on the game, which unfortunately, is still a positive for us.

How much can we get for him in the summer? Clearly he's second choice behind Caballero now.

Been a massive flop, no two-ways about it. Let's hope we can get a decent amount for him.

I don't think it's definitely over for Kepa yet, his poor form started halfway through this season. Think about if you were this unhappy about him last season for comparison. Hopefully he can recover his form and get even better because I think we would make a huge loss if we sold him now.

8 hours ago, sonic90 said:

I think we would make a huge loss if we sold him now.

I think we would still get a decent fee ... his agent can cite his personal problems, plus our "dodgy" defence, plus he is still Spain's first choice goalkeeper ...

12 hours ago, sonic90 said:

I don't think it's definitely over for Kepa yet, his poor form started halfway through this season. Think about if you were this unhappy about him last season for comparison. Hopefully he can recover his form and get even better because I think we would make a huge loss if we sold him now.

I disagree, I think he has been poor the whole season. He’s a crap keeper.