Lol footballing Gods having a laugh at our expense!

On 04/10/2020 at 11:15, bisright1 said:

Ive said this before. Kepa conceded goals from chances other keepers wouldn't even need to save. Corners and free kicks are whipped into the 6 yard box when that would just be collected 9/10 by a courtois or a cech, so the team try something different. Then last year we saw teams realise that kepa couldn't be relied on to save shots from outside the box, so they started to be attempted when that doesn't happen for other keepers. 

Mendy could improve our goals against record significantly without even touching the ball. 

It got so bad with the Kepa situation that I would've been perfectly okay if the club went out and bought Tim Krul or Ben Foster for the season, just someone who has the experience and grasps the basics. 

I fully agree with you here, Mendy's presence alone will change things massively. Teams purposely targeted Kepa last season for his glaring weaknesses, you saw so many long range shots going in that weren't even good, and crosses and corners whipped in so close to the goal line. That can't be done anymore because we have a keeper who will do everything to stop that from happening. 

Tell Mendy only leg breaks and decapitation count as injuries.

f**k this international crap footbollocks

At least he is back quickly and it is at the start rather than the tail end of the internationals.

The Athletic reporting that early indications are that it shouldn't rule him out for more than 2 weeks. 

He's likely to only miss the Southampton game if true. 

1 hour ago, ForeverCarefree said:

He's likely to only miss the Southampton game if true. 

If we drop points in that game due to Kepa or Caballero, I'd be mighty pissed. That's another must win game for us to fall behind early on in the season.

Ah a brief rest from Kepa. Back to panic at every occasion the ball is near our goal lol...

I'm going to hold off panicking for now, save my energy for when there is an actual reason to panic.

25 minutes ago, Valerie said:

I'm going to hold off panicking for now, save my energy for when there is an actual reason to panic.

7 hours ago, Slojo said:

It got so bad with the Kepa situation that I would've been perfectly okay if the club went out and bought Tim Krul or Ben Foster for the season, just someone who has the experience and grasps the basics. 

Club legend Rob Green!

I honestly thought the days of fearing every shot on goal (on and off target) were gone.  Here we again!!

Does it say anything in the rules about having 2 keepers in goal ? Kepa on the goal line (where else) and Willy on the 6yd line. Between them maybe just maybe they have a clean sheet in them.

2 hours ago, coco said:

Does it say anything in the rules about having 2 keepers in goal ? Kepa on the goal line (where else) and Willy on the 6yd line. Between them maybe just maybe they have a clean sheet in them.

Technically Willy could sit on Kepa’s shoulders and use his hands while Kepa uses his feet but we’d be very susceptible to the offside rule! 

 

Please let it be nothing

Back at Cobham and on the Mend(y). 

Happy to see him play every match. Without him there is not much hope.

That save in the first half that deflected off Zouma was absolutely brilliant. A very strong wrist and still managed to smack the ball out of the box while off balance, something we've really missed for years now since Tibo.
 

14 minutes ago, Slojo said:

That save in the first half that deflected off Zouma was absolutely brilliant. A very strong wrist and still managed to smack the ball out of the box while off balance, something we've really missed for years now since Tibo.
 

Kepa would have saved it and palmed it into danger and it would have been blamed on one of the defenders by some people. 

This is what it feels like to have a proper goalkeeper. Hope it continues! 

12 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Kepa would have saved it and palmed it into danger and it would have been blamed on one of the defenders by some people. 

This is what it feels like to have a proper goalkeeper. Hope it continues! 

I wouldn't even bank on him saving it though, Kepa has some of the weakest wrists I've ever seen on a goalie. 

I've started appreciating every simple save soooo much that it's unbelievable. 

After every save Mendy makes I always wonder if Kepa would've saved that. 

5 hours ago, Imran_CFC said:

I've started appreciating every simple save soooo much that it's unbelievable. 

After every save Mendy makes I always wonder if Kepa would've saved that. 

My thoughts exactly. Every save feels like a goal at the other end right now. 

On 30/09/2020 at 13:53, Valerie said:

A lot of supporters don't even know what the Carabao Cup is I for one persist in callung it the League Cup.

Anyhow, good warming up match for Mendy. I couldn't watch it, so I can only go on the comments here. Despite the real result (minus the penalties I mean), he may give our defense the boost it needs. Wonder whether he'll get a start this weekend!

I too call it The League Cup, or when I forget what the current sponsor of it is,The Milk Cup😀 I know, I know...