On 5 May 2012, Arrizabalaga was called up to the main squad for a Arrizabalaga appeared regularly for the B's after his return, but broke the first After returning from loan, Arrizabalaga was included in the first team, initially as third-choice behind On 22 January 2018, amid heavy transfer speculation linking him to On 8 August 2018, Athletic Bilbao announced on their website that Arrizabalaga had paid his required On 9 May 2019, Arrizabalaga saved two penalties in the shootout at the end of the second leg of the Throughout the season, Arrizabalaga struggled to stay in form, eventually being benched in favor of Willy Caballero in late January 2020 in a cup match against As a prospect and young player, Kepa was regarded as one of the most promising young goalkeepers in Europe, known for his consistency, speed, agility, shot-stopping ability, and quick reflexes, which enables him to produce "brilliant saves.
His performance against Fulham in particular displayed the promise he had, and meant that fans were able to look forward to his progression into a truly top goalkeeper.From a technical perspective, his game still had deficiencies previously noted.
Kepa, 25, from Spain Chelsea FC, since 2018 Goalkeeper Market value: €28.00m * Oct 3, 1994 in Ondarroa, Spain
However, looking back, it is clear to see that Kepa was not a particularly good shot stopper at Bilbao.
"Despite his potential, following a strong start to the first part of his debut season with Chelsea, Kepa came under criticism for his inconsistency and poor performances, as well as his low save-percentage. The simplest way of finding out whether Kepa is worthy of that tag is by comparing him to other goalkeepers in an objective manner.
He does have this side of him which is arrogant, or certainly very confident in his own ability.
Sein geschätztes Gehalt liegt bei 6.000.000 Euro pro Jahr. Origi’s penalty in particular was saveable and both fans and players would have looked back on that moment as the one where Chelsea lost the trophy.It is difficult not to sympathize with Kepa due to the difficulty of shots he has faced this season. Statistics will be provided with context wherever possible in order to offer a comprehensive view into different aspects of Kepa’s game. Kepa Arrizabalaga muss seine verweigerte Auswechslung im Ligapokal-Finale gegen Manchester City (3:4 n. E.) mit einer Geldstrafe in Höhe eines Wochenlohns bezahlen. Kepa Arrizabalaga is a Goalkeeper who has appeared in 33 matches this season in Premier League, playing a total of 2970 minutes. Last season, he had serious issues with … The Chelsea boss saw his side concede five goals in … He did (rightly) receive some leeway due to his age and the fact that he was in his first season at a truly big club. Another issue that has crept into Kepa’s game this season is a tendency to dive backwards rather than forwards.
This is because he faced much easier shots under Maurizio Sarri than under Frank Lampard. Kepa Arrizabalaga wurde am 03.10.1994 in Ondarroa geboren. Sein aktueller Verein ist Athletic Bilbao, er spielt dort im Torwart. Kepa’s tendency to stay rooted to his line instead of collecting crosses puts more pressure on his defenders and creates unwanted chaos in the box.
Die geringe Ablösesumme für Courtois lässt sich zum einen mit dessen kurzer Restvertragslaufzeit (2019) bei Chelsea und der Leihe von Mateo Kovacic von Real zu Chelsea erklären.
The general inexperience of the playing and coaching personnel has resulted in the team conceding many high quality chances. "Who should Chelsea sign to replace Kepa? This is best seen in the goal scored by Newcastle at St. James’ Park, starting with a simple ball from a free-kick.Kepa’s reluctance to come off his line resulted in Antonio Rüdiger facing a rather unnecessary 1v1 scenario and losing out, resulting a goal. The performances of Kepa in the 2018-19 and 2017-18 seasons have also been included in the study in order to better understand his evolution across the years.
However, Kepa’s tendency to get his hands to shots but not stop them has more to do with wrong movements before a shot rather than any inherent physical weakness. This is not to say that Rüdiger was blameless in the scenario. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga might be the worst goalkeeper in the history of the Premier League, according to one stat at least. One miss from Aubameyang can be used to summarize his problem. This movement can be effective, as seen in the shootouts against Frankfurt and Tottenham, but the probability of failure is significantly higher than the probability of success. Another goal similar to this was Mkhitaryan’s goal in the 3-2 win against Arsenal.An example of this issue in a dead-ball context is Sergio Agüero’s penalty in the League Cup final. In the GIF below, Kepa is turned too square towards the player in the wide position. Kepa, 25, aus Spanien FC Chelsea, seit 2018 Torwart Marktwert: 28,00 Mio. The swing is also the reason why most normal shots appear unsaveable when Kepa is in goal, and why most normal saves appear to be show-stoppers.Kepa began the 2019-20 season in a rather mixed manner. The options linked to Chelsea will be analyzed in Part 2, with the strengths and weaknesses of different goalkeepers looked at in detail.Solving Chelsea’s Kepa conundrum, Part 1 — The Problem He did not cover himself in glory and should have won the aerial duel.