‘Unbelievable Kepa’
Shaun Wright-Phillips has admitted he is “confused” as to why Chelsea are willing to sell Kepa Arrizabalaga to Arsenal. football.london understands the goalkeeper has been given the go-ahead to make the move across the capital in a deal worth around £5million.
Speaking to Betway, Wright-Phillips said:
I’m confused. I don’t understand. It’s like nobody’s been watching Kepa this season. He’s been unbelievable. He is part of the reason why Bournemouth finished where they finished. The defence was outstanding, but Kepa was unbelievable, as well, I thought. I assumed while the season was going on that Chelsea didn’t need to buy a goalkeeper because Kepa was going back anyway, but that isn’t to be the case.
You can have as good a goalkeeper as you want, but if you’re still going to make the same mistakes in defence, your goalkeeper is still going to concede. That’s just the fact of the matter. Alisson pulls off amazing saves when he’s needed. Half the time he has to pull off a save, it’s not forced errors. So if Chelsea can get their defence like that, where they’re not making him make unnecessary saves he shouldn’t have to make, then I think Kepa is your man to keep. You don’t need to forage around.
Most managers now are looking for goalkeepers that are good with their feet. I think Kepa’s alright with his feet, but he might not be at the level they want him to be. But for me, it’s a real strange one.
