Kepa Arrizabalaga: Fans Laud Chelsea Goalkeeper After Another Fine Display Against Brentford

Kepa Arrizabalaga: Fans Laud Chelsea Goalkeeper After Another Fine Display Against Brentford

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
  • Kepa Arrizabalaga was on the receiving end of praises after he pulled off another masterclass against Brentford
  • The goalkeeper has been in brilliant form after usurping Edouard Mendy as Chelsea's new first-choice shot-stopper
  • He pulled off a couple of stops as Graham Potter maintained his unbeaten start as Chelsea's boss

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga put in another man-of-the-match display to earn his side a precious point away to Brentford on Wednesday night.

Chelsea were dominant for most parts of the game, but the better chances of the game fell to Brentford. Kepa made impressive stops to keep his side in the game.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Chelsea, Ivan Toney, Brentord, Community Stadium, October 19th
Kepa Arrizabalaga in action against Brentford's Ivan Toney. Photo by Jacques Feeney.
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It has been a long walk back to redemption for the world's most expensive goalkeeper. He was largely unused under former manager Thomas Tuchel. Edouard Mendy's injury coincided with Graham Potter's appointment as Chelsea boss and Kepa has been unplayable since.

The Spanish head coach pulled off a wonderful triple save against Aston Villa at the weekend. At the Community Stadium, he made a series of stops as Brentford threatened to stop Potter's unbeaten streak as Chelsea boss.

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@LondonBluePod tweeted:

"Kepa Arrizabalaga has kept 5 clean sheets in a row for the very first time in his Chelsea career.
In the form of his life!"

@CFCMod said:

"It’s Kepa Arrizabalaga FC at the moment."

@Carefree Lewis said:

"The only reason why Chelsea havent lost their last 2 games. Big up Kepa"

Kepa will now be hoping to impress Spain's national team manager Luis Enrique who is expected to unveil his World Cup squad soon.

Weird moment as Chelsea and Brentford's boss conduct a joint press interview

Sports Brief has also reported that the English Premier League had a new first on October 19th, when Chelsea boss Graham Potter and his Brentford counterpart Thomas Frank fielded questions together from Amazon Prime.

The two managers were preparing to face each other at the Community Stadium when they walked into a joint interview. They answered the same questions and wait for it, asked each other questions.

In a game where you don't want your opponent to read into your game plan, that was weird. And fans were rightly bemused.

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