Chelsea shipped five goals against Liverpool last night, and it has led to goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and the team’s defence coming under major scrutiny once more.
Scoring three goals at Anfield and failing even to pick up a point is quite a damning indictment of the issues that manager Frank Lampard is facing at the back. Fans on Twitter are in no doubt who should be replaced first:
Chelsea might as well play 11 outfield players
No point of Kepa at goal— Raunak Nandy (@raunakwiz9) July 22, 2020
really poor from him. patience gone today.
— Rashi Oppa (@RashiOppa) July 22, 2020
If we get Top 4, we are definitely going to spend it all.
— The Real One (@Football_RIP) July 22, 2020
Literally, anyone other than Kepa would do.
— Nabeel Khan (@nabeelsaud9900) July 22, 2020
Kepa out for me. He literally killed our hope of coming back to this game.
— Everyday Progress (@Certified_naija) July 22, 2020
Kepa is our biggest problem
— oppong stephen (@degentleo) July 22, 2020
I genuinely think a better shot stopper is all that’s necessary
— ed (@ed08378910) July 22, 2020
I have said millions times, kepa is not good to be in Chelsea bench let alone a starter. He can't even save anything he is wasteful!
— Desybaba (@desybaba) July 22, 2020
Sign Oblak or forget any trophy next 5 seasons.
— Desybaba (@desybaba) July 22, 2020
Imagine where we would be with a decent keeper this year kepa is a joke I wouldn’t even have him on the bench in case we need a back up in a game
— terry devine (@terrydevine4) July 22, 2020
Definitely, this match has explicitly exposed our weak positions?
— Mark my strides (@lex_makau) July 22, 2020
Kepa was certainly at fault for at least two of the five goals that Liverpool scored. He did not move for Trent Alexander-Arnold’s freekick and did not cover himself in glory for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s strike either.
The Spanish international’s save percentage this season is woeful and the Blues are almost certainly scouting replacements ahead of the transfer window opening next week.
It must be said, though, that Kepa was not the only player to blame. The likes of Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso and Kurt Zouma also performed very poorly.
