Lampard Still Believes in Kepa Despite His Blunder Against Newcastle

DBasia.news –  Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, did not speak to Kepa Arrizabalaga after the defeat at Newcastle United headquarters. However Lampard still believes in Kepa. Although ultimately defeated by Newcastle United with a score of 0-1.

This time Chelsea’s defeat was created during injury time. Kepa Arrizabalaga failed to hold a header from Isaac Hayden.

As a result, the goalkeeper was mentioned to be the factor in the defeat of the Blues this time. But the assumption was rejected by Frank Lampard. Instead of blaming the goalkeeper, he actually praised Kepa’s performance throughout the match.

“I always defend my players and if something goes wrong individually then the player is the first to raise their hand and the goalkeeper should too. This is a very difficult job as the spotlight is on the individual players. Sometimes he does a good rescue for us and sometimes he will say he wants to do even better, “Lampard said as reported by the Daily Mail, Monday (01/20/2020).

“He is still very young as a goalkeeper, he wants to continue to improve his performance as he should. “We will continue to support him in every game because he deserves it,” he continued.

Nevertheless, the coach who replaced Maurizio Sarri confirmed that he had yet to speak to Kepa Arrizabalaga after the match. According to him, this can have a sensitive impact on the player’s confidence.

“I haven’t talked to him directly after the match. “It’s very sensitive, especially the goalkeeper is highlighted and it can be challenging for him,” concluded Frank Lampard.