Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga admits he is ‘playing with confidence’ again under Graham Potter after holding a FIFTH straight out as the former outcast enjoys a run on the team with Edouard Mendy injured
Chelsea drew 0-0 with Brentford, but it meant a fifth consecutive out
Former outcast Kepa Arrizabalaga played in goal in all those five games
The Spaniard praised Graham Potter for giving him ‘confidence’ at Chelsea again
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Kepa Arrizabalaga says he is benefiting from a run in the Chelsea squad under new boss Graham Potter.
The 28-year-old has gone from Blues outcast to number one regular this season and has kept his place despite Edouard Mendy recovering from the injury he sustained in September.
Kepa made good saves from Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo as Chelsea battled a goalless draw against Brentford on Wednesday night.
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has praised Graham Potter for giving him ‘confidence’ again
The Spaniard was impressive in goal as he replaced the injured Edouard Mendy
He told Amazon Prime, “I play with confidence, with and without the ball. In good positions I feel good and I help the team. I’m happy to be like that.
“Every player needs this confidence, this push, and for a goalkeeper it’s important if you have continuity and play matches in a row.
“When you’re not playing, the distance and the crosses, there are a lot of things to consider. Training is not the same. I play well and with confidence.’
Chelsea remain unbeaten since Potter took over, but their four-game winning run ended on a frustrating evening in West London.
The £72m signing says he is ‘happy’ after a long spell on the sidelines for Chelsea
“We didn’t win, we dropped two points because we had clear chances at the end of the game,” Kepa added.
‘We are not happy. People were not happy. In the last 15-20 minutes we played a lot of time in their penalty area, we had clear chances and we should have scored.
“Our feeling is that we dropped two points. We wanted three points to fight with the top clubs and stay as high as possible.’
Kepa’s co-goalkeeper and fellow Spaniard, David Raya, was also busy as Chelsea pushed for a late winner and saved from substitutes Christian Pulisic and Carney Chukwuemek.
He told Amazon Prime: “We didn’t give them too many chances, we were tired and chasing the ball a lot.
“We are happy with the point and a clean slate. We’ve always said this is our home, our fortress and made it difficult for every team. Teams find it hard to break us down. We have to keep playing like this.’