凱帕：撲點球感覺好、珍惜每次上場的機會 - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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kepa-happy-to-help-the-team-and-reach-the-quarter-finals

凱帕：很高興能幫助球隊進入聯賽盃四分之一決賽

2021.10.27


藍軍在聯賽盃中戰勝了南安普頓，凱帕很高興能夠發揮作用，他認為在點球大戰
前兩隊都有可能淘汰對手。


https://i.imgur.com/LRYQGqs.jpg


在這場雙方1-1戰平的比賽中，凱帕做出了幾次精彩撲救，特別是90分鐘比賽的
最後時刻。而在決定性的點球大戰中，凱帕撲出了沃爾科特的射門。


上一輪比賽中，凱帕還擋出了阿斯頓維拉的納坎巴的點球，本賽季歐洲超級盃的
點球大戰中，凱帕做出了兩次撲救，他顯然很享受撲點。


“我很自信，我感覺很好，我喜歡點球戰，我很高興，”凱帕說，“當我有機會
幫助球隊的時候，我感動很高興，我真的很高興能進入下一輪。”


https://i.imgur.com/iYIgb3M.jpg
凱帕撲出了沃爾科特的點球


然而凱帕承認，點球大戰之前，對藍軍來說是一場艱難的比賽，我們遇到了一支
和我們一樣決心晉級的英超球隊。他還認為南安普頓對我們陣型的模仿使得兩隊在90
分鐘的比賽中很大程度上相互限制，導致我們無法找到自己的節奏。


“比賽從一開始就很艱難，他們在球場上進行一對一的對抗，我們在帶球和傳球
時遇到了很多問題，我們嘗試長傳，他們也長傳，這是一場非常困難的比賽，但最終
我們以最好的方式結束了比賽。”


“我們預料到了這一點。從第一輪開始，我們就一直在和英超球隊進行比賽，我
們期待著這樣的結果。”


https://i.imgur.com/hOkv1xm.jpg
凱帕：有機會幫助球隊的時候，我真的很樂意去做


“盃賽就有點像這樣，兩支球隊都想贏，可能我們沒能以最好的方式防守好幾個
定位球，但最終我們進入了下一輪。”


我們將在週六的抽籤後知道四分之一決賽的對手，這場比賽將在12月21日和22日
舉行，隨著足總盃和世俱盃的開賽，本賽季藍軍將迎來異常繁忙的冬季賽程。


“現在距離下一輪比賽還有時間，我們可以專注於英超和歐冠，”凱帕補充道。
“我們知道12月和1月在英格蘭非常艱難，但我們有一支強大的隊伍，很多球員都很
有實力，我們已經準備好了。”


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Kepa happy to help the team and reach the quarter-finals - 27 Oct 2021


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kepa-reveals-the-secret-to-penalty-success

Kepa reveals the secret to penalty success

27 Oct 2021


Having played a starring role in another penalty shoot-out victory, this
time against Southampton, Kepa Arrizabalaga has explained what gives him
an edge when facing spot kicks.


https://i.imgur.com/qLikj8t.jpg


Following last night's Carabao Cup tie with Southampton, when Kepa denied
Theo Walcott in the shoot-out, the goalkeeper has been between the posts
for all three of our penalty wins so far this season, making four saves,
having knocked out Aston Villa in the previous round of the same
competition, as well as beating Villarreal in Belfast to lift the UEFA
Super Cup.


While he admits there are several factors that come into play when a game
goes to penalties, the Spaniard believes feeling confident and comfortable
under pressure is key for a goalkeeper in those situations, even if he
would obviously prefer us not to need penalties to secure the win.


'I've always said I try to help the team in the best way, but I do feel
really good at penalties. I feel confident,' he said. 'It's a bit of luck,
a bit of work, a bit of everything but I feel really good.


'I think right now in professional football everybody has the information
about the other team's penalty takers so, like I said before, it's a bit
of everything. A bit of confidence, a bit of work, a bit of luck.


https://i.imgur.com/WTvWDBm.jpg
The rest of the Chelsea players congratulate Kepa after the shoot-out


'But I feel really good on penalties and last night even more so, because
it was in front of our fans. Stamford Bridge was full, they were pushing
us, so it was a good cup game.


'I'm really happy to help the team, to be in the next round and win on
penalties for the third time this season. Hopefully we can win the next
game in 90 minutes, but if we go to penalties I'm ready to go again.'


However, keeping confidence high can be difficult for a goalkeeper when
playing time is scarce and Kepa has needed to be patient as Edouard
Mendy's fine performances since joining Chelsea have made him Thomas
Tuchel's first choice, but the Spaniard credits the trust he feels from
our head coach for ensuring he is ready to step up when called upon.


'Of course I want to play more regularly. My last game was also a cup
game, more or less a month ago, so it's not easy to sometimes step in and
feel the same as you would if you play every week, but I try to be ready,
train hard, be involved in the team.


https://i.imgur.com/LxVEVqL.jpg
Kepa tips a header from Southampton's Lyanco over the bar


'Also, I feel the confidence of the manager. This is really important.
I've felt his support from the beginning and I think when I step in I'm
ready to help the team. I'm happy to do that.'


Kepa also understands the importance of making the most of his
opportunities when they arrive and, with two of his three starts this
season coming in the Carabao Cup, admits he had added motivation to ensure
we progressed in the competition.


'It's really important to take these chances. First of all, I want to keep
playing and if we lose in the cup and we're out, I have one game less, no?
So I start with this mindset.


https://i.imgur.com/cXSKkIH.jpg
Mendy has been Tuchel's preferred goalkeeper in the Premier League and
Champions League


'But I really want to enjoy being on the pitch with that pressure. I want
to enjoy it because when you're on the bench it's not the same, of course.
So I try to enjoy it with the team and finish the game with good feelings
like yesterday.'


Our victory over Southampton means we will be back in action in the
Carabao Cup shortly before Christmas, when the quarter-finals get under
way.


Shortly after that match, Kepa may have his best opportunity yet to
impress Tuchel, as Mendy has helped Senegal qualify for the Africa Cup of
Nations, which will be played in Cameroon between 9 January and 6 February.


With Mendy potentially absent for a month, that could see Kepa handed an
extended run in the starting line-up, but the 27-year-old says it is too
early to think about that possibility yet.


'It's two months away,' he explained. 'Of course we know it can happen and
I will be ready, but we have a lot of games until we start thinking about
that. Let's go step by step and we'll see what happens.


'If he goes to the Africa Cup of Nations, all the best and I'll be ready,
but it's still a long way to arrive at that point.'

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