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Frank Lampard explains why he dropped Kepa for the match between Chelsea and Leicester

Archie Blade
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Frank Lampard explains why he dropped Kepa

Frank Lampard explains why he dropped Kepa for the match between Chelsea and Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday.

Kepa has been in the middle of a miserable season. The Spaniard has one of the worst save percentage in the top European football leagues. So much so, that he was dropped for the first time in the Premier League this season for the game against Leicester City.

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Unlike other players, changing the goalkeeper cannot be defended by the coach as a change of tactics. Unless there is an injury involved, the keeper is almost always dropped for performance reasons and Lampard almost confirmed the same when he insisted that it wasn’t a decision he took lightly but felt that Cabellero deserved an opportunity to impress.

Frank Lampard explains why he dropped Kepa for the match between Chelsea and Leicester

“It’s a decision I’ve made and with goalkeepers, it’s a decision I don’t take lightly,” Lampard told BT Sport ahead of kick-off at the King Power Stadium.

“You have to look at what it means because they’re very close and they work hard together each day. It’s just one I felt to make for this game.

“I trust in Willy, he trains brilliantly, he’s a great professional. I trust in them both but this is a decision for today.”

The change did not bring a change in Chelsea’s fortunes as the Blues still went on to concede two goals. However, a brace from Antonio Rudiger in the second half, helped Cheslea draw level and avoid a defeat.

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Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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