買門將并非長期方案
????????愛德華-門迪在效力切爾西三個(gè)賽季后，已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)站沙特賽場。下個(gè)賽季，凱帕將成為波切蒂諾麾下的主力門將。門將這個(gè)話題，也是今夏轉(zhuǎn)會窗的一個(gè)熱點(diǎn)。
????????最近幾個(gè)月，許多門將都和切爾西傳出了轉(zhuǎn)會新聞，意在成為未來藍(lán)軍的主力門將。包括但不限于：布萊頓的桑切斯、布倫特福德的拉亞、葡萄牙國門迪奧戈-科斯塔、國米門將奧納納，甚至還有著名的德赫亞。甚至大衛(wèi)·德赫亞都出人意料地成為夏天提到的眾多名字之一。盡管如此，我覺得球隊(duì)更適合從內(nèi)部挖潛來緩解門將的問題，并且把省下來的資金用于其他亟待補(bǔ)充的位置上。
?????????自從庫爾圖瓦在18年離隊(duì)，球隊(duì)尚未找到一名地位足夠穩(wěn)固，能夠連續(xù)幾個(gè)賽季擔(dān)任主力門將的球員。一開始，凱帕從畢爾巴鄂競技以8000萬歐元的價(jià)格加盟，球隊(duì)希望凱帕成為長期的主力門將。但是，凱帕的成長之路并不順利，特別是19-20賽季，凱帕的表現(xiàn)低迷，同時(shí)，自信心的缺失也讓他被球迷和媒體指責(zé)。此后，門迪的加盟讓凱帕的主力位置面臨更嚴(yán)峻的挑戰(zhàn)。雖然球迷一度以為門迪可以解決主力門將之爭，但是腳下技術(shù)的粗糙和時(shí)不時(shí)的傷病困擾又讓問題復(fù)雜化。這也是球隊(duì)管理層需要去考慮的問題。
?????????話雖如此，但是如果急急忙忙去市場上簽下一名新的門將，在我看來也是不合理的，因?yàn)檫@時(shí)候的引援無助于解決長期問題。球隊(duì)有必要培養(yǎng)和發(fā)展隊(duì)內(nèi)的年輕門將，也許把他們租借去斯特拉斯堡，為他們提供成長路徑，讓他們充分去發(fā)展自己，同時(shí)也在法甲聯(lián)賽中獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn)。像美國門將斯洛尼納、盧卡斯·伯格斯特羅姆、泰德·庫德甚至薩米·特萊姆卡尼這樣的球員都是已經(jīng)嶄露頭角的年輕門將，如果在法國得到足夠的培養(yǎng)，那么完全有機(jī)會競爭主力門將的位置。
?????????無論最后的決定是什么，球隊(duì)都需要立足長遠(yuǎn)，而非隨便找個(gè)短期主力門將應(yīng)付了事。門將引援上的一大忌諱，便是匆忙找一個(gè)難以達(dá)到球隊(duì)預(yù)期的門將，以致于后患無窮。
作者：David Diangienda
英語原版：
With Edouard Mendy set to leave Chelsea after three seasons and Kepa Arrizzabalaga set to become Poch’s number one in goal, the goalkeeping position at the club is one for major transfer talk in the summer so far.
Many goalkeepers have been linked in recent months regards to becoming the main keeper for the season to come from Brighton’s Robert Sanchez to Brentford’s David Raya, Diogo Costa, Andre Onana and even David De Gea has surprisingly been one of the host of names mentioned that could be one in for the summer. Despite all of this, I believe that Chelsea should invest from within in regard to the goalkeeping position if they are going to save money from the transfer budget that could be used to strengthen other areas of the team.
Since the departure of Thibaut Courtois back in 2018, the club hasn’t found a keeper that couldn’t cement their status at the club or have the authority needed to be the number keeper at the club for seasons to come. Whilst Kepa was brought in to be the long-term replacement for Courtois having been signed out of his buyout clause from Athletic Bilbao for ￡71.6m, he has struggled to be the consistent keeper, especially after his second season at the club where his performances and confidence have come to scrutiny by fans and the media. His status at the club has come under threat in recent seasons with the arrival of Edouard Mendy three seasons ago and although people thought he will be the one to solve the goalkeeping situation at the club, his inability to play out of the back with his feet and subsequent injuries throughout last season have put the club back to square one and that is something that the club owners would need to rectify moving forward.
Having said that, signing a goalkeeper in the transfer market although unreasonable having stated the issues the current keepers have had at the club, in my opinion signing another keeper would not fix the issues in the long-term. The club should develop young and up-coming keepers that are already at the club and should capitalise on the new and established relationship the club has now with RC Strasbourg to help create a pathway for the goalkeepers at the club to go and develop themselves whilst also getting the experience at a league with a good standard. Players like Gabriel Slonina, Lucas Bergstrom, Ted Curd or even Sami Tlemcani are examples of talented young keepers already at the club that could be nurtured effectively and perhaps be the ones that could take that number one spot in the not too long distant future.
Whatever decision the club decides to make regarding this position, the club should look to prioritize in solving the issue for the long-term rather than short-term fixes that could hinder the club from progressing. The last thing the club wants at this stage is to get taken advantage on in the market by getting a keeper that might not be up to the standard required at Stamford Bridge.
