Most likely, Real Madrid will continue to rotate goalkeepers
Carlo Anchelotti, Madrid mentor Reala, once again spoke about the competition for the goalkeeper position in the Blancos, where they are vying for the position of “first” number Andrey Lunin And Kepa Arrizabalaga.
“Kepa and Lunin make mistakes, and I just choose the goalkeeper for the game. Everyone makes mistakes, because it’s part of football. There are no perfect goalkeepers. In our case, I trust both Kepa and Lunin equally.”
Both goalkeepers made scoring errors in the Blancos’ recent meetings. So, Kepa made a mistake in the game with Atlético in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup (5:3), after which Lunin got his chance.
The Ukrainian successfully played in the Super Cup final (4:1), after which he played with Atlético in the Spanish Cup (2:4), where he also made a number of unsuccessful actions.
Ancelotti himself adheres to his strategy and tries to evenly distribute playing time between goalkeepers. However, there is no word yet on what choice the Italian will make for the next game.
Lunin has played 12 matches this season (11 goals conceded, five clean sheets). Kepa conceded 16 goals in 17 matches, and kept a clean sheet in seven matches.
Real are second in La Liga, one point behind Girona and have a game in hand. Tomorrow, January 21, Ancelotti’s team will host Almeria in the championship match.
Source: Sportarena
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