Real Madrid has encountered an unexpected and worrying debate at this height of the season. The alternation in goal between Kepa and Lunin decided by Carlo Ancelotti has become a problem and right now the club and the white fan count the days that can remain until the recovery of Thibaut Courtois, which will not be before Easter, at the end of March.
Although the Italian coach pointed out yesterday in a press conference that the debate “is external and not internal because there are no immaculate goalkeepers, they all make mistakes from time to time”, the truth is that the situation at Real Madrid is of discomfort Neither Kepa nor Lunin have managed to give a blow of authority, and everything indicates that the fact of alternating between them has taken away their confidence in themselves and with this the safety of the defense has been compromised.
There is no doubt that the two goalkeepers left the Super Cup and the Cup touched. In the first, in the semi-final against Atlético, Kepa made a blunder that cost Matlaser the third goal. Kepa’s performance got even worse on Thursday in the Lunin Cup. He was bad in Atlético’s first three goals, in particular in the second, with an improper start.
The season was already strange in goal from the start with Courtois’ cross breaking. As the club did not fully trust Lunin, Kepa was immediately signed from Chelsea, on a season-long loan. Kepa started until he was injured with more or less acceptable performances, which did not make Courtois’ miraculous saves forget.
The problem came in the warm-up of the Champions League match against Braga. Kepa was injured and Lunin had to come out. The surprise was that Lunin, a cold person with a very introverted character, started to do very well. What should have been a relief for everyone turned into a mess because it left Ancelotti in a very complicated situation, who opted for the most elementary principle: don’t touch what works. Kepa suddenly became the goalkeeper of the Cup, but with the accumulation of League, Super Cup and Cup matches he entered a new dynamic: alternating match to match, which ended up putting them both of the nerves Today it is known that Kepa will play against Almeria, but little else.
At the club, the idea now is not to exercise the purchase option of the Basque in the summer and for Lunin to stay as second to Courtois. But everything is very much up in the air.
