Kepa next move with doubts about his role at Spain Euro 2020 team

These are the growing number of problems Chelsea are currently facing, and it was revealing that in the aftermath of Monday night's defeat against Manchester United, there was no mention of Willy Caballero starting in place of Kepa Arrizabalaga between posts.

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Kepa next move with doubts about his role at Spain Euro 2020 team

But there was no mention of his decision to continue with a 38-year-old veteran instead of the most expensive goalkeeper in the world.

"Kepa's reaction was as good as I hoped," Lampard said before explaining that he had already decided who would start against United. It seemed at that time that he would return to the 72 million pound man.

Dropping Kepa for the Leicester City visit earlier this month was one thing; leaving him here after a winter break in which the head coach said he was impressed with his reaction to training was another matter entirely.

Beyond Chelsea, Monday was also felt to be an important night for the weakening claim of the 25-year-old to be Spain's first goalkeeper as he looked at his compatriot from the other side, David De Gea, keep a clean sheet.

It seems unlikely that he will be the number 1 Spanish to come to the European Championship if he remains out of favor at Stamford Bridge.

Those watching closely from Kepa's home country were puzzled by Lampard's ruthless decision, but Caballero, who is out of contract in four months and has yet to decide whether to retire, now seems certain of continue between posts for the visit to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

And yet Caballero was hardly exceptional. He walked for Leicester's second goal, even if Lampard wouldn't challenge him, and against United, his only stop came from Odion Ighalo in the dying embers after conceding two headers while being saved by its woodwork.

It seems unlikely that he will be the number 1 Spanish to come to the European Championship if he remains out of favor at Stamford Bridge.

Those watching closely from Kepa's home country were puzzled by Lampard's ruthless decision, but Caballero, who is out of contract in four months and has yet to decide whether to retire, now seems certain of continue between posts for the visit to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

And yet Caballero was hardly exceptional. He walked for Leicester's second goal, even if Lampard wouldn't challenge him, and against United, his only stop came from Odion Ighalo in the dying embers after conceding two headers while being saved by its woodwork.

So where's Kepa going from here? As Lampard said last Friday, his coaching performance was essential and his transfer fees and age were irrelevant to selection decisions. But all the evidence suggested that he had reacted well since his return from the winter holidays.

Should he now wait for Caballero to do something wrong before he has another chance? Such an approach is rather dangerous for a team that is in the middle of a race that defines the season.

And despite Lampard's insistence that costs and Kepa's comparative youth don't matter, it's a little annoying to have such an expensive asset on the bench instead of a veteran who could end up hanging up his gloves in a few weeks.

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