“Very good” – Graham Potter praises his backup options at Chelsea

Competition and good backup options can become the absolute key to being successful in the Premier League, and in football in general.

You always need quality squad depth and good competition in each position, and at Chelsea right now, there is a real battle developing in one area in particular, perhaps arguably the most important area on the pitch as well.

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Kepa Arrizabalaga has seemingly been handed the current number one spot in goal under Graham Potter, meaning Edouard Mendy has now become the backup, and Marcus Bettinelli the third choice.

This will have positive and negative effects, as all three would ideally like to be playing regularly. However, Potter has praised all three keepers this week and says that they have all been ‘very good’ in supporting each other and the team as the battle continues for regular minutes at the club.

Potter was full of praise for his stoppers after the Aston Villa win on Sunday. He told the Chelsea website: “Kepa’s contributing to us with clean sheets, he’s contributing to how we want to play and the environment about the place. I’ve got to say all three goalkeepers we have here have been really good in that regard, supporting each other providing good competition and that keeps everybody’s level up.

“Kepa has played at a fantastic level today, he’s made some brilliant saves which kept us in the game and allowed us to win the points, so I’m really pleased with him.”