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  • Edouard Mendy makes superb save in Senegal’s win over Guinea-Bissau

    Edouard Mendy makes superb save in Senegal’s win over Guinea-Bissau

    Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes superb save in Senegal’s win over Guinea-Bissau

    Mendy preserved his nation’s clean sheet with a superb save to deny Marcelo Djalo in the final stages of injury time.

    Djalo met a free kick from the left flank with a strong header from six yards out, but Mendy produced a brilliant reaction save from close range to tip the effort over the bar.

    ” Édouard Mendy 🤩🤩🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/o1DqbiPyrT— Papa Mané 🇸🇳 (@mamadouman) November 11, 2020,” he tweeted.

    After the match, Guinea-Bissau’s head coach, Baciro Cande, praised Mendy for his performance.

    ‘There were a few minutes left before the end of the first half, unfortunately Senegal benefited from a non-existent penalty, for me there is no foul,’ said Cande.

    ‘We tried to get back to the score in the second half, we had two or three great chances but we missed them because there was a good goalkeeper in front.’

  • Frank Lampard praises Edouard Mendy ahead of goalkeeper’s Rennes reunion

    Frank Lampard praises Edouard Mendy ahead of goalkeeper’s Rennes reunion

    Frank Lampard has heaped praise on “low maintenance” Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy as he prepares to face his former club Rennes in the Champions League on Wednesday.

    Chelsea signed Mendy from the Ligue 1 side in September in a bid to help resolve their defensive issues, having finished with the worst defensive record of any top-10 Premier League team last season.

    The 28-year-old has excelled since moving to Stamford Bridge, keeping five clean sheets and conceding just one goal in his six appearances, and Chelsea head coach Lampard has hailed his influence on and off the field.

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    He said: “When we looked to sign him, we obviously made enquiries. Petr Cech was heavily involved – I think that’s pretty common knowledge.

    “All the feedback was that he had a great personality and was a strong personality in the dressing room. Everything I heard, all those positives, have come through.

    “He’s very low maintenance, he works hard, is eager to engage with his teammates and myself. He’s got a smile on his face and has played well.

    “When I say low maintenance, I’m not trying to compare to other players. A lot of that is feedback I get from the coaches, and I’ve had that feedback with the other ‘keepers.

    “It’s a real positive when you have a player that comes in and hits the ground running on the pitch, but also is a real positive in the dressing room.

    “What he’s shown so far has been very complete. He’s made saves in games that have certainly helped us. He’s giving off a sense of calm, his distribution, he’s coming for crosses… things you want from your goalkeeper.”

  • Frank Lampard explains why Edouard Mendy will not make Chelsea debut against West Brom

    Frank Lampard explains why Edouard Mendy will not make Chelsea debut against West Brom

    Frank Lampard has confirmed that Edouard Mendy will have to wait to make his debut for Chelsea given the goalkeeper has barely trained ahead of the side’s clash with West Brom.

    Mendy completed a switch from Rennes to Stamford Bridge earlier this week after the two clubs reached a £22million agreement for the 28-year-old Senegal international.

    Kepa Arrizabalaga has fallen some way short of expectations following his world-record £71m move back in 2018 and the Spaniard did himself no favours last weekend when he was partly at fault for both of Sadio Mane’s goals in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool.

    However, Kepa could be in line to continue his run in the side at the Hawthorns this weekend, with Mendy yet to take part in serious training after flying into the UK on Thursday.

    Willy Caballero, who took over from Kepa towards the end of last season and started versus Barnsley on Wednesday night, is another option for Lampard against the Baggies.

    ‘To start tomorrow, is not going to happen,’ Lampard said when asked about Mendy’s chances of replacing Kepa in the team at West Brom. ‘He has had a long week and not really trained. ‘He flew in yesterday and it is too tight of a turnaround to start.’

    Lampard admitted he had not yet managed to sit down and talk to Kepa in the wake of Mendy’s move.

    ‘I haven’t spoken to him, but I will have a conversation with him and Caballero in 24 hours or so,’ the Chelsea coach said. ‘There is good competition between them.’

    In his first official interview with Chelsea’s official website, Mendy revealed that he had followed the club since childhood and even owned a shirt was Claudio Ranieri was in charge.

    ‘I’ve been a Chelsea supporter since I was little. I adore this club,’ he said. ‘When I was 12 I had the chance with a past club I played for to go to Brighton, and we watched a match.

    I thought English football was amazing. ‘We went into a shop and I saw the Chelsea shirt, this was about 2003 when Ranieri was the manager, and I bought this shirt. So I’ve always liked this club.’

    Mendy added: ‘I’m waiting to see it live every weekend, but there are a lot of games, a lot of intensity, a lot of goals like this last weekend! ‘It’s an attractive league, the stadiums are fantastic and when they are not shut the passion of the fans is incredible.’