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Edouard Mendy saves Chelsea, helping The Blues back to the top of Premier League

Chelsea’s goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has got a lot of compliments after his excellent performance in the match against Brentford in the  8th round of the Premier League 2021/22 at 5.30 pm (ET) on Saturday, October 16, 2021.
Harry Siuu
By: Harry Siuu

Brentford 0-1 Chelsea

Having been lost the top place to Liverpool just a few hours ago, Chelsea came to Middlesex with pressure to beat Brentford to continue maintaining at the top. This was not an easy game for Tuchel’s team when Brentford have been playing very well since the beginning of this season. 

 

Having played defensively but counterattacked dangerously, The Bees constantly made Edouard Mendy's goal at risk. However, Chelsea’s wonderful goalie had never once been subdued.  While everyone thought that the first half would end without a goal, Ben Chilwell was there in time, caught Lukaku's medium release, and hit a powerful shot, making a perfect goal in the 45th minute. This was the only goal in the game to help The Blues continue their leading race. They are now having 19 points after 8 matches, which is above the second team's Liverpool only one point.

 

Ben Chilwell scores

 

In the second half, Brentford attacked strongly in search of an equalizer. Unfortunately, a protective defensive squad and an excellent Mendy made home players succumb regrettably. 

Mendy saved Chelsea

After the match, Edouard Mendy was voted Man of the Match. He made a total of 6 saves in the game against The Bees and most of them were important saves. Mendy even once used his own face to block the ball. 

 

The most remarkable thing was in the last minutes when Mendy had 3 consecutive saves against the goals of Saman Ghoddos, Pontus Jansson, and especially Christian Norgaard’s in injury time. 

 

Mendy is the hero in the game against Brentford

 

It can be said that thanks to Mendy, the Blues gained perfect 3 points to go back to the top position in the 2021-22 Premier League. Coach Thomas Tuchel spoke to BBC that: “We were very strong for 70 minutes and very lucky for 20 minutes to sum it up. We escaped with the three points thanks to Édouard. He was concentrated in the first half. They troubled you with long throws and set pieces, they created big chances, and he was the key to the clean sheet.”

 

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville praised Mendy goalkeeper: “He was absolutely brilliant. If you’re going to win the title you will have games in a season where you maybe don’t deserve to win, but your goalkeeper makes two or three world-class saves.”

 

Thomas Tuchel praises Mendy

What to know about Edouard Mendy?

It is unbelievable that just 7 years ago, the current Number-1 goalkeeper of Chelsea- Mendy was on the verge of unemployment and was told to give up his professional playing football career. Check out more information about Edouard Mendy news with Betimate right here!

1. Edouard Mendy Profile

  • Edouard Mendy full name: Édouard Osoque Mendy
  • Edouard Mendy age: 29 (DoB: 1 March 1992)
  • Edouard Mendy PoB: Montivilliers, France
  • Edouard Mendy height: 6 ft 4 in
  • Edouard Mendy position: Goalkeeper
  • Edouard Mendy current club: Chelsea

 

Edouard Mendy is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chelsea FC in the Premier League and for the Senegal national team. He is considered being one of the best goalkeepers in the football world thanks to his ability to pull off big saves in crunch moments as well as his strong influence in the defensive third. 

 

Edouard Mendy

2. Edouard Mendy’s Career 

Career

Season

Club/Team

Appearances

Goals

Youth career

1999–2005

Le Havre Caucriauville

   

2005–2006

Le Havre

   

2006–2011

CS Municipaux Le Havre

   

Senior Career

2011–2014

Cherbourg

26

0

2015–2016

Marseille B

8

0

2016–2019

Reims

80

0

2017

Reims B

1

0

2019–2020

Rennes

25

0

2020–

Chelsea

31

0

National team

2018–

Senegal

15

0

(updated on 16 October 2021)

 

Mendy started his senior playing career for Cherbourg in 2011. However, after 4 seasons, Mendy had appeared only 26 times for the club before being eliminated in 2015. Mendy was asked to give up his playing career but he still insisted that he just wanted to play football.

 

He was then unemployed a year later when his agent wanted to bring him to play in the EFL League One in England but it was failed. Fortunately, the Marseille youth team welcomed him. It's probably too late for a goalie to start a professional career at the age of twenty-four. Mendy, on the other hand, persevered in his training, always wanting to improve, and he was successful.

 

He then had joined Reims and Rennes before signing for Chelsea with a fee of  £20 million under the former manager Frank Lampard. Mendy developed from a little-known player to a hero for Chelsea in the Champions League last season. He also played impressively for the Senegal national team. It can be said that the future is wide open to welcome Édouard Mendy.

3. Edouard Mendy’s Honours

Reims

  • 1 Ligue 2 title in 2017–18

 

Chelsea

  • 1 UEFA Champions League title in 2020–21
  • 1 UEFA Super Cup in 2021
  • 1 FA Cup 2nd title in 2020–21

 

Senegal

  • Africa Cup of Nations 2nd in 2019

 

Individual

  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2020–21 season)
  • Ghana Football Awards Best African International (2020–21 season)
  • UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the 2020-21 Season 
  • France Football CAF Men Team of The Year in the 2021 season

Reference Sources

  • weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com
  • telegraphindia.com
  • wikipedia
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Harry Siuu
Written by: Harry Siuu
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