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I mean yes and no.
Hes just a bit too old at 35 and hasn't had regular gametime in a while so still very risky , maybe we actually would have been better off had the swap as it was intended actually transpired in 2015.
He hasn't had the peak that vds had and I rate Navas very very much.
What Rangnick said was that we have 3 good keepers (Heaton, DdG, Henderson), so the Goalkeeper isn't a area that should be prioritised in his opinion, after he was asked about which positions need prioritising.
Yet you criticise those who think we would be better off without four time relegated Maguire. At least De Gea has earned the credits in the bank and has also won a league title.
Don’t see him as an option, a bit long in the tooth.
You might have something there.
Has been a very solid and unfortunately under rated keeper for years, was good in sg as well helping them to another being pivotal CL final but got dropped due to the Shitshow that happens at times over there.
Are you serious? There are loads of goalkeepers available, it just depends what market you want to shop in. Just look at Wolves last summer, moved on Rui Patricio due to being rooted to his line and his poor distribution and actually made a profit while bringing in Jose Sa who's been one of the top 3/4 goalkeepers in the league this season. Heck even if we didn't want to look outside of the Premier League there's Sa or Robert Sanchez and two or three others that would be considerable upgrades overall without costing a fortune.
I don't know, don't see any standout goal keepers in the market who could be guaranteed to be a standout hit, there is also this Yasin bono fella from Sevilla whom I like but he's kinda on the older side and not really proven in a big team.
Like I said, it doesn't take a lot due to how poor he is in most areas of the game. We aim to play a high line in front of a goalkeeper that doesn't come for cross or sweep behind the defenders - even a goalkeeper relatively average at both things would be a considerable upgrade, particularly if they are a vocal presence as well, as we saw with Henderson in his spell in the team last season, and Romero at times as well. You've got Sanchez, Sa, Raya as the obvious stand-outs that would be improvements overall, there are others in the PL who would be improvements too, some of which I'm sure people would laugh at but that's the reality of the situation.
That's a very simplistic way of looking at it, one could argue that the fact that their teams made it to the last 4 of the CL is because they have keepers who can withstand a high press and are capable of contributing to buildup from the back. Not like shot stopping isn't important, but modern keepers are spending more time with the ball at their feet than making saves, they're having to start more attacks than the number of saves they're required to make. Besides, I'm not sure if DeGea could've done anything about any of the Madrid goals yesterday.
I'd hope he'd have saved the header. It didn't look anywhere near the corner to me.
Maybe, but it's still one of those goals for me that cannot be put on the keeper, unlike the Fabinho goal against Villareal. Headers are difficult to save, the cross was whipped in with decent pace, even looked like Asensio was going to head it, he did get a touch too.
