Carlos saved him in the 1st half from a feck up and he flapped at a corner that Carlos cleared off the line in the 2ndGoing off this thread cafe doesn't seem to rate him much but for my money he's one of the best at his job on the planet right now.
He's gotten decently good with his feet too.
Indeed. He has the tendency to come in clutch during key moments of the game. I know he flapped around couple of times today but I would say being dominant in the box is his stand out attribute. The only keeper that is more dominant aerially is Courtois.Has cojones by the bucketload, doesn’t excel at anything really but just a really solid keeper with a big personality who will risk everything to keep the ball out of the net.
Was all at sea for that disallowed goal though, if Nketiah poked it in that’s a goal, but he definitely saved Villa plenty of time this match.
Yeah. He should have just kept Martinez.Bit funny that Arteta has churned through him, Leno, Ramdsale and now Raya.
And he also played a huge role in the finals. He is a top gk just not world class.1 Copa America
1 World Cup
1 FA cup
Hard to say it's just a fluke at this point. Bloomed late but putting his shifts in. Great cup keeper at the least.
Yes.. Arteta made a mess of that call.Yeah. He should have just kept Martinez.
There always seems to be one or two outliers in that regard, a bit like Jamie Vardy also.I still can’t understand how he could barely get a game at Getafe at 25. Was he too much of a lunatic? I know keepers develop later and experience is valued, but I’m sure he’s at the extreme edge of that trend.
Not as unusual for goalkeepers, can play later and also can be starved of opportunities as there's only one keeper in a team, whereas an outfielder could get experience in several positions. He was obviously talented enough to get selected for Arsenal from Independiente so must have shown talent when he was younger. He would have been getting 'elite' training, just a lack of opportunities, not like Vardy playing for Stocksbridge Park Steels.There always seems to be one or two outliers in that regard, a bit like Jamie Vardy also.
Dunno why people hate him. Football would be dull without characters like that.Most hated goakeeper since Lehmann ??
I’m really not sure he’s hated unless he does that when he is playing against your team - in which case he would be absolutely enraging.Dunno why people hate him. Football would be dull without characters like that.
Just typical goal keeper tactics. Actually got a second yellow during the shootout, but apparently during penalties any yellows you have received in the match are not counted. Which in very much didn’t know!What's he done now?
Probably not, there's a former Brazilian goalkeeper who's not a very nice guyMost hated goakeeper since Lehmann ??
Pissed off the whole of France again. And somehow been booked twice and not sent off.What's he done now?
Saved a crucial penalty on the opposition team half, did a little dance and got a yellow.What's he done now?
So he did a good thing?Pissed off the whole of France again