And Martinez won the world cup being easily the best goalkeeper in the world cup, including making the best high-impact save of all time.We're not talking about VDS here. But since you brought it up, he was already a successful keeper at a top club before Fulham.
That's the sort of standard we need to be going for. His release clause is £65m. Still, if they decide he's the man for the job for the next 10+ years it's a sound longterm investment.Costa would seem to be the right guy at this stage. A decade younger and much better long term potential.
Sure he would.Wouldn't be anywhere near an upgrade to Dave.
If Martinez is as good as you claim, then why didn't Arsenal fight to keep him ?And Martinez won the world cup being easily the best goalkeeper in the world cup, including making the best high-impact save of all time.
VDS was not good at Juve and they upgraded over him. He was successful at Ajax like 10 years earlier. He played what, 4 seasons for Fulham
He's still the World Cup winners goalkeeper.If he was, he wouldn't be at Aston Villa.
Sure, and De Gea is clearly lacking in some of these departments. That's why we need to widen the aperture a bit beyond the World Cup guy at Villa.Sure he would.
I do agree, not in the goalkeeping department.
David is a better goalkeeper.
But everything else, the mentality, the kicks, the shithousing, overall his ability to keep things cool when they need to be cool and get shit started when shit needs to get going....one of the best in the world.
We need that.
We need that self belief, that natural born world cup winner shit.
He had a good WC, but that's not a good enough sample size to assess his qualities compared with this league performances.He's still the World Cup winners goalkeeper.
While Dave hasn't been called for Spain in a couple of years now.
Not a good analogy.
Don't get the hate with Villa.Sure, and De Gea is clearly lacking in some of these departments. That's why we need to widen the aperture a bit beyond the World Cup guy at Villa.
Yes. Also Argentina wouldn't have won that World Cup with this "better Gk" Costa in goal.Sure he would.
I do agree, not in the goalkeeping department.
David is a better goalkeeper.
But everything else, the mentality, the kicks, the shithousing, overall his ability to keep things cool when they need to be cool and get shit started when shit needs to get going....one of the best in the world.
We need that.
We need that self belief, that natural born world cup winner shit.
Yeah I am one of DDG's biggest critics but deserves respect for notching 17 clean sheetsYeah it’s a team effort but ultimately the GK defends the goal and getting 16 clean sheets in the season is impressive. Especially as we have been up and down with our defence and on the end of some big defeats.
