I'm not going to participate in these mindbendingly pointless thought experiments. You look at a player's recent form to evaluate them, not what they did years ago or what their reputation is among other fans.
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- Appearances
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- Clean sheets
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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Wouldn't be totally against him being our #1 if the dopey faced llama leaves.
Good shot stopping, actually commands his field (a rarity with foreign keepers without much PL experience) and distribution atleast on par with DDG.
Good shot stopping, actually commands his field (a rarity with foreign keepers without much PL experience) and distribution atleast on par with DDG.
At least let him leave first before we start with the name-calling
It is tongue in cheek and not name calling. Hardly anything venomous in that name.
Besides there has been ample time for him to declare his will to stay.
We've certainly had worse keepers. I'd be fine with him for next season, if we can't find the right GK in the summer, but he's not a long-term answer. Pereira stepping up would be the ideal scenario but I don't know what to expect of him.
Good job that penalty was so early on... He was probably still hyper alert from his pre-game snort
You say "years ago" like I'm reaching back to ancient times. He was our POTY just last season!
Plus it's less a thought experiment and more a direct example of how silly rating players on one season would be.
A great time makes the GK not such an important position - Valdes was looking great at the Barca door , please , don't even forget that , ffs .
( That doesn't mean I don't like Romero , actually I'd love him to replace DDG if he leaves , no need to buy another one )
( That doesn't mean I don't like Romero , actually I'd love him to replace DDG if he leaves , no need to buy another one )
He is far down on the list of WC keepers, but actually if you think about the GK's in the PL he'd still be about number 3 behind Cortouis and Lloris imo. Still a fair few levels above the comedy acts Citeh and the scouse starts with, and probably atleast on par with Cech now that he has become a bit shaky.
I've not seen enough of Pickford etc. to say how they compare to him.
Regular basis..christ..The top keepers in the world have consistently been at that level for quite some time, none of them gain and lose form on a regular basis, that's what makes them world class.
Why on earth would you feel that? Jose has already said Romero tonight, Pereira
Sunday and Romero the final
Fair enough. I have a lot of respect for De Gea. He's been fantastic for us over the years.
Even so, what a player did years ago has nothing to do with their present form. You look at what they are doing within the past few months to assess their current quality.
I missed that. Where did he say that?
He's played six premier league games and was a disaster in one of them and has spent his career as a backup so he is a long way off being number three in the league. He is playing well but he is an average keeper and that would be exposed over time, playing every so often is completely different to be a regular first choice.
You might be right. My view of him might be coloured from his performances in the EL which admittedly has been great.
Still think he is at the level where it wouldn't be a catastrophy to have him as #1 for a while though, especially behind a Mourinho defence.
Any one expected Sergio Romero to turn out this brilliant?
I certainly did not.
I certainly did not.
I get the feeling he's the only one in our team who is really up for it tonight.
Always rated him. Couldn't understand the apathy towards him as a potential #1. Would love to see him given the chance. That's all he needs...a run of games.
Just coming into his best form ready for the final.
Just coming into his best form ready for the final.
Having a brilliant game.
He's having an 'oppo keeper at OT' performance tonight.
With our luck, his first blunder will be in the final.
This cnut is a properly good keeper.
MOTM so far.
I'm warming up to the idea of selling DDG.. Not that I think Romero is as good, but because we are in dire need of strengthening other areas, where De Gea's transfer fee could be used.
Dont think we'll be buying a 1st team goalkeeper in the summer if De Gea leaves. Get a good defender in to partner Bailly and we'll have no worries.
Yeah but the problem is once De Gea has gone the pressure is increased.Always rated him. Couldn't understand the apathy towards him as a potential #1. Would love to see him given the chance. That's all he needs...a run of games.
Just coming into his best form ready for the final.
Roy Carroll did fine as number 2 and so did Ben Foster. Once both got promoted they crumbled.
We definitely need to sign another goalkeeper.
After that Swansea game definitely did not
It will happen sooner or later anyways, might as well do it now when Real Madrid are in the market for a galactico keeper and we need huge reinforcements.
At what point does he start getting some credit?
There's a ridiculous bias on here apparently because a few seasons ago he was not first choice at Sampdoria. Doubt anyone knows the circumstances, perhaps a disagreement with the manager or a few poor performances. Maybe Sampdoria was just a lousy team and he was the scapegoat.
Nonetheless he's been here 3 seasons and brilliant all around. It's not a detectable difference when he plays rather than DDG.
There's a ridiculous bias on here apparently because a few seasons ago he was not first choice at Sampdoria. Doubt anyone knows the circumstances, perhaps a disagreement with the manager or a few poor performances. Maybe Sampdoria was just a lousy team and he was the scapegoat.
Nonetheless he's been here 3 seasons and brilliant all around. It's not a detectable difference when he plays rather than DDG.
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Sergio, my man.
Been excellent.
He won't by the majority. He'll be compared to Foster, Carroll, Kuszczak, Taibi, Howard etc despite performing better than them so far.
This probably will turn out to be true
With all due respect, Romero is a lot better than Carroll and Foster. I don't get the obsession with wanting to replace someone who is doing a great job for the team. You can't ask any more of a goalkeeper then to keep clean sheets and save penalties. If Romero is doing that on a regular basis, how are you going to improve that?
It was the same with Ibrahimovic, who despite being our top scorer and who would probably have gotten the golden boot if not for his injury still being questioned as to his contribution to the team? I don't get it. You only need to see what happened at City with their goalie. Nothing is a given. I think Romero would step up fine.
My choice for MOTM today
Easily.
Romero brilliant again. I just expect it now, fair play to the man!
Another game, another clean sheet. Worked very hard for this one.
I have this feeling too now. Used all his epic saves up already for the season.- Status