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Well done for reducing your argument to a blooper reel. Could make one for every keeper who's been around as long as Valdés has.
2-3 seasons at a high level (especially for a goalkeeper) out of a whole career doesn't make him near the best in the world. Thats my argument.
Does for De Gea and Courtois though?
So if he was playing at a higher level than Buffon at the time (which he was imo), you'd still rate Buffon higher than him because Buffon was playing at a high level for a longer period? He was one of the best at the time because there wasn't that many top keepers around (De Gea and Courtois were still really young and weren't at their current levels, Buffon and Casillas were on the decline).
It's a different situation for them and Valdes to be fair, they're both still at the start of their careers relatively, while Valdes was in his prime at the time.
That's a stupid argument. Someone saying Valdés being near the best in the world clearly means at one point in his career, not over his whole career.
Obviously every keeper has a blooper reel etc but the amount of high profile games where Valdes has made mistakes stops hims from being in the top bracket imo
This is what he was doing before his injury.
). Talk to any of the faithful la liga followers and this would be a general opinion. Be fair, don't judge on just a few CL/classico/cup games you might have seen or just based on hearsay popular opinion as was with Ibrahimovic who many felt was overrated for a long time and their sample base was just a handful of games against english opposition.Bit baffled myself. Usually agree with everything @Decotron posts too. In his last season (maybe two last seasons?) before that injury Valdes really seemed to step up a level and was clearly one of the very best keepers around. Outstanding with his feet, a great shot-stopper, quick off his line and very strong in one v one. Possibly not the most dominant under a high ball but don't remember many teams taking any advantage of that.
Neuer's got a great blooper reel actually.
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Not sure if that's sarcastic wrt Valdes, but the others genuinely are
Not sure if that's sarcastic wrt Valdes, but the others genuinely are
Not necessarily. If De Gea does leave then you would assume Valdes would have a whole pre-season of games to fit in. Plus he knows van Gaal quite well so would understand the way he wants to play.
Reserves?
Neville was, stupidly.
In one appearance?
Neville loves to point fingers.
i have no idea then.He was?
That's atrocious from Nev.He wasn't really damning in his criticism in fairness, but did say he should have done better when I think that's expecting too much.He was?
I see. Well, there wasn't much that Valdes could to there I think.
What the fudge?!
Who the feck needs DDG when you have got a reserve keeper with stats like these?
