Best goalkeepers this season in Europe at shotstopping .

EdenHazard

As has been said at the top level(and below) most keepers will be good to great shotstoppers, we see this when some **** relegation team has a keeper who is lauded as being the best keeper in the league because even though he seems to concede 5 goals a match he makes about 5 top drawer saves. Thing is though shot stopping is the easiest part of keeping. The top keeper is the one who has nothing to do for 25 minutes at a time but when called upon is alert. Will command his box, have great communication skills. etc.

Professional Griefer

Reina has been very **** for a good while now. How come hes not getting stick?

I'm delighted to have DDG, he has cost us so many points? top of the league, still in CL. **** it.

Will I Amnt

Giggsy11 wrote: »

Still played so many games?

He's on the pitch right now :eek:
Somebody better inform Fergie.

Skylinehead

cambo2008 wrote: »

There's arguably no keeper on the planet as good as Schmeichel at the moment.

Buffon :cool:

CSF

Skylinehead wrote: »

Buffon :cool:

He wishes.

Skylinehead

CSF wrote: »

He wishes.

I know it's subjective, but to have been up there at the top for so long without making a single clanger (I remember maybe 5 mistakes, but not exactly huge) has to be recognised.

mitosis

CSF wrote: »

He wishes.

Stats show he is the best in the last 25 years. I think Schmiechel is third.

Being obsessed is not being right - ask the OP :pac:

CSF

mitosis wrote: »

Stats show he is the best in the last 25 years. I think Schmiechel is third.

Being obsessed is not being right - ask the OP :pac:

What stats? I can find you stats to show alot of things, its important these are relevant ones.

Oat23

Statistically ranking keepers is stupid.

I don't think I have anything else to add.

(Adler has been better than any other keeper in Europe this season BTW)

mitosis

CSF wrote: »

What stats? I can find you stats to show alot of things, its important these are relevant ones.

We are agreed

Drumpot

mitosis wrote: »

Stats show he is the best in the last 25 years. I think Schmiechel is third.

Being obsessed is not being right - ask the OP :pac:

Think most of you guys entirely missed the point of the thread . . My point on these statistics werent that they prove he is great, they prove that the media have focused on one element of his game, completely ignoring areas where he excels. It doesnt mean his negatives should be pasted over, but it also doesnt mean that his negatives should be the ONLY thing they discuss. .

incidentally, my point was validated again last night. DDG made one of the saves of the season, was solid and made no mistakes. Instead of awknowledging it, theres the usual "ah but sure hes bound to make a mistake" cavaet included in the commentary on his performance.

This once again proves that hes not being judged on the same level as the goalkeepers around him. Look at Czech who was very poor for newcastles 2nd and 3rd goals , yet these werent even discussed. .

If you compare any goalkeeper to Schmeichal or Van De Saar they wouldnt stack up against these greats, so its completely ridiculous to set the benchmark higher for Uniteds keeper. He can only be as good or better then the players available now and to be honest there isnt an awful lot better in the EPL.

Will I Amnt

Drumpot wrote: »

Think most of you guys entirely missed the point of the thread . . My point on these statistics werent that they prove he is great, they prove that the media have focused on one element of his game, completely ignoring areas where he excels. It doesnt mean his negatives should be pasted over, but it also doesnt mean that his negatives should be the ONLY thing they discuss. .

incidentally, my point was validated again last night. DDG made one of the saves of the season, was solid and made no mistakes. Instead of awknowledging it, theres the usual "ah but sure hes bound to make a mistake" cavaet included in the commentary on his performance.

This once again proves that hes not being judged on the same level as the goalkeepers around him. Look at Czech who was very poor for newcastles 2nd and 3rd goals , yet these werent even discussed. .

If you compare any goalkeeper to Schmeichal or Van De Saar they wouldnt stack up against these greats, so its completely ridiculous to set the benchmark higher for Uniteds keeper. He can only be as good or better then the players available now and to be honest there isnt an awful lot better in the EPL.

Sure MOTD didn't even acknowledge it as a save and Motson after a shot was blasted at him "and De Gea can't hold on to it".
They're just looking for anything to criticise him over. His performances are being scrutinised as he made a fair few errors in his early time at United, it's something for them to latch on to.
If you were to scrutinise every goalkeepers performance in the league there would be a lot more ammunition for many more of them than there would be for De Gea.

The_Kew_Tour

Stats for keeper??

Wtf.lol

Zatman

Think Goalkeepers are hard to rate e.g Hart and Cech seem to get free pass from the media for some reason while De Gea takes a lot of slack. Even Reina until maybe last few months was getting away with mistakes as described as uncharacteristic.

For consistency in Premier League this season Guzan is quite underrated maybe because he plays in front of the worst defence in Europe but he has been Villa man of the match on multiple occasions especially in Chelsea and Spurs games when could have been double figures for him