With some excellent performances in both the Premier League and the Champions League, Martinez has quickly become one of the most talked
about goalkeepers in European football.
It is as bold a statement as I have heard him make
about our goalkeepers in a long, long -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
This is one of those Arsenal transfer rumours that I am not too sure
about, we the reported price for Jan Oblak, the Atletico Madrid
goalkeeper, has been quoted at around 88m GBP, but as we are desperately
in need of a top quality replacement for Petr Cech I am willing to keep an open mind.
Another report from the Metro today suggests United could also be
about to announce another
goalkeeper signing
in the form of Ajax shot - stopper Jasper Cillessen, sparking even further confusion over who will be the Reds» number one
in 2015/16.
Scotland still had to negotiate a late scare
in injury time when a delicious free kick from substitute Robbie Brady was headed beyond his own
goalkeeper and onto the bar by centre back Grant Hanley, but Scotland held on for a win that they just
about deserved.
He might be a
goalkeeper, but there are few better than him
in world football right now, and he's been talked
about in a potential # 100m transfer to Real Madrid
in the past.
Great for Maureen to talk
about giving chance to youth players, then go and sign a expensive big name at 29 years old For Ospina, I know he divided opinion but some statistics does not lie, we conceeded large number of goals from crosses
in the 2nd half of the season — he is a consistent
goalkeeper and fine shot stopper but never a commanding one.
May be one of the best
Goalkeeper in the Europe may be... Its not
about errors... It's
about Arsene Wenger... Why always his players does the errors??
Arsenal never said they need a
goalkeeper so why blabbing
about Cech who was one of the worst keepers
in 2011/12.
The Ox was shuffled around the side
in just
about every position (except
goalkeeper!)
You don't get it do you?Its not
about the mistake Ospina made, every
goalkeeper made mistakes.The question is why do you rest your first choice keeper for the biggest competition
in Europe
in a must win game.And if you are not going to play one of the best keeper, a keeper who has a lot of experience
in Europe, then what is the use of signing him
in the first place?I did not hear a lot of people criticizing Ospina for the mistake rather all the fans, pundits are criticizing Wenegr for the choice he made.
«Today, I am sharing my position with an excellent
goalkeeper in Petr, but he knows that I like to play and I know he likes to keep playing, we have this competition between us, I just like to have continuity, I will think
about the future at another moment.
Goalkeeper even most top
goalkeepers don't have massive price tags 10 — 15m spend and if one comes
in one will probably be sold so total spend might on be
about 5m
The last time we made the final of the competition, we lost 2 - 1
in a painful encounter to Birmingham City, although we can have little complaints
about the team fielded on that occasion, with even our first - choice
goalkeeper at the time featuring.
1 new offensive coach to make us incisive when attacking 1 new defensive coach to stop the ridiculous defensive errors 1 new
goalkeeper who is not as error prone 3 new defenders who can actually defend 1 defensive midfield who can track attacking midfield ad plug holes
in the back 1 attacking midfield who is consistant 1 wide attacking player who has the ability to beat a player with skill Also can we please have: 1 new CEO who can do decent commercial deals 1 new owner who cares
about the club and what us to challenge
in the league
The Czech Republic
goalkeeper has joined the club
in a deal worth
about # 10 million deal from Chelsea.
According to Football.London, they could be
about to address that issue now too as it's claimed that Stoke City
goalkeeper Jack Butland will snub a move to Chelsea
in favour of joining the Reds.
The
goalkeeper spoke
in an interview,
about how his old coach was training him by throwing table tennis balls and Cech said that after catching small balls.
Of course he knows what he did, but he has a lot of experience and he's one of best
goalkeepers in last 10 years, so I don't have doubts
about him.
Talking
about tonight's kick off at home against Cologne FC and considering DAVID OSPINA is the designated competition
goalkeeper, I would
in the next few paragraphs suggest what Arsenal team setup should like at the back,
in the midfield and upfront
in a 3 -4-3 formation.
The thing that concerns me most
about Huddart, is that at 19 years old and supposedly being a
goalkeeper that Arsenal want to keep on their books, how is the best team that the Gunners can find him is a side
in the National League.
They must be extremely worried
about now going to the Emirates to face an
in - form Arsenal side, who their
goalkeeper described as one of the best teams
in the world.
This is very interesting.I look at the number of striking options
in our team and i wonder how Wenger will be signing a cf.However as i keep saying a cf is a need not a want.And needs are more important than wants.We have needed a World class cf since Robin Van P. Left.Just look at the feeling you get when you have a world class
goalkeeper e.g Cech
in the team.You feel relieved you know why?Its because the
goalkeeper is very reliable, very talented and consistent.Imagine the feeling you would have when having a world class cf
in the team.You feel very relieved you know why?its because the cf is very consistent, is super talented, will at most times finish off chances and will mostly create moments of magic.Arsenal need a world class cf so as to have that sense of reliability and to not put too much pressure on the midfield to always create chances for them.We neeed that consistency infront of goal to excel.Right now arsenal's centre forwards are very inconsistent, unreliable at most times and are not very clinical.We need a world class striker so that at least if the team is not performing he can take control and do something out of nothing.You need to understand the benefits of having a world class cf its not just
about goals or talent but
about being a leader of the attack, a strong scoring mentality and also the will to be consistent.World class cf's give your attack the ish factor.
For Arsenal, it casts doubt
about how strong Wenger's faith is
in his current
goalkeeper Manuel Almunia.
On the otherhand I don't know what Wenger is on
about today saying «their
goalkeeper kept them
in the team».
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is
in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis...
in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but
in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest
in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly
about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie
in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base...
in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player
in question feel good
about the way their future potential employer feels
about them)...
in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from
Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did
in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this
in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule
about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players
in the final third... he was never a good defensive player
in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely
in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)...
in their places we need to bring
in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model
in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically
in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking
in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
I was more concerned with playing ramsay wide again, Which Wenger continues to do, i was concern with Ozils attitude
in the game it was poor a lot of cussing and fussing when he lost the ball and complaining to referee, i was concern
about our defense line, taking our
goalkeeper for granted, not knowing to step forward to block shots and marking individuals properly.
One of the big decisions facing Arsene Wenger as the Frenchman spends the summer preparing for what us fans are hoping will be the season
in which we regain the Premier League title last won by Arsenal
in 2004, is what to do
about the
goalkeeper situation.
The right - back criticised
goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and star man Zlatan Ibrahimovic among others on Saturday
in a video posted on social media,
in which the Cote d'Ivoire international candidly responded to questions
about life
in the French capital.
A
goalkeepers job is to make the defense his wall at all times, when there is a free kick, he makes a static wall of his defense, when the ball is
in play, he makes his defenders into a moving wall, he only gets to make saves when that wall is breached, as for Shezza, he thinks more
about the saves and his reflexes, but there's only so many saves a
goalkeeper can make without organizing his wall competently.
He was not talking
about Arsenal and our surprise signing of Petr Cech from Chelsea when he said this, and we would need to have a medium with the ability to contact people from beyond the grave to get his opinion on that, but football has not changed enough
in the last 35 years to make what the late great Brian Clough said on the subject of
goalkeepers any less relevant to the current situation.
Juventus
goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is worried
about the possibility of the Italian giants being drawn to play Leicester
in the Champions League quarter - finals.
Meanwhile, Adrian Clarke travels to the training ground to sit down with Petr Cech and discuss our No 33's route into football and find out
about the training methods that have enabled the former Czech international to become one of the best
goalkeepers in modern football.
Nothing strange
about that, you might consider, except for one small matter - the same two
goalkeepers played
in both games.
And so we reach the end of a week
in which the Southampton manager Claude Puel may well have asked anxious questions
about the Sutton United reserve team
goalkeeper Wayne Shaw such as: «Is this really happening?»
If a
goalkeeper as trustworthy and experienced as Claudio Bravo could have such a disappointing season
in goal for City, there could have been no guarantees
about this then -23-year-old Brazilian who had played less than two full seasons for Benfica, including just a handful of Champions League games.
Ex-Tottenham Hotspur and Norway international Erik Thorstvedt appears
in the Norwegian film The Liverpool
Goalkeeper, a 2010 movie about a hapless 13 - year - old goalkeeper and an elusive tra
Goalkeeper, a 2010 movie
about a hapless 13 - year - old
goalkeeper and an elusive tra
goalkeeper and an elusive trading card.
Maybe these two will eventually think
about putting substitutes
in their Team of the Week; they're
in a lot of trouble if one of their
goalkeepers gets a red card!
The galling thing
about the Liverpool goal was that Sammy Lee was crouching on the ground immediately
in front of Phil Parkes, our
goalkeeper,
in an offside position and the linesman raised his flag to signal offside.
These innovations helped break the mould when it came to traditional thinking
about goalkeepers and, despite the lack of honours, led to the IFFHS ranking Carrizo among the top ten
goalkeepers of the 20th Century
in 2000.
Although he is talked
about in the highest regard, he still doesn't earn enough credit but I suppose that is the life of being a
goalkeeper.
While one of their rumored — and now confirmed — free transfers seems to be
in warp speed right now, the same can't be said
about the long and drawn out process that has been Juventus» courtship Fiorentina
goalkeeper Neto.
After the Gunners spurned some good chances, Olivier Giroud seemed fed up of the messing
about by taking the ball from Ramsey
in the box
in first half injury time, and slamming the ball past
goalkeeper Adrian via the post.
The Qatari - backed Parisians were rumoured to be interested
in AC Milan's rising star
goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, but after reports of the stopper complaining
about being coerced into signing his summer six million - euro contract extension, the club and player — and crucially his powerful agent Mino Raiola — have made moves towards a reconciliation.
The overwhelming need for Spurs this summer must surely be one or two senior strikers but the press continue to link the club with players
in just
about every other position bar
goalkeeper.
Jose Mourinho's debut season at Manchester United was six months old when the manager, reflecting on the club's overdependence on David De Gea
in the previous three campaigns following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, had this to say
about his
goalkeeper.
Apart from the penalty, Lee Mason had no control on the game as the referee as he allowed Stoke to time - waste from early
in the game, and even wasted more time by talking to the
goalkeeper about it and not producing a card.
MATCH ODDS: Everton 4/6 Draw 13/5 Stoke 9/2 ANDY SAYS: I can see Everton winning this, not so sure
about Stoke this year, so home win — 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I think Everton will open with a win, they have had the advantage of playing
in Europe already — 3 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Everton have done some good business and will be too good for Stoke — 3 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Double Chance Stoke or Draw @ 6/5 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: We don't get many
goalkeepers on the INDEX but this season could really be huge for Jordan Pickford
While United are relaxed
about offering a new deal to the Spaniard, the
goalkeeper's current contract runs out
in the summer of 2019, although with an option to extend it by a year.
Walter You forgot to mention that our
goalkeeper is the best
in the world, and Arteta was brilliant, and no matter what they say
about Giroud, every goal he has a hand
in it (or a foot is better said).