Sentences with phrase «shot stoppers»

Those top shot stoppers often get plaudits and talk of big teams coming in for them and then when they get there fail to live up to the hype, Recent example Simon Mignolet who many Arsenal fans would have had us sign.

The curling shots that evaded keeper at the last moments, the dipping free kicks which so easily used to fool the shot stoppers, the midfield that always found an Arsenal player at the end of the ball irrespective of how many defenders were in the way and the solo tricks and dribbles that mesmerized numbers of young Arsenal fans few years back (that includes me); that is just not evident in the current squad.

Mignolet has re-ignited the Reds» season with 10 clean sheets, showing that he is one of the best shot stoppers in the world and when his goal is peppered, he will stand up and be counted with the rest of his team.

The four - time Golden Glove winner was widely regarded as one of the best shot stoppers on the planet just a couple of years back, but now Manchester City are reportedly so desperate to get rid of him that they are willing to loan him out while continuing to pay the vast majority of his wages.

Colombian David Ospina will deputise for the veteran, but he is no match for Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris, who is one of the most athletic shot stoppers in the division and absolutely rapid off his line.

It might seem a little unfair on our replacement keeper David Ospina, as the Colombian international has not conceded a single goal in those games against Hull City and Stoke City and has only just been given his own chance after recovering from the injury he brought with him to Arsenal from the World Cup finals, but it sounds like Arsene Wenger is really trying to build a strong competitive spirit between his two main shot stoppers.

But don't let his status as a B team keeper for the La Liga giants fool you, Ondoa is very much the future with both the Catalans and Cameroon and can already hold his own with some of Africa's best shot stoppers.

With it being Thanksgiving and all, we've decided to put a little tribute together to praise the best shot stoppers the Premier League has imported from the good ol' US of A over the years.

He is still what he was 5 years ago: one of the best shot stoppers in the world, but an overall 2nd tier keeper.

Marshall, 29, himself is contracted to the Principality outfit until June 2018, with the Bluebirds» own manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer known to be desperate to keep hold of his shot stopper at the Cardiff City Stadium next season, although the Norwegian may now struggle to compete with Arsenal's offer.

The shot stopper made his debut for the Czech Republic back in 2002 against Hungary as a 19 year - old, and kept clean sheets in both of his opening appearances.

The north - west giants have been keeping close tabs on the young Argentinian shit stopper of late as new head coach Manuel Pellegrini prepares to bring a new shot stopper to Eastlands this summer after losing confidence in England international Joe Hart.

He is probably a better shot stopper and could learn to improve on the other elements of his game when given the opportunity of regular football.

Jermaine Defoe, who bagged 15 of the 29 goals Sunderland scored in the Premier League has departed for Bournemouth; the highly rated shot stopper Jordan Pickford has made a big money move to Everton.

I hate to say, but does anyone think Szczesny is a better shot stopper than Ospina?

He is a good shot stopper and has accurate distribution.

The English shot stopper has only conceded 20 goals so far this season, one less than Manchester United's, David de Gea, and two less than Arsenal's, Petr Cech.

A likeable character and an expert shot stopper.

The shot stopper has turned into more sweeper than keeper with the German star regularly seen outside his box as Bayern Munich continue to dominate match after match.

As a result of his earlier clash with Christian Genter Hertha keeper Kraft was correctly withdrawn from the proceedings in the 82nd minute as the after effects of the shoulder challenge onto his head left the shot stopper feeling visibly groggy and struggling to remain composed and aware of everything around him.

We know from the World Cup that he is an outstanding shot stopper, his double save against Argentina was out of this world, low down save, shot from close range followed immediately by a save tipping the ball over the crossbar, both saves were world class but combined they were awesome.

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Sczcesny makes some really good saves, as someone mentioned he is a good shot stopper, but his decision making is irrational and not good for cohesion in our defense.

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.

I get that allot of people like Szcz and he is actually a very good shot stopper when his head is in the game but he is just so unpredictable.

The Belgian shot stopper has been a stand - out performer for the Black Cats this season, despite their fight with relegation, and will cost the Gunners around # 10million.

In terms of what?Listen i am going to say this again and i hope yoyu will still be here when it happens and can not be arsenal number one for years., People woill deny.Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion but i still stand by the truth Szczesny is a better shot stopper than Ospina and more error prone and thats the truth

An unbelievable late save from Madrid shot stopper Ricardo Zamora denied Barcelona a last minute equaliser, Los Blancos holding onto their 2 - 1 lead until the final whistle.

City head coach Manuel Pellegrini has made the addition of a new top - class shot stopper an absolute priority for the turn of the year after the recent costly errors made by England international Joe Hart at Eastlands.

Scszesny is just a good shot stopper.

This is mainly because the Polish shot stopper would seemingly be happy playing for both the Gunners or at Roma.

The red card did not stop the eccentric shot stopper from being named as the goalie of that season's tournament and it was a rare blip in a pretty stellar career for Lehmann.

Ospina is a very good shot stopper, but does not handle crosses well, glued to his line he waits until the attacker gets to the ball, then he reacts.

There was reported interest from Fenerbahce for the shot stopper but nothing is confirmed yet.

At the end of the day ospina is a good shot stopper but never commanded his box Cech has been a different class some of the saves he's made would normally be goals against us.

I agree with u Mr. Muda, Oooospina has been outstanding ever since he became our anoited Shot stopper between the sticks.

Was well placed to close down Philippe Coutinho as the Czech shot stopper denied the Brazilian a chance for the third goal.

He can be a good shot stopper even against the best but ive heard many a pundit say every pl goalkeeper is a good shot stopper so it is the other parts of their game which is telling.

I know you all give him stick, but Szczesny is a damn good shot stopper and wouldve stopped the 1st goal (WTFFFF on that Ospina??)

He's an excellent shot stopper and he's pretty quick off his line.

The Stoke shot stopper has been linked with moves to several big clubs recently.

Yeah i thought that was a bit of an overstatement there... Ospina hasn't been bad for us, has been a good shot stopper and his distribution improves game to game but he is still sketchy coming for balls (mostly because he is short)... As much as I dislike United have to say De Gea best keeper in the world at the moment, one of the few that single handedly wins his team points on a regular basis

Ospina seems to be a fantastic shot stopper and is calm and commanding, we also saw he's pretty quick and good at tackling.

The Manchester United shot stopper has been in great form this season, cementing his place in Louis van Gaal's side.

Experienced shot stopper Oleksandr Shokovsky, who has 92 caps, picked up a shoulder injury and Shakhtar keeper Oleksandr Rybka remains sidelined due to a failed drugs test.

We have a choice between an ex great keeper who is in rapid decline and a good shot stopper who makes crucial mistakes.

Szczesny is weak at set pieces but he's a brilliant shot stopper.

Ospina is a better shot stopper IMO and is quite confident.

While Cech is not the greatest shot stopper anymore he still manages to do the basics and offers more confidence in dealing with crosses.

Ospina is a brilliant shot stopper but lacks the ability to protect arsenal from crosses, which is one of arsenal defensive weakness.