Stats for Premier League.
De Gea Karius
Games Played 35. 17
Clean Sheets 17 9
Goal Against 27 13
Maybe not as sh*te as you think!
I wouldnt say sh*te just not a title winning keeper.
I honestly dont think people are thinking big enough here.
Interesting stats above i guess but I think if you offered every club the chance to sign 1 of them every club would sign De Gea irrespective of that. Whats the save %s looking like out of interest?
Not saying De Gea is for sale, not saying we can get anyone of his quality in but just from watching the game with my eyes, seeing our man flap at shots and his unhappy habbit of clattering into strikers puts huge question marks against him and his decision making.
If we want to move from being a very dangerous cup team into league winners we will have to improve the squad.
The two first team players that stand out to be improved upon are Lovren and Karius IMO.
I'm sure there's a stat that says Lovren has had a great season but he hasn't.
I sincerely hope we learn from the mistakes we made after 05 where we didnt make the most of the position we had put ourselves in.
Said it elsewhere but world class players will be watching what we are doing in Europe and will want a piece of the action. We can attract some of Europes best. We can keep the likes of Karius and Lovren happy by merely keeping them in the squad.
We have to build depth and build it well. The best way to do that is to not replace Mignolet with another backup but to sell Mignolet and challenge Karius with a genuine contender.
We do not need to be cutting corners at this stage. Build the squad and build it well. The foundations are there for success on an even bigger scale than a pop at Real Madrid and then to go back to obscurity.
The spine of a team is there, it just needs a few more players and we can push for League titles too. We have to have a bigger/better squad for that though.
Whatever the result in Kiev the club shop has got to open the next day. (Day after Istanbul club shop was shut) We have to - in every facet of the club, use this as a step towards greatness.
I am confident a new keeper will come in and Mignolet will depart and it will be the calibre of that new keeper that will indicate what we are looking to achieve next season.
Oblak for me.
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