Lenny Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I swear he loves leaving it as late as possible when being chased down to finally stick a boot through the ball. Our ineptness over the years has made me nervous every time he does it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Diego Costa, too. Well in terms of being a late bloomer anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Absolute hero this bloke. PL signing of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Just such a good signing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Genuine question. Who is better, Dubravka or Given? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Bierhoff too, Drogba.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Genuine question. Who is better, Dubravka or Given? Still Given for me but I don’t know if that’s because he was so prominent for us during our more successful period while I was growing up. So much so that when the announcer is reading the team sheet out and and says “number 1” part of me expects a booming “Shay Given” to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNGLEGIONNAIRE Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Genuine question. Who is better, Dubravka or Given? Still Given for me but I don’t know if that’s because he was so prominent for us during our more successful period while I was growing up. So much so that when the announcer is reading the team sheet out and and says “number 1” part of me expects a booming “Shay Given” to follow. Dubravka is the better all round keeper by a long way for me like . I trust him more with high crosses into the box , and he commands his box better than Given . I'd say they were pretty equal as shot stoppers but Dubravka is more vocal than Given when organising his defence. I seem to remember Given used to go through periods of dodgy distribution , although I stand to be corrected on that . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Genuine question. Who is better, Dubravka or Given? Still Given for me but I don’t know if that’s because he was so prominent for us during our more successful period while I was growing up. So much so that when the announcer is reading the team sheet out and and says “number 1” part of me expects a booming “Shay Given” to follow. Dubravka is the better all round keeper by a long way for me like . I trust him more with high crosses into the box , and he commands his box better than Given . I'd say they were pretty equal as shot stoppers but Dubravka is more vocal than Given when organising his defence. I seem to remember Given used to go through periods of dodgy distribution , although I stand to be corrected on that . Fully agree. Think you also have to realise that goalkeeping has changed a lot in the time since Given was at his best, especially in terms of distribution and being comfortable with the ball at your feet, and thats not meant to put Shay down as he was great for us, just praise of Dubravka and recognising how good his all round game is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Genuine question. Who is better, Dubravka or Given? Still Given for me but I don’t know if that’s because he was so prominent for us during our more successful period while I was growing up. So much so that when the announcer is reading the team sheet out and and says “number 1” part of me expects a booming “Shay Given” to follow. Dubravka is the better all round keeper by a long way for me like . I trust him more with high crosses into the box , and he commands his box better than Given . I'd say they were pretty equal as shot stoppers but Dubravka is more vocal than Given when organising his defence. I seem to remember Given used to go through periods of dodgy distribution , although I stand to be corrected on that . Fully agree. Think you also have to realise that goalkeeping has changed a lot in the time since Given was at his best, especially in terms of distribution and being comfortable with the ball at your feet, and thats not meant to put Shay down as he was great for us, just praise of Dubravka and recognising how good his all round game is. Agreed. Peter Schmeichel is considered the best keeper in the premier league era but his kicking was shockingly bad. Wouldn't get away with it these days. Much like how Cech probably won't get back in the Arsenal team if Leno is fully fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 These keepers would have trained differently though so you can’t compare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 He made up for his kicking with his quick long throws though (PS) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Voted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 He's currently better than some of those listed goalkeepers. No doubt in my mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 He's currently better than some of those listed goalkeepers. No doubt in my mind. That's a bold claim. Lloris, maybe. Unless you mean currently in better form? Even then, Dubs was a bit scratchy at the start of the season and is only now back at the standard he set last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 He's currently better than some of those listed goalkeepers. No doubt in my mind. That's a bold claim. Lloris, maybe. Unless you mean currently in better form? Even then, Dubs was a bit scratchy at the start of the season and is only now back at the standard he set last year. Kepa is probably the weakest of those 4 to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsprillasShinPad Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Dubs is the absolute find of our last few seasons. I hope the FCB doesn't try to cash in on him in Jan - he's our only player who is good enough in their position to see us challenge for top 7 (if we ever see new investment...) *And maybe Fernandez and Schaar if they keep showing the promise they have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Our best value signing of recent years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 https://www.premierleague.com/players/6451/Martin-Dubravka/stats 1 error leading to a goal in 29 games, with 9 clean sheets in that time. Solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 There's not much money to be found in selling goalkeepers really (despite obvious evidence to the contrary), I doubt we're looking to sell him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 There's not much money to be found in selling goalkeepers really (despite obvious evidence to the contrary), I doubt we're looking to sell him. It'll be darlow that's off imo. Leeds and Villa interested in him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsprillasShinPad Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 There's not much money to be found in selling goalkeepers really (despite obvious evidence to the contrary), I doubt we're looking to sell him. It'll be darlow that's off imo. Leeds and Villa interested in him. He can go. He's shite. One step up from Jak 'Crisp Packet Wrists' Alnwick. Blob is fine as a backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 He's currently better than some of those listed goalkeepers. No doubt in my mind. That's a bold claim. Lloris, maybe. Unless you mean currently in better form? Even then, Dubs was a bit scratchy at the start of the season and is only now back at the standard he set last year. I'd argue he's better than Lloris and Kepa on this and last season's evidence. So yeah, I guess I'm speaking of form and not career achievements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 What do we make of this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 It’s nice to like our goalkeeper again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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