Thibaut Courtois

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Oh, come off it Yes it was a wonder strike, but he has no business being more than 20 meters out of goal a full 4-5 seconds after we lost the ball and Stoke stared the counter. But it's a mistake that he will learn from and thankfully it did not end up hurting us, so we can all laugh about it now.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Jose: 'We scored the second goal and could have scored a third. Begovic was the good goalkeeper of the game.' #CFC

[Special Juan 27,429]

Dress it up with Custard and cream if you like.....it was the keepers mistake. Had absolute no business being that far off his line.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Need to be focused for 90 minutes.

[Rapkun 668]

We were playing a highline. Courtois was more advanced so he could anticipate and get balls that went past the defenders thus push away any potential threat and save time, Something Cech was quite uncomfortable with.

You should all appreciate that quality in our keeper rather than blame him for a goal that happens once in a thousand time.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

It is a one in a million goal, but this is the one time in that million. A goalkeeping mistake, no doubt about it. His position was normal for the possession being where it was, but he was completely un-alive to the situation. Severe lapse in concentration. No goalkeeper should be beaten from that distance.

If Cech had have let that in, there would be people calling for his head, say he was "finished" and say he should be sold. It is a mistake, but he will learn from it. Thankfully, like last week, it didn't cost us. The football gods are smiling on us for a change.

[Sheva. 5,373]

I always see him backtracking when the opposition enter the Chelsea half, so this is something he does often.

I'm sure he was waiting to see if Adam played a through ball and if he could get there.

But he instead unleashed a thunderbastard of a shot.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

It is a one in a million goal, but this is the one time in that million. A goalkeeping mistake, no doubt about it. His position was normal for the possession being where it was, but he was completely un-alive to the situation. Severe lapse in concentration. No goalkeeper should be beaten from that distance.

If Cech had have let that in, there would be people calling for his head, say he was "finished" and say he should be sold. It is a mistake, but he will learn from it. Thankfully, like last week, it didn't cost us. The football gods are smiling on us for a change.

(1) Exactly.

(2) Exactly.

Ultimately, Thibaut has been nigh on blameless for us in his debut season and is our present and future. De Gea was terrible in his debut season, but Courtois has adapted seamlessly to the league. I give him the benefit of the doubt.

[SykikJV 146]

In his defense, 5 seconds before Adams strikes, the ball was at Stokes penalty area. At that moment, his position was justified. Maybe he could have repositioned a little bit sooner, but nobody would expect a strike like Adams.

[Stingray 9,441]

Well, he has had some bad luck. Its kinda typical for a young guy entering the league/team. Look at Hazard. What he did in Europe letting his man go like that etc. Plus: he is in on a long wanted tight title run.

It is by no means an indicator of competence. I think the way he recuperates from these episodes is great. But he displays a young guy's inconsistenties/lack of focus all 90' .

Also, it must not be easy to have Cech breathing down your neck.

For all: he should keep working like Mou said. He is pure gold. (But not a diamond like Eden).

[CFC888 219]

Need to be focused for 90 minutes.

For me this is the main deficiency in Thibaut's mostly faultless performances at the moment. A few of the goals he's conceded have been unlucky and somewhat ridiculous, but we can't ignore the fact that he is having concentration lapses that I doubt we would be seeing from Petr. It's these concentration lapses that are leading to things such as being caught off his line, slapping/punching the ball into dangerous positions instead of clearing it, and letting in shots that he should maybe be getting to immediately after making a great save.

I love Courtois, but he has to maintain 100% intensity for entire games to completely win me over.

[Polo7 3,496]

Disappointed in Courtois yesterday. Made a mistake against Hull a few weeks ago which turned the game around and now he did it again. Yes it's a wonder goal but you can't concede that.

[Laugh1ngMan 393]

It wouldn't have been a goal if Thibaut was a little more alive to the situation. He got a hand to it so if he reacted a little faster he would have saved it.

Two mistakes in two games now in Mourinho's eyes, and the way Mou is acting i can imagine he will avoid all risks and go back to what he is used to so I expect to see Cech next match.

But all in all, isn't this just another sign of our incompetence of playing a high line which has been hurting us all season? The reason Courtois is that high, that long is because he has no trust in his defenders ability to recover from those positions because of the fact most of them are quit slow

[Spike 12,049]

A mistake is a mistake, everyone makes them.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I don't know it is his curse or what, the amount of stupid goals he conceded this season is unbelievable.

He just has some sort of bad luck. I haven't seen this much unlucky goals conceded by a keeper in one season

[Polo7 3,496]

A mistake is a mistake, everyone makes them.

Mistakes that could cost 3 points aren't acceptable. Especially 2 games in a row.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

(1) Exactly.

(2) Exactly.

Ultimately, Thibaut has been nigh on blameless for us in his debut season and is our present and future. De Gea was terrible in his debut season, but Courtois has adapted seamlessly to the league. I give him the benefit of the doubt.

I agree. He has had some shaky moments, but our expectations are only so high because of the feats Cech pulled off in his debut season.

In his defense, 5 seconds before Adams strikes, the ball was at Stokes penalty area. At that moment, his position was justified. Maybe he could have repositioned a little bit sooner, but nobody would expect a strike like Adams.

I agree with this, it was a rapid turnover and I think only Charlie Adam was alive to the possibility in that moment. It was a wonderful moment of vision and an opportunistic strike, but I think Courtois reacted a little late. But with de Gea again making another bad error this weekend, it is clear there is an endemic of errors amongst the league's elite goalkeepers right now.

[Spike 12,049]

Mistakes that could cost 3 points aren't acceptable. Especially 2 games in a row.

Shoulda, coulda, woulda but didn't. Funny that.