Thor 2,712 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 People need to stop the transfer talk about looking for a new keeper. He has been sublime ever since his Chelsea debut. He is a top 5 GK in the world, at bare minimum. Vytis33 and bigbluewillie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,184 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Thor said: People need to stop the transfer talk about looking for a new keeper. He has been sublime ever since his Chelsea debut. He is a top 5 GK in the world, at bare minimum. the main talk (at least from me) was about a better backup as Mendy goes to that fucking AFCON bollocks for a month or so but we are stuck with Kepa Oblak is the only remotely available keeper who is better than Mendy, and he is nearing the point were it makes zero sense to buy him, as he turns 30 years old right after the WC end next near, will cost £103m for his release clause, and will not come without a 7 year contact on £400K PW wages. At that age (or any age IMHO) he is NOT worth a quarter of a BILLION quid. the only WC keepers atm are Jan Oblak Gianluigi Donnarumma Thibaut Courtois Alisson Marc-André ter Stegen Ederson and you could make case for Edouard Mendy Another bizarre fact: ALL in bold red will be 29 years old come January 7th, and Ederson will be 29 next summer. PLUS the next one on my list, Emiliano Martínez, is 29 now too! A bit lower down the list, Nick Pope, Alphonse Areola (in February), Koen Casteels, Mattia Perin (in 8 weeks), and Leno are or soon will be 29yo as well. Neuer and Schmeichel would round out my top 10 and are coming towards the end of their peak years. 1992/93 (especially 1992) were insane years for keepers being born, of the top 8 atm, only Donnarumma was not born in either of the two. Keepers born in 1992 Keepers born in 1993 Edited September 12, 2021 by Vesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,184 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Vesper said: the main talk (at least from me) was about a better backup as Mendy goes to that fucking AFCON bollocks for a month or so but we are stuck with Kepa Oblak is the only remotely available keeper who is better than Mendy, and he is nearing the point were it makes zero sense to buy him, as he turns 30 years old right after the WC end next near, will cost £103m for his release clause, and will not come without a 7 year contact on £400K PW wages. At that age (or any age IMHO) he is NOT worth a quarter of a BILLION quid. the only WC keepers atm are Jan Oblak Gianluigi Donnarumma Thibaut Courtois Alisson Marc-André ter Stegen Ederson and you could make case for Edouard Mendy Another bizarre fact: ALL in bold red will be 29 years old come January 7th, and Ederson will be 29 next summer. PLUS the next one on my list, Emiliano Martínez, is 29 now too! A bit lower down the list, Nick Pope, Alphonse Areola (in February), Koen Casteels, Mattia Perin (in 8 weeks), and Leno are or soon will be 29yo as well. 1992/93 (especially 1992) were insane years for keepers being born, of the top 8 atm, only Donnarumma was not born in either of the two. Keepers born in 1992 Keepers born in 1993 Further fleshing out my Oblak comments, here the only keepers over 33yo on the planet who are still high quality (as in could start for us IF something happened to Mendy and they were on the team) IMHO the drop off is STEEP, Buffon was a genetic freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Vesper said: the main talk (at least from me) was about a better backup as Mendy goes to that fucking AFCON bollocks for a month or so but we are stuck with Kepa Oblak is the only remotely available keeper who is better than Mendy, and he is nearing the point were it makes zero sense to buy him, as he turns 30 years old right after the WC end next near, will cost £103m for his release clause, and will not come without a 7 year contact on £400K PW wages. At that age (or any age IMHO) he is NOT worth a quarter of a BILLION quid. the only WC keepers atm are Jan Oblak Gianluigi Donnarumma Thibaut Courtois Alisson Marc-André ter Stegen Ederson and you could make case for Edouard Mendy Another bizarre fact: ALL in bold red will be 29 years old come January 7th, and Ederson will be 29 next summer. PLUS the next one on my list, Emiliano Martínez, is 29 now too! A bit lower down the list, Nick Pope, Alphonse Areola (in February), Koen Casteels, Mattia Perin (in 8 weeks), and Leno are or soon will be 29yo as well. Neuer and Schmeichel would round out my top 10 and are coming towards the end of their peak years. 1992/93 (especially 1992) were insane years for keepers being born, of the top 8 atm, only Donnarumma was not born in either of the two. Keepers born in 1992 Keepers born in 1993 Has Neuer fallen off? idk If anyone is better than Mendy as a pure GK, but guys like Ederson, Alisson, and Ter Stegen are very valuable for their ability on the ball. i wouldn’t take Oblak or Courtois over Mendy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Clockwork said: Has Neuer fallen off? idk If anyone is better than Mendy as a pure GK, but guys like Ederson, Alisson, and Ter Stegen are very valuable for their ability on the ball. i wouldn’t take Oblak or Courtois over Mendy. I dont give a fuck if a goalie can pass a ball tbh. Mendy is a great shot stopper regardless of range and also very commanding in the box. Alabama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Clockwork said: Has Neuer fallen off? idk If anyone is better than Mendy as a pure GK, but guys like Ederson, Alisson, and Ter Stegen are very valuable for their ability on the ball. i wouldn’t take Oblak or Courtois over Mendy. Neuer is still absolute world class. i don't like the guy, he is a psycho and an arrogrant egomaniac but he is still one of the top 5 goalies in the world and his abilities have not really declined too much. He is probably as good a shot stopper as Mendy still but better with his feet. Based on his performances in the 2 seasons prior to last, i would have Alisson as best goalie but i have not seen as much of him last season so i might be wrong. Ter Stegen is a bit overrated imo. He is capable of the most spectacular saves but he makes unusually many stupid errors for a WC goalie. Clockwork 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,700 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 23 hours ago, Vesper said: the main talk (at least from me) was about a better backup as Mendy goes to that fucking AFCON bollocks for a month or so but we are stuck with Kepa Kepa had a horrible second season under Lampard, but last season he showed he could be counted on when he is needed. Decent backup IMO. Who should we sign for second choice GK? World class GK won't accept substitute role.. Looking at our rivals' men - Steffen, Kelleher, Henderson - they are not doing better in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,184 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, nyikolajevics said: Kepa had a horrible second season under Lampard, but last season he showed he could be counted on when he is needed. Decent backup IMO. Who should we sign for second choice GK? World class GK won't accept substitute role.. Looking at our rivals' men - Steffen, Kelleher, Henderson - they are not doing better in this area. Kepa is our backup keeper until and if we sell him hopefully Marcus Bettinelli is a decent 3rd keeper and, lolol he is ANOTHER 29yo keeper born in 1992 it really is crazy the only thing worrying me about GKer is that fucking AFCON month off shite for Mendy crazy that he is not the starting French keeper by now, but he went for a sure play thing with Senegal Bettinelli is a big unit btw, almost as big as Cech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,700 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 32 minutes ago, Vesper said: the only thing worrying me about GKer is that fucking AFCON month off shite for Mendy crazy that he is not the starting French keeper by now, but he went for a sure play thing with Senegal Méndys first appearance for Senegal was in 2018, at the age of 26, when he was playig in Reims in League 2. Can't blame him he was not expecting call-up from Deschamps... It's gonna be a tough couple of weeks without him and Ziyech, but Liverpool will be hit much harder with Salahs, Manés and Naby Keitas absence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) On 12/09/2021 at 04:14, Vesper said: the main talk (at least from me) was about a better backup as Mendy goes to that fucking AFCON bollocks for a month or so and comes back covid positive, which would take him out for another couple of weeks at least. ☹️ Dunno what's worse, AFCON or Copa America. I guess the latter at least has Argentina and Brazil, but it's just as poorly organized. Edited September 14, 2021 by robsblubot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 13/09/2021 at 14:15, nyikolajevics said: Méndys first appearance for Senegal was in 2018, at the age of 26, when he was playig in Reims in League 2. Can't blame him he was not expecting call-up from Deschamps... It's gonna be a tough couple of weeks without him and Ziyech, but Liverpool will be hit much harder with Salahs, Manés and Naby Keitas absence. And Matip nyikolajevics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,274 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 there's a chance that ziyech will not go to can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 14/09/2021 at 16:19, LAM09 said: And Matip He retired from national duty. In any case they are well stocked at CB anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Stats said: He retired from national duty. In any case they are well stocked at CB anyway. Cameroon's coach tried to recall him, so I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't accept the change for AFCON. Also, their CB situation could be very different in 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beigl 1,387 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 10/10 performance. The perfect shot stopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Best keeper in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Where are those people who said we should sell Mendy? killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Jase said: Where are those people who said we should sell Mendy? I've been arguing with people who genuinely think Kepa will be winning his place back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Tomo said: I've been arguing with people who genuinely think Kepa will be winning his place back. Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 And to think we did him so dirty with that piss take of a photoshop job.. we should be ashamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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