Victor Valdes

[Jairzinho]

And you can name a keeper who definitely would have saved more of them? Because if you do, you're in a minority. Nearly everyone I know who saw that shoot out said all the pens were top drawer.

 

A few went through his hands. No chance Neuer or Courtois let in 15 of the 16.

[Ne Moe Imya]

The thing about Valdes is that while his best games are miles better than Mignolet's, he is prone to the odd howler.  Well, all keepers are, but Valdes more so than most, at least among those at the top.  That means you can find youtube videos of Valdes dropping crosses and flubbing easy shots, perhaps a few more than other keepers, but he's so good the rest of the time that it ends up being a huge net positive.

 

I could see him stopping 6 or 7 shots that Mignolet wouldn't (probably half of them by being quicker off his line and not allowing the shot in the first place) but then dropping a cross into an opponent's lap at some point.  The net result is still 5 or 6 fewer goals conceded, which is massive.  Add to that the fact that his distribution would be miles better than Simon's and he'd be a really good signing in my opinion.

[Funkasy]

Not better then the Mig. Valdes will be a train wreck with our defense.

[DanDanShaw]

In that Boro shootout didn't about 3/4 penalties go through his fucking marshmallow wrists?

[ratcatcher]

In that Boro shootout didn't about 3/4 penalties go through his fucking marshmallow wrists?

 

If you've got those blinkers on again, suppose so.

[ratcatcher]

A few went through his hands. No chance Neuer or Courtois let in 15 of the 16.

 

Er, yeah if you say so.

[stringvest]

Clem must have shrunk a lot down the years. I am 6'1 and met Clem a couple of years ago and he looked nowhere near 6, we all commented on how 'small' he was.

 

Legend obviously, nice fella too.

 

It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that spring.

[stringvest]

So is this actually happening then, or is it just something else for us all to get angry about?

[Stickman]

So is this actually happening then, or is it just something else for us all to get angry about?

 

 

I know I'm gonna get seriously miffed if it doesn't happen....

 

[Russ Atmosphere]

So is this actually happening then, or is it just something else for us all to get angry about?

He's off to Chelsea, he's just got to get through his failed medical here first.

[ratcatcher]

He's off to Chelsea, he's just got to get through his failed medical here first.

 

Didnt he has a fisticuffs with maureen after an el classico (fucking hate that term) once? Not sure he'd fancy playing for that tit.

[Josef Svejk]

Didnt he has a fisticuffs with maureen after an el classico (fucking hate that term) once? Not sure he'd fancy playing for that tit.

 

I'm not entirely sure he'd play ahead of Courtois and Cech...

[JohnnyH]

It might just be me, but I find it a bit odd when people refer to a professional goalkeeper as a “good shot stopper”.  Surely that’s the most basic of attributes that he’d notice on the 1st day he went into a goalmouth and realised he was capable?  Is there a ‘keeper in any of the top 2-3 divisions who isn’t a very good shot stopper?  I’d have thought situational awareness, command of his box, distribution, etc, would be the things worth discussing?

[Boss]

In the words of John McEnroe...

 

[Reckoner]

It might just be me, but I find it a bit odd when people refer to a professional goalkeeper as a “good shot stopper”.  Surely that’s the most basic of attributes that he’d notice on the 1st day he went into a goalmouth and realised he was capable?  Is there a ‘keeper in any of the top 2-3 divisions who isn’t a very good shot stopper?  I’d have thought situational awareness, command of his box, distribution, etc, would be the things worth discussing?

I think the thing is that they can all 'stop shots' (ha)  but some will be better than others, and thus be described as 'good'. It tends to be the likes of James and Mignolet who make impossible saves sometimes who lack in the other aspects.

It's like fast outfield players or technically amazing players, either skill is enough to be useful, if someone combines the two they are a rare fucker indeed.

[Dan Vito Corleone]

It might just be me, but I find it a bit odd when people refer to a professional goalkeeper as a “good shot stopper”.  Surely that’s the most basic of attributes that he’d notice on the 1st day he went into a goalmouth and realised he was capable? 

 

It never stopped Sandra Westerveld.

[kopboy11]

Could look at that all day

[magicrat]

Are we still doing conjecture or has something happened ?

For what it's worth I think if he's fit we should get the guy in asap . A far from rock solid Mig is not a healthy situation

[milky]

Hope we sign him so I can start blaming loads of things on him.

[Pureblood]

Milky - 6. Had a slow start on TLW but finally got the hang of the scapegoat thing.  Not as influential as some of the other forumites but can definitely do a job on his day as the "quietly effective" contributor. 

[milky]

Quite chuffed with that. Last time I'd reached 6/10 I'd been spiked with viagra.

[ratcatcher]

Could look at that all day

 

Her babies wont go hungry, will they?

[VladimirIlyich]

Her babies wont go hungry, will they?

I want to be her baby.

[Gym Beglin]

Her babies wont go hungry, will they?

Depends if the babies can force a grown man from sucking the tits.

[ratcatcher]

I see casillas dropped a bollock for yet another goal Spain conceeded.