- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
Not an easy one and you need to think beyond your team loyalty here 
-
Contact the PP Team
Who is the best goalkeeper in the English Premier League (2018/19)?
- Thread starter MenInG
- Start date
KingKhanWC
World Star
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2010
- Runs
- 50,798
De Gea was awesome last season and has also made some great saves this season but Alisson has been immense too.
I'd go for Alisson as he has made less crucial errors this year.
I'd go for Alisson as he has made less crucial errors this year.
Distribution
Ederson >Kepa > Alison> De Gea
Shot Stopping (Open play)
De Gea > Alison > Kepa > Ederson
Penalties
Alison > Kepa > Ederson = De Gea
One on one with Keeper
Alison > De Gea > Kepa = Ederson
Sweeper Keeper
Ederson > Alison> Kepa > De Gea
Overall
Alison = De Gea > Kepa = Ederson
Ederson >Kepa > Alison> De Gea
Shot Stopping (Open play)
De Gea > Alison > Kepa > Ederson
Penalties
Alison > Kepa > Ederson = De Gea
One on one with Keeper
Alison > De Gea > Kepa = Ederson
Sweeper Keeper
Ederson > Alison> Kepa > De Gea
Overall
Alison = De Gea > Kepa = Ederson
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
All of these guys look good on paper but have made some pretty silly mistakes too...
PetroDollars
First Class Captain
- Joined
- Feb 29, 2012
- Runs
- 4,578
de gea by a mile, the others dont even come close - he made some silly mistakes this season, but any of those other keepers in your list would have been crushed had they played in this MU team.
also you should have put kasper schiemichel in that list too, hes probably better then all of them apart from de gea.
also you should have put kasper schiemichel in that list too, hes probably better then all of them apart from de gea.
Slog
Senior Test Player
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2015
- Runs
- 28,984
- Post of the Week
- 1
De Gea is my boy but I think theres been a slight dip this season and Ederson is going to another level
Allisson is brilliant too but I think he is made to look better than he is due to him being compared to Mignolet and Karius
Allisson is brilliant too but I think he is made to look better than he is due to him being compared to Mignolet and Karius
Mamoon
ATG
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2012
- Runs
- 107,269
- Post of the Week
- 12
Kepa.
shaaik
First Class Star
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2010
- Runs
- 3,984
De Gea seems to be the one..
Mamoon
ATG
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2012
- Runs
- 107,269
- Post of the Week
- 12
De Gea’s stock has fallen after he was exposed at the World Cup.
He is rubbish for Spain, has hardly done anything of note in the Champions League, does not have a big personality, does not command the box much and is very mediocre with his distribution.
He has freakish reflexes and is a brilliant short stopper, but that is all that he has in his armory, and there is more to being a GK than that.
He is also showing a serious lack of winning mentality by not demanding to leave Man United.
The fact that he is content to leave behind a legacy of making acrobatic saves to ensure Man United finishes 6th instead of 10th, and get knocked up in the Champions League in the R16 rather than the group stage shows that he clearly does not have the confidence to be a legend of the game.
With the way his career is going, he will hardly be remembered by anyone after he is gone. Perhaps not even by Man United who have had plenty of illustrious GK play for their club.
There is nothing wrong with staying in your comfort zone, but not when that comfort zone is so mediocre.
He is rubbish for Spain, has hardly done anything of note in the Champions League, does not have a big personality, does not command the box much and is very mediocre with his distribution.
He has freakish reflexes and is a brilliant short stopper, but that is all that he has in his armory, and there is more to being a GK than that.
He is also showing a serious lack of winning mentality by not demanding to leave Man United.
The fact that he is content to leave behind a legacy of making acrobatic saves to ensure Man United finishes 6th instead of 10th, and get knocked up in the Champions League in the R16 rather than the group stage shows that he clearly does not have the confidence to be a legend of the game.
With the way his career is going, he will hardly be remembered by anyone after he is gone. Perhaps not even by Man United who have had plenty of illustrious GK play for their club.
There is nothing wrong with staying in your comfort zone, but not when that comfort zone is so mediocre.
Hasan123
Test Star
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2016
- Runs
- 38,432
De Gea is the best keeper in the premier league. But Ederson and Allison are catching up. Allison distribution is excellent and he has won Liverpool a couple of games this season.
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
So are we still holding on to our beliefs ?
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
As the year draws to an end, has your opinion changed?
gazza619
Test Debutant
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2012
- Runs
- 13,593
Agreed there is plenty of competition.
gazza619
Test Debutant
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2012
- Runs
- 13,593
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
hadi123
Test Debutant
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2010
- Runs
- 15,247
- Post of the Week
- 1
De Gea on fire today in a big game! Simply the best
gazza619
Test Debutant
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2012
- Runs
- 13,593
What a game for De Gea
gazza619
Test Debutant
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2012
- Runs
- 13,593
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hasan123
Test Star
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2016
- Runs
- 38,432
It was a good performance but I expect De Gea to save most of those shots. But he gets into great positions to make the save which were highlighted on Match of the Day here in the UK.
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
De Gea not doing that well at the moment it would appear given his performance last night
Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alisson becomes only the 5th goalkeeper to record 20 clean sheets in a <a href="https://twitter.com/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@premierleague</a> season <a href="https://t.co/ROcPBIVedP">pic.twitter.com/ROcPBIVedP</a></p>— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsStatto/status/1121879691588251648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
WC-Passion
ODI Debutant
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2015
- Runs
- 8,711
I dare to say it, but he's a bargain for what Liverpool paid for. Only Oblak is a better keeper in world football.
proud_pakistani
First Class Star
- Joined
- May 12, 2010
- Runs
- 3,958
- Post of the Week
- 1
Alisson has had a big hand in getting Liverpool many 3 points which in other seasons would have been 1 or 0. This season he is surely the best keeper. Over a long period DDG is the best but he is suffering for lack of form or perhaps wants to leave United. Besides that I think Lloris is fantastic as well and is generally very solid.
Rest are average.
Rest are average.
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
I humbly submit that its not De Gea!
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2004
- Runs
- 217,993
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defiantly announced David de Gea was "the best goalkeeper in the world" when his credentials were questioned following one of numerous high-profile errors this season.
That was after De Gea somehow managed to fumble a routine shot from Steven Bergwijn into the net behind him in the 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in June.
As defences go, it was as unconvincing and flimsy as Manchester United's rearguard in this dismal 3-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat against Chelsea at Wembley, when De Gea's own horrendous display shot large holes in the credibility of Solskjaer's statement.
There is a large body of evidence to suggest De Gea is no longer the best keeper in Manchester never mind the world - he is certainly not the best in the Premier League.
The Brazilian pair of Ederson at Manchester City and Liverpool's Alisson are far more accomplished - and more significantly Dean Henderson, on loan at Sheffield United from Manchester United, has had a better season than De Gea.
The 29-year-old is either a keeper in permanent decline or going through the sort of extended slump that requires action rather than continued, and potentially costly, support from his manager.
De Gea, not to put too fine a point on it, was a total liability at Wembley.
No-one would expect Solskjaer to come out and give De Gea both barrels in public but to suggest he is the best keeper in the world is patently ludicrous and this latest performance exposed the real truth.
As this semi-final went deep into first-half injury time after a lengthy stoppage while Eric Bailly was treated for a head injury, Chelsea mounted one last attack.
Olivier Giroud's near-post flick came at De Gea quickly but his clumsy, jumbled attempt was hapless and the ball ended in the back of the net.
De Gea's second error, moments into the second half, was even more disturbing because Mason Mount's shot was a routine low affair from 20 yards, hardly a blockbuster. And yet United's keeper somehow allowed it to escape his grasp after getting both hands to it. It was a failure of concentration and technique.
Youngster Brandon Williams was at fault for gifting the ball to Mount while Victor Lindelof was too easily brushed aside by Giroud - but ultimate responsibility lay with De Gea.
Even before that recent error at Spurs, the Spain international was responsible for Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal in the 1-1 draw at Everton, dawdling over a clearance before hitting it against the striker. There was another lapse in the 2-0 loss at Watford in December when he allowed Ismaila Sarr's shot to slip into the net.
The air of complete reliability De Gea once possessed disappeared a long time ago.
The bitter irony is that De Gea has been pretty much an absentee in Manchester United's recent FA Cup runs. He last played in this competition in their 1-0 loss to Chelsea in the 2018 final and the capable Argentine Sergio Romero has had the gloves this season.
Presumably Solskjaer felt De Gea was more suited to this FA Cup semi-final when measured in temperament and experience. He could not have been more wrong.
He was selected because this was a big game and he let his manager down.
The question now is how long Solskjaer will keep faith with De Gea when these mistakes continue?
Solskjaer is building a United side with a potent attack and a developing midfield but serious questions now surround the failing keeper who has been a figure of such influence at the club over almost a decade.
De Gea, despite Solskjaer's bold claims, is a shadow of the goalkeeper he once was and the rapid development of Henderson has given United's manager a serious question to ponder for next season.
Has De Gea grown comfortable because of a lack of competition? Has this led to complacency setting in? Whatever the reason, something is wrong and Solskjaer cannot avoid it by delivering over-blown estimations of his goalkeeper's current form.
De Gea signed a hugely lucrative new deal in September 2019 that ties him to Old Trafford until 2023. It is a date that looks an awful long way off, and a very expensive way off, on the grim evidence of his display here.
Henderson is 23 and gaining vital experience under Chris Wilder at Sheffield United. He is also a fiercely ambitious character and eventually he will see himself as a Manchester United keeper - he may even feel he is now.
Solskjaer cannot afford to have a blind spot about a goalkeeper. Even if he does mistakenly believe De Gea is as good as he says he is - and he is not - he should at the very least be considering giving him some very serious, threatening competition.
The harsher verdict would be that it is time De Gea is replaced.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53467353
That was after De Gea somehow managed to fumble a routine shot from Steven Bergwijn into the net behind him in the 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in June.
As defences go, it was as unconvincing and flimsy as Manchester United's rearguard in this dismal 3-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat against Chelsea at Wembley, when De Gea's own horrendous display shot large holes in the credibility of Solskjaer's statement.
There is a large body of evidence to suggest De Gea is no longer the best keeper in Manchester never mind the world - he is certainly not the best in the Premier League.
The Brazilian pair of Ederson at Manchester City and Liverpool's Alisson are far more accomplished - and more significantly Dean Henderson, on loan at Sheffield United from Manchester United, has had a better season than De Gea.
The 29-year-old is either a keeper in permanent decline or going through the sort of extended slump that requires action rather than continued, and potentially costly, support from his manager.
De Gea, not to put too fine a point on it, was a total liability at Wembley.
No-one would expect Solskjaer to come out and give De Gea both barrels in public but to suggest he is the best keeper in the world is patently ludicrous and this latest performance exposed the real truth.
As this semi-final went deep into first-half injury time after a lengthy stoppage while Eric Bailly was treated for a head injury, Chelsea mounted one last attack.
Olivier Giroud's near-post flick came at De Gea quickly but his clumsy, jumbled attempt was hapless and the ball ended in the back of the net.
De Gea's second error, moments into the second half, was even more disturbing because Mason Mount's shot was a routine low affair from 20 yards, hardly a blockbuster. And yet United's keeper somehow allowed it to escape his grasp after getting both hands to it. It was a failure of concentration and technique.
Youngster Brandon Williams was at fault for gifting the ball to Mount while Victor Lindelof was too easily brushed aside by Giroud - but ultimate responsibility lay with De Gea.
Even before that recent error at Spurs, the Spain international was responsible for Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal in the 1-1 draw at Everton, dawdling over a clearance before hitting it against the striker. There was another lapse in the 2-0 loss at Watford in December when he allowed Ismaila Sarr's shot to slip into the net.
The air of complete reliability De Gea once possessed disappeared a long time ago.
The bitter irony is that De Gea has been pretty much an absentee in Manchester United's recent FA Cup runs. He last played in this competition in their 1-0 loss to Chelsea in the 2018 final and the capable Argentine Sergio Romero has had the gloves this season.
Presumably Solskjaer felt De Gea was more suited to this FA Cup semi-final when measured in temperament and experience. He could not have been more wrong.
He was selected because this was a big game and he let his manager down.
The question now is how long Solskjaer will keep faith with De Gea when these mistakes continue?
Solskjaer is building a United side with a potent attack and a developing midfield but serious questions now surround the failing keeper who has been a figure of such influence at the club over almost a decade.
De Gea, despite Solskjaer's bold claims, is a shadow of the goalkeeper he once was and the rapid development of Henderson has given United's manager a serious question to ponder for next season.
Has De Gea grown comfortable because of a lack of competition? Has this led to complacency setting in? Whatever the reason, something is wrong and Solskjaer cannot avoid it by delivering over-blown estimations of his goalkeeper's current form.
De Gea signed a hugely lucrative new deal in September 2019 that ties him to Old Trafford until 2023. It is a date that looks an awful long way off, and a very expensive way off, on the grim evidence of his display here.
Henderson is 23 and gaining vital experience under Chris Wilder at Sheffield United. He is also a fiercely ambitious character and eventually he will see himself as a Manchester United keeper - he may even feel he is now.
Solskjaer cannot afford to have a blind spot about a goalkeeper. Even if he does mistakenly believe De Gea is as good as he says he is - and he is not - he should at the very least be considering giving him some very serious, threatening competition.
The harsher verdict would be that it is time De Gea is replaced.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53467353
Similar threads
- Poll
- Poll
