#2 goalie

that guy Luis Garcia

 

Chaux lol

 

The answer to this thread's subject is finally going to be answered in big games.

 

I hope im wrong but I think one of these guys is going to mess up hard and its going to cost us a goal

 

Vargas should start, he’s playing well in Mexico.

 

my vote is for Montero, he did well in copa america

and tolima only have recived 5 goals this season.

 

So far so good for Vargas.

Was not needed much but did have some very nice saves when called upon.

 

To me Colombia GK for this WCQ should be Ospina, Montero, Arboleda

 

It could end up like this by 2022 (who knows?).

But Vargas seems mature and experienced and has been waiting behind Ospina for so many years.
He is not going to go down without a fight. Especially if he continues to play well when he gets his chances.

Montero looked good in limited matches.

Arboleda looked so horrible but it was his first time on the road against a disciplined Korean team. I will give him a pass for that but first impression was not good. Hopefully he can continue to play well in Argentina and maybe go to either River or Boca.

 

Ha, I was more of a Phil Simms guy.

Seriously that outlet pass to Muriel was solid as you alluded to. Muriel was off to the races and the defender could not keep up with him.

Little things like that add up for Vargas.

 

@crzdcolombian

I know you are infatuated with young , tall Keepers.

Luis Marquinez (third string at Nacional) has been called up for the microciclo.

Kid may be up your alley.

 

Joan Parra from Envigado is a solid prospect. Only 22.

 

Since this is the de facto Goal Keeping thread I will post here.

I thought our Keeping situation would be solidified by now but it is only getting muddier with more question marks.


1) Ospina. He has not played all year long and will not play unless he goes to another team because his Saudi Arabian team did not register him due to having too many foreigner slots already taken up. Part of me says if he does move on to MLS or Colombia or wherever he ends up then he is still the #1. (I know I am in the minority but I have an old school mentality of you do not lose your job due to injury. I also will never forget the many times he saved us in games and think he at least deserves a chance at the #1 spot.) That said, I can see the other side of the coin from many people here and other websites saying move on from him. Maybe give the youngsters a chance.

2) Vargas has not done anything wrong per se. He has played well for the most part and has saved us in many fearful situations similar to the way Ospina saved us in previous cycles.
I am not going to complain if he is our #1 but he is not the best Keeper in the world of course. But none of these guys are.

3) Montero. Tall and most intimidating of them all physique wise (that was for you CrzD) and has not given up goals during all his starts. Now a lot of that could be fortuitous bounces cause he has had his shaky moments but part of it could just be when opposing players see his height and his positioning it may affect their shot power and accuracy a bit but that is just me theorizing.
I do like the way he passes deep for the most part on Goal Kicks and he just never looks scared out there.

4) Chunga. I like what I saw in friendlies but has no real shot.

5) Mier. He is young and can be the "next Ospina" but I am not that big of a fan from what little I have seen at Nacional. But the talent and confidence is there for him to be a third keeper this cycle.

All-in-all I am comfortable with most of these guys which is a blessing.
Just do not know what will happen once Ospina plays and gets into rhythm again. It will be interesting to see if Lorenzo will give him a chance or just move on. Or maybe he can be our second keeper which would just be strange.

 

You forgot Mier? Vargas, despite the red card incident (he had no other choice really), has been playing well. Much better than what I expected. Has to be our #1. Montero wasn't too shabby either.

I'm kind of not worried about our GK situation.

 

My mistake. I called hum Ruiz but meant Mier at 5.

I am not concerned either just confused as to how the politics and pecking order shapes up and if Ospina takes a role as a backup or if he comes in again as number one.

 

well we still are not rly developing goalkeepers for some reason but the local guys seem ok, luckily goalkeepers can play for like 10 years. I've already accepted the fact that we just aren't going to have top goalkeepers anymore

 

Update on Mier-
I am starting to see why people like him. He has been pretty good at Cruz Azul so far.
Good with his technical abilities on ball with his legs and cool distribution.

Not a fan that he usually bats the ball instead of tries to catch it like volleyball (but that is really the only negative so far). He has such good reflexes that the rebounds are not much trouble for him to control for the most part.

At this point I think is going to be very interesting to see if he is second behind Vargas. Although Montero has basically done everything he can do in Colombian matches to keep his spot.

 

I'm all for giving a full game to Mier, considering that he has played well in a better league than FPC. Montero right now is not in good form and Milonarios is in crisis, so I also think that he is not in a good mental spot.

 

I mean maybe based on Club form Mier should be ahead.

But Montero has done well for us in every match he has played in. Giving up zero goals during the run of play in 9 appearances (I count the non-FIFA friendlies) is very difficult for any keeper to do.

 

It is not criminal to allow one of our best keepers of all time and team captains try to prove that he is worthy of his spot on the roster.

Maybe it would be if he started in Qualifying or something but it was just a non-FIFA friendly against Mexico. Try not to be so triggered by something so innocent.