Odysseas Vlachodimos with another clean sheet for his 10th of the season. Only 2 away from being #1. he's only conceded 1 goal in the last 6 games!!! Felix Wiedwald in the Championship kept his 12th clean sheet of the season. Which puts him at #6 n the Championship clean sheet. Interesting to note that Wiedwald has played 7 games less than all the guys between #1-5, which means had he played as many games as them he could have been much higher than #6.
Germany assistant coach Thomas Schneider has said he is optimistic that Manuel Neuer will return to full fitness for the World Cup. In mid-February he went to Thailand to continue his recovery, and has although he has since returned to Germany he has yet to resume training. Schneider, speaking at a World Cup workshop in Russia, said Germany would keep the door open for Neuer until the last minute, adding that he did not have to play in their friendlies against Spain and Brazil this month. "Looking to the World Cup, we are confident," Schneider said. "If Manu's fit, he's the best keeper in the world. "Those matches [against Spain and Brazil] will be in four weeks. That won't work." Speaking to Bayern's club TV channel, CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said he was confident Neuer would be back to full fitness within the next couple of weeks. "He's on a very good path, looks mentally strong," he said. "We are all optimistic that he can play for Bayern again this season, and then nothing would stand in the way of his appearance at the World Cup." Should Neuer suffer a setback, Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is likely be favourite to replace the captain in goal for the World Cup holders. "Marc has played a sensational Confed Cup, and he's also improved at Barcelona and played unbelievably strong games there," Schneider said. "He's established himself with the national team. He is world class. We don't have any problems in the keeper position." http://www.espn.co.uk/football/baye...ident-over-manuel-neuer-fitness-for-world-cup
Yeahh but every World Cup winning team also always had a goalie that pulled out those 1 or 2 world class saves that contributed to them winning the trophy Barthez Buffon Cassilas Neuer Just to mention a few
To be honest I have not seen many games of Barcelona . I however read a few places that he actually had a very good season , and must give him more credit then I do. I mean he is Barcelona and currently German goalkeeper - two of the best teams around . If Neuer is not fit and in form then he should definitely play . And maybe he becomes another great goalie tht goes down in the books of legends .
I had a difficult time believing he could do it given his poor start as NT keeper. For a while we never won a match with him as keeper, and he was making big mistakes.
The problem is not ter Stegen. The problem is Neuer if fit but not in form. Then we have a big liability between the posts that easily could cost us. Just think of a slightly slower Neuer rushing for the ball and producing a "CL-final Lehmann" moment. That is the problem. And maybe I am too critical but I can't see Löw, Schneider and Köpke making this crucial decision against Neuer even if they know that he's way off his best, at least not as good as ter Stegen. I just can't see that.
Yes I agree with you , so I really hope he gets some playing time in before the wc starts . Would be nice if he can play all the April games and one or two CL games juts to check if he has got that last split second sharpness back . If not I would also rather prefer Ter Stegen . It could be those two or three vital saves that could win us the WC mhhh goalie position is very important .
as posted in the youth thread. Mainz's Florian Müller (20) is playing in his first ever Bundesliga game today.René Adler and Robin Zentner are objectively bad, and injured, meaning this is a big opportunity for Müller. Not difficult to match the level of those two.👐 pic.twitter.com/xHkrX6tcuQ— SCOUTED (@scoutedftbl) March 3, 2018
☑️ First Bundesliga game ☑️ First Bundesliga penalty saved Poor Filip Kostić penalty in all truth, but that has potential to be a big moment in Mainz's season and the career of Florian Müller. pic.twitter.com/GnGKw7a8bI— SCOUTED (@scoutedftbl) March 3, 2018
ter Stegen with his 16th clean sheet of the season. Massive one as Barca beat Atletico Madrid 1-0. meanwhile bottom of the Eredivisie, Jannik Huth hangs on for the 2-1 win, massive for Sparta.
Big Loris Karius - save % now at 68% the same as Courtois, and 1% better than Hugo Lloris at 67% Performance is now at top 4 keeper minimum for saves to shots ratio. Remember when the Sky narrative was he was the worst shot stopper in the league. pic.twitter.com/VZxSbKZsoD— Talkin' Kop (@TalkinKop) March 5, 2018
630 - @LorisKarius (@LFC) is the only German to play every single minute in this year's @ChampionsLeague campaign (630 minutes). Settled. #LIVPOR pic.twitter.com/ePXFasnol4— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) March 6, 2018 I guess add another 90 to make it 720 minutes played. 8 games played with 5 clean sheets while conceding 6 goals. today's game was also his 3rd consecutive CL clean sheet. at this rate, Karius could force his way to 3rd keeper at the WC. seems to be between Leno, Trapp, Karius, Ulreich for choices. from that what goes against Trapp isn't that he's the back up/rotational keeper at PSG. Against Leno is that he doesn't play any Europe. Ulreich is just between the post until Neuer is back. Karius as of now seems to have no issues.
who says he has 0 chances? Andreas Kopke, NT' keeper's coach mentioned him, Horn, and Fahrmann as being in consideration for the NT and that was at the beginning of the season. he's cemented himself as Liverpool's #1, getting better and better and playing in CL and for a top club. Not like keeper #3 will play any games anyways. what has Trapp done except for being a rotational keeper? Only other guy left is Leno. Otherwise you start having to consider keepers that have never played for the NT. Like Karius, Ulreich, Horn, Fahrmann. Heck Low even brought up Ulreich at some point not long ago.
ter Stegen with his 17th clean sheet of the season meanwhile in the Eredivisie. -Jannik Huth had his 2nd clean sheet of the season for the team that used to be at the bottom of the league when he joined. Now only 5 pts away from avoiding relegation or playoffs. -Timon Wellenreuther come on the 2nd half for Willem II where he kept a clean sheet for 45 minutes as they played vs top of the Eredivisie PSV which got trashed by Willem II 5-0. Karius concedes 2 vs Man U and both goals are identical. Long kick from De Gea exposes the Liverpool defense add to that some defensive blunders to that and you get 2 Rashford goals, lol. Not much Karius could do.