USA goalkeeper discussion thread - Episode IV: A New Hope

Turner starting alert!

EFL Cup game vs Aston Villa

 

He's the headliner! The Star!

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2-1 win over Aston Villa who are 4th in the Premier League table, Turner 8 saves

i’ve been praying for times like this pic.twitter.com/YKE33F3qo2

— USMNT burner (@burnerusmnt) October 30, 2024

 

Wow, 8 saves. Sounds like he was quite important to pulling off this win.

 

Maybe reports of his death have been exaggerated? Now that's he's been there a while he gets a cup game and does well. That should allow him to get more and give them confidence to play if the starter gets injured and not rush out and get another keeper.

 

Clearly prioritizing the Champions League and Premier League, Villa played a B side yesterday (10 changes from the weekend and the three subs who came on were kids: 18, 18 and 20). None of the saves Turner made were difficult and the goal he allowed was soft and probably should have been saved (and you can see by his reaction).

Jhon Durán drives home his 8th goal of the season 🎯 pic.twitter.com/Ti2lLBOLpO

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 30, 2024

 

His cleats weren’t cool either!

 

iad to the rescue. We may never think a goalkeeper is good or had a good game even. Especially a keeper in the EPL, better yet even England. Everybody back to the regular program of Turner being bad.

 

During the MLB playoffs I couldn't help but wonder what kind of goalkeeper Tommy Edmon would have become if his father was a soccer fan rather that a baseball fan. (fyi: Edmon is the shortstop for the Dodgers who makes miraculous stops/catches of the balls hit to him). I guess my real point is that we lose so many potential great soccer players because their fathers push another sport onto their sons.

 

Maybe if he grew about 4 more inches.

All of our keepers at the last camp were at least 6'3".
[Turner, Schulte, Horvath, and Steffen.]

 

you had one good game relax
Atlanta United's Brad Guzan finds fountain of youth: "I don't feel 40"

 

Horvath, not ideal

 

I'd like to think that people are paying attention to us, and not simply hitting a, "Call Up," button on a guy simply because he was called up a bunch 2017-2023. All the stat evidence with Horvath and Steffen for that matter that are truly consequential for a keepers most important job sucks. All of it. We should not be calling either up because both are clearly actively bad. Call up random MLS name that isn't actively bad, and Schulte and Turner and be done with it. Prior caps should be irrelevant when the numbers are this apocalyptically bad.

 

Neither Horvath or Steffen really deserve call ups right now.

Call up Turner and mix it up in the other two spots.

 

he'll always have Leagues Cup

Zack Steffen with his feet.

Pochettino, USMNT 🇺🇸 staff, are y’all watching?
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— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical) November 2, 2024

 

To me.......................we're about to find out in November what Poch thinks of the pool.

Cuz he and his GK coach had both Turner and Schulte for the October friendlies.

They chose to start Turner in both games.

If they start Turner in both of the Jamaica games, then our #1 is pretty clear for the moment.

 

Horvath and Slonina on the bench today.
Kochen getting a game with Barca B. Its something.............

🇺🇸 Diego Kochen and Pedro Soma both START for Barça Atlètic today against Gimnástica Segoviana 🇺🇸 https://t.co/anLZloNd9i

— American Ultras Talk (@ameriultrastalk) November 2, 2024

 

I think it’s very likely the #1 right now is Turner. But given how things have gone for him at the club level you need to look at some new faces and see if anyone is capable of challenging him. The alternative options at current being Schulte, Freese, and Celentano as we wait for some of the younger options to progress.

 

Matt Turner still has some utility for us.

Horvath needs to be dropped immediately unless he has some sort out of the blue career emergence.

Schulte, Celentano, Freese, and Kochen are better options right now. Probably Slonina and Brady too.

 

Well, why not?

🇺🇸 2 saves and a clean sheet for GK Jonathan Klinsmann, who helps newly-promoted Cesena climb to 4th in Serie B 🇺🇸 https://t.co/jqSXfiz9CR

— American Ultras Talk (@ameriultrastalk) November 3, 2024

 

Sure, he made 2 saves. So impressed, not the worst MLS keeper anymore. Start him on the MNT immediately.

 

If they get promoted and he keeps the starting job and performs in Serie A sure

Otherwise, nah

 

I don't have an issue if we talk about anybody.
If he's playing; he's playing at a higher level than Slonina after all............................