[G97]

This, pretty much, except that Schmeichel was and is rightly named as one of the best goalies of all time. Vds is not. Don’t get me wrong. Vds was brilliant, and I loved the guy - one of my favourite players, but Schmeichel was immense. That said, he also made more mistakes. Vds was an incredibly rounded goalie. He was also very good with both feet. Better than Onana.

Ddg at his prime was a brilliant, world class, GOAT tier shot stopper. But he also had serious flaws to his game. He was always poor with the ball and passing. He also never controlled the box. It was the right call to replace him.

That being said, Onana is a worse goalie overall even than washed-up well on the decline ddg. I can understand what they were aiming for with Onana, but they got it wrong.

I agree with this in the main. But Edwin is definitely regarded as one of the best keepers of all time and was far more influential than Schmeichel was in the position. He brought a new perspective to goalkeeping and inspired the likes of Manuel Neuer and other modern day greats.

 

[lex talionis]

This, pretty much, except that Schmeichel was and is rightly named as one of the best goalies of all time. Vds is not. Don’t get me wrong. Vds was brilliant, and I loved the guy - one of my favourite players, but Schmeichel was immense. That said, he also made more mistakes. Vds was an incredibly rounded goalie. He was also very good with both feet. Better than Onana.

Ddg at his prime was a brilliant, world class, GOAT tier shot stopper. But he also had serious flaws to his game. He was always poor with the ball and passing. He also never controlled the box. It was the right call to replace him.

That being said, Onana is a worse goalie overall even than washed-up well on the decline ddg. I can understand what they were aiming for with Onana, but they got it wrong.

Agreed, except that De Gea was better with his feet than he's credited. Not amazing, I'll grant you that, but the defenders and midfielder he was tasked to passing the ball to were not exactly adept with ball control skills. The pass to Eriksen that led to a Brentford (I think it was Brentford) was all on on De Gea -- although to be fair we see identical passes all the time now to a player on the 18 yard box line and the player neatly finds his fullback -- but the pass to Maguire that led to the Sevilla goal (I think it was Sevilla) was all on Maguire, not De Gea.

A keeper needs to be a competent -- ideally, of course, outstanding -- shot-stopper above all else. A close second is command of the box. After that, everything is gravy. If the choice is between prime De Gea and prime Onana it's not even a close call.

 

[lex talionis]

I agree with this in the main. But Edwin is definitely regarded as one of the best keepers of all time and was far more influential than Schmeichel was in the position. He brought a new perspective to goalkeeping and inspired the likes of Manuel Neuer and other modern day greats.

I made an argument to this effect a few weeks ago here but was shouted down by the chorus. As great as Pete was, and he was great, Edwin was the better keeper.