Why? Leverkusen are fed up with giving him chances and want to get rid, is that really the standard you want to go for for United?
Let's talk 'keepers: who do we buy and why?
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Was a bit tounge and cheek
I was just thinking about what former back-up keepers we’ve had that would have been an improvement. Kuszczak and Lindegaard weren’t this bad, and Romero was actually pretty good.
Definitely not James Trafford
Onana needs gone, not sure who's more useless between him and Hojlund.
Michael Cooper from SHU.
Definitely need someone else ASAP. I just wonder how good Bayindir would be if he got a run like this person has.
Surely we have to give him a chance to find out, he should be tried at least before we buy someone else.
Surely we have to give him a chance to find out, he should be tried at least before we buy someone else.
You need an established GK with no history of blunders, preferably already playing in the premier league to avoid any more surprises.
Diogo Costa? 60m euro clause. 25 years old.
Romero would be our number 1, but Carroll, PIG and Lindegaard weren’t better than Onana
Kusczack and Lindegaard would both be big improvements. Always had a soft spot for PIG.
I was thinking about what percentage of us idiots on the forum that would have conceded in that first half. I reckon a high percentage of us keyboard numpties would have got a clean sheet there. He had feck all to do and still we concede..
I'd take Van der Gouw over Koszczak and Lindegaard.
Oh my days. What are we gonna do
United 2 Onana 2, honestly if Amorim continues to pick Onana every game then he deserves the inevitable that’ll come with how much Onana costs us
That’s surely the end of his career here
Honestly they are. He’s so bad. He would t be no 1 at another PL club.
There was people on YouTube saying that because of PSR that goalkeeper is not an issue.
GK and ST is most important.
I can live with out attacking midfielders and wingbacks but I can't live without a good GK and a good striker
GK and ST is most important.
I can live with out attacking midfielders and wingbacks but I can't live without a good GK and a good striker
We need Chevalier
I haven’t followed Bundesliga/Leverkusen at all this or previous season; has Kovar been underwhelming/poor/onana?
Can Rathcliff sell one of his other businesses for a bil?
I'd even take Ramsdale at this point.
Just someone fecking dependable.
Apparently he fecked up big in one of the few games he has played.
I love how Liverpool have Alisson who is probably the best keeper in the world, an excellent understudy in Kelleher and have also bought a solid up and coming Mamadishvilli (spelling!?) as well. And when I say love, I mean hate.
I have watched quite a few full games and he is very good outside of the highlight reel stuff and pretty comfortable on the ball. I am nowhere near qualified to say if he can get to the elite level that another former Roma keeper managed with the dippers but he is comfortably better than anyone we currently have.
Completely shat the bed vs Bayern in the CL last 16 and has from whatI've seen been generally shaky.
Yes. Probably not as bad as Onana, but he made some mistakes and generally didn't inspire confidence. Lukas Hradecky still is a far more reliable keeper and he was always seen as a bit error prone. That was fine last season but the expectation was that Kovar should surpass and then completely replace Hradecky. He simply didn't develop as hoped.
If you look at young keepers in the Bundesliga to sign, Freiburg's Atubolu or Frankfurt's Santos should be far better options. Especially the latter who I believe has the potential to become Brazil's next great keeper.
I just watched the EL/ECL conference, not a single match, and watching Santos keeping Frankfurt in the match and giving the team confidence while at the same time watching Onana hurts.
Bring me a giant convincing keeper. Don't care where they come from.
Strictly youtube scouting, but Joan Garcia at Espanyol (who we've been vaguely linked with) looks the business.
Good size, incredible agility, deals with crosses well, comfortable enough with his feet.
Good size, incredible agility, deals with crosses well, comfortable enough with his feet.
It will not be difficult finding a keeper who is better than the one we currently have. If the rivalry between us and Pool wasn't so poisonous I'd love for us to take their second keeper off them.
Yeah Santos is the one. Looks destined to be a world class keeper.
Absolutely. If we need to plug gaps in defence / midfield, promote some youngsters or be smart with a free transfer / loan if needed. Whatever it takes to improve as much as possible at either end of the pitch.
Atubolu looks promising if not obviously top class. We're in the fortunate position I suppose, in that there are literally dozens of keepers out there who'd improve us massively.
Doubt it. We reward mediocrity and poor performances at this club.
De Gea on a free.
Oblak
He only has 1 year left on his contract as well. No doubt UEFA would be sticking their oar in about fair value but he would be pretty cheap given his contract situation.
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic is 2.02m, experienced, and having a great season with Torino. We could probably pick him up for less than £20m. No need to spend more millions on another over hyped small keeper.
Damn, I was going to mention Kuai Santos but you beat me
Not on the basis of today though, I remember he played a few games last year and looked really good, though that was followed by an absolute howler performance against Mainz, after which he went out for a while before returning recently.
He does look really raw and talented right now. Surprised to see a couple of people mention him because he doesn't seem to be talked about a lot.
Agree on Kovar, doesn't look like the quality United need right now but also don't think very highly of Atubolu as well. Might not make howlers but just seems to concede goals he should be saving.
Well for starters let’s not overhype the need for a ‘ball playing keeper’. We need someone reliable in between the posts that will get us across the line in tight games.
Yes, I also think Atubolu needs to mature and become more reliable. But I think he can turn into a great keeper, but it's just nut guaranteed. Similar situation to Kovar a year ago in a way. Could have also mentioned Urbig, but as he now looks like the heir to Neuer he just is off the market.Damn, I was going to mention Kuai Santos but you beat me
Not on the basis of today though, I remember he played a few games last year and looked really good, though that was followed by an absolute howler performance against Mainz, after which he went out for a while before returning recently.
He does look really raw and talented right now. Surprised to see a couple of people mention him because he doesn't seem to be talked about a lot.
Agree on Kovar, doesn't look like the quality United need right now but also don't think very highly of Atubolu as well. Might not make howlers but just seems to concede goals he should be saving.
Santos meanwhile just has the problem that he has to displace a club legend and captain to get games, Kevin Trapp still is the official Number One in Frankfurt.