Sums up their transfer policy in recent times. They had a very good goalie who pretty much always delivered on the biggest occasions and they replaced him with this arrogant twat who's also not as good with the ball. What was the point?!
Thibaut Courtois | Performances
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So overrated
Wow, there seems to be a lot of hate towards him on here. 
Very good GK who made a mistake tonight. Nothing out of the ordinary really.
Very good GK who made a mistake tonight. Nothing out of the ordinary really.
A print out of the traitor's face could look great on a dart board.
No, no he's fine. Did nothing and he's world class
They should sell him.
K.Navas should be No.1.
K.Navas should be No.1.
I dont think that free kick was his fault. It was a fantastic goal in fact.
Wow, there seems to be a lot of hate towards him on here.
Very good GK who made a mistake tonight. Nothing out of the ordinary really.
Yeh I don't get it either. What have we missed here? Why the hate?
Not his fault, no. But I don't really rate him either.
Exactly what he is.Wow, there seems to be a lot of hate towards him on here.
Very good GK who made a mistake tonight. Nothing out of the ordinary really.
Why didn't Real just buy De Gea?
I think the problem is, to play in the biggest clubs these days you need to stop everything or be really good using the feet.
Feck off
Poundland Cech.
All this couldn't have happened to a better prick of a man and player.
Time has proved that he's not in David's class.
Why didn't they play Navas and invest the transfer fee plus wages elsewhere in the team?
Feck off
I'm serious. This isn't a knock on the guy but Courtois never struck me as a Real Madrid player
I prefer my hypothetical.
Possibly the worst Real Madrid transfer in the past 2 decades. Keylor Navas won 3 consecutive Champions' League for god's sake. They were never ever really comfortable with Navas, I think because he doesn't come from a great footballing nation and that creates some bias.
He’s better than Navas, Madrid would have 6-7 points less without the crucial saves he made
He couldn’t have joined Real at a worse time.
The dynasty is over. They are a club in transition now.
The dynasty is over. They are a club in transition now.
Wow, there seems to be a lot of hate towards him on here.
Very good GK who made a mistake tonight. Nothing out of the ordinary really.
He looked great for Atletico but was merely good for Chelsea and is a clearly inferior player to Navas, IMO. Absolutely baffled they went for him.
Part of the perception of him on here is down to comparisons with De Gea. The gap was absolutely huge and his time at Madrid is reiterating that in a pretty amusing way.
Reminds me so much of VDS.
Thought he was good for Chelsea in his first season there and the first season with Conte. Very dominant around the box. He’s just going through a rough patch.
Perhaps if had gone to bed earlier the night before, he might have been more useful today
I hope this guy gets replaced at Madrid. Will humble him a bit. The most unlikable player in the world at the minute.
snakeVan der Sar was much more comfortable on the ball and a very strong communicator. There's been loads of times when Courtois' timidness has caused total confusion for the defence, while it was exceptionally rare for van der Sar. It might be a subtle difference in appearance as they're both calm, but it makes a big difference in defensive organisation. Courtois is never in command of his defence.
That's a fecking insult to VDS.
The only thing that should remind you of him is their height and wiry frame. VDS had elite positioning and used his reach, ball handling and reading of the game to make saves. Courtois is very atheletic and brave resulting in a general good command of the box but he's light years behind in maturity.
Navas would've saved all of them tonight.
Serves him well I believe. He deserves all this shite.
What would be the correct positioning on the FK for those who think it was a mistake?
He could have played the situation a step closer to his far post, but first priority is to be able to cope with any near post balls. He went to the air quickly due to potentially colliding with players from either side if he began to backpedal. Courtois is no DDG, but DDG would have had a tough time with the Ajax ball.
The shot cross was absolutely perfect, similar to Rooney’s strike to overtake Charlton’s scoring record (against Stoke?). The angle allowed the player taking both kicks the ability to get it higher with some top spin & with minimal wall interference, both strikes were beyond the extended top hand of both keepers.
Why people are talking about him, and all this hate maybe is because he has been making too many mistakes.
Not only yesterday but from August. Madrid are leaking too many goals. Yes De Gea will let goals in also but there are games which he saves you from jail Courtois doesn't.
Not only yesterday but from August. Madrid are leaking too many goals. Yes De Gea will let goals in also but there are games which he saves you from jail Courtois doesn't.
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It will forever be funny that in a summer where Isco, Bale and Modric all openly talked about possibly leaving and where Cristiano actually did leave they replaced the one key player in Navas who literally said that he put leaving Real on par with dying.
Has always been massively overrated and nowhere close to the elite keepers. His time at Atletico was very good but apart from that, he’s always been a bit meh.
Sad thing is, glorying in his downfall will only see Madrid go back in for a certain David De Gea.
You both might be remembering Van der Sar from his United days though? He was almost 35 years old when he arrived at your club, which is still 9 years away for Courtois, could be that his maturity has majorly improved by then.
I don't like him and I don't feel sorry for him though. He's still a top keeper imo who is going through a rough spell, but he showed at the WC what his true level is / should be when on his game.
Thibaut is undoubtably one of the best Goalkeepers in the world - his loan spell at Atletico and our 2 title winning seasons show that. He has a fantastic command of his area and is brilliant at claiming pretty much everything in the air. He’s slightly behind DDG, MATS & Oblak due to being able to have a few too many shockers here and there but at his best level he’s as good as anyone.
Having said all that, it gives me nothing but pleasure watching the snake suffer as he is doing this season. Even when he was winning titles with us, none of us at the bridge could ever warm to him. He’s just so unlikeable and comes across as so arrogant. Hopefully this season humbles him and he can go on to have a fine career - just like most of the other Belgians he could do with not being such a big mouth during interviews, too.
Having said all that, it gives me nothing but pleasure watching the snake suffer as he is doing this season. Even when he was winning titles with us, none of us at the bridge could ever warm to him. He’s just so unlikeable and comes across as so arrogant. Hopefully this season humbles him and he can go on to have a fine career - just like most of the other Belgians he could do with not being such a big mouth during interviews, too.
Probably just because he's so tall and lanky.
Courtois is good keeper (although not quite as good as in his own mind) but due to his sheer size he does struggle to get down to many low shots that other keepers can tip round the post. VDS used to have this issue.