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Maarten Stekelenburg

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we need a top class keeper anyway to keep the pressure on for places. Players play better when they are at risk at losing their place.

But at what level do we pitch it? Going for a new no.1 would be harsh on Stekkers but nor would a genuine no.1 want to come and sit on the bench.
 
Excellent shot stopper, but what separates him from our recent keepers is his ability to command his box. Gets out of the six yard box quicker than any of our recent keepers and would imagine he has a fairly good success rate at claiming/punching the ball when he comes for it. Takes so much pressure off the defence and means we don't have to defend so deep, which has been our downfall for a while.

Keep it up
 
Just goes to show what confidence and belief can do for a player.

Il happily admit i saw him as nothing more than a back up GK when he signed because for the last 4/5 years he had dropped a level from earlier in his career but looks to have found a way back to that level if not better than before his move to Roma.

Very similar to Van Der Sar that he seems to be hitting his prime in the later years of his career.
 
But at what level do we pitch it? Going for a new no.1 would be harsh on Stekkers but nor would a genuine no.1 want to come and sit on the bench.
footballs harsh, he could immediately drop form and not be very good.

everyone should have someone top class challenging for positions.
 


Well he made a save to keep it 1-0 and caught a fair few crosses.

I'm not sure what else he could do to impress.

He did what was required. Exactly what we'd want surely. I think some expect him to be putting things on a plate for lukaku or coming up and knocking headers in from corners.
 
Fair play to the guy, I think he know's he's playing for his place here as he could so easily have ended up as backup again, and he's playing a blinder. No way could he be dropped at the moment, we'd have to sign a top 5 in world keeper to even think about it on his current form
 

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