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Maarten Stekelenburg

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mikeh72 said:
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He had one brilliant season and another where he was tosh and won player of the year and another when he was poor/injured.

That one season though, he was brilliant. Cahill for me had more than one brilliant season in a blue shirt. Only his last was crap really. Love me some Cahill though.

Coleman, Arteta, Jagielka, Baines, Pienaar, Cahill and a few others are better signings off the top of my head.
 
davek said:
Did you never ever see Martyn or Southall mate? They racked up those performances regularly.

Great effort by S'burg today like. He flung himself around like a wet rag and without him we'd have been buried about 5-1.
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With Southall it was a surprise if they scored.
 

Hes made some unreal saves in his short time here,hard to pick which one is the best,but probably the Kevin De Bruyne one which coleman give away from the throw in late in the game,havent seen the save from behind the goal level cam just to see how much he actually got on it
 
Ring master said:
Hes made some unreal saves in his short time here,hard to pick which one is the best,but probably the Kevin De Bruyne one which coleman give away from the throw in late in the game,havent seen the save from behind the goal level cam just to see how much he actually got on it
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He has. I have to admit to being unfair to him overall. He's proven a real asset. That doesn't mean he gets a free pass though. I still think he's very weak under a challenge. Great reactions still though. But we still need a new #1 next summer.
 

I was beginning to doubt him, after the Crystal Palace game. That was an emphatic response though and a top draw performance. HE seemed to grow in the goal. I hope he can really kick on from there and sense that game may well be the making of him.
 
davek said:
He has. I have to admit to being unfair to him overall. He's proven a real asset. That doesn't mean he gets a free pass though. I still think he's very weak under a challenge. Great reactions still though. But we still need a new #1 next summer.
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I would like to see us go and buy a top draw you're goalkeeper. Stekelenberg is fine for now, and may grow after that performance but with an eye to bringing someone through (like we should have done re Butland). Pickford could fit the bill?
 
I can't understand some of the criticism he has had recently. I think some people would prefer us to have a more popular big name having spent £30m but for me, he has done very well in his short time here so far.

Davek has a point about him being weak under a challenge, but on the other hand, on occasions he does come flying out as Howard used to do in his early days and punch the ball to safety which is something that was costing us in recent seasons with Howard rooted to his line.

As for his shot stopping, he has been excellent and has saved us in a number of games. He was as good as any keeper could be yesterday and could be crucial in getting us a European place this season.
 
This was a surprised signing and you can now see why Koeman didn't buy another keeper. He just have shown this in training at Southampton
 

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