The games are afoot: general Euro 2004 discussion thread (2 Viewers)
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1. Buffon
2. Casillas
3. Cech
4. Kahn
5. Ovchnykov (that Russian dude)
Anyways, maybe I left someone out, it's 2 am and I'm tired :sleepy:
Anyways, on his good day he can be excellent, but IMO he's not that reliable, tends to make the occasional blunder or two. remember when he gifted the ball the Henry in the EPL?
But yes, I agree that he is a very good keeper, above average even.
2. Casillas
3. Cech
4. Kahn
5. Ovchnykov (that Russian dude)
Anyways, maybe I left someone out, it's 2 am and I'm tired :sleepy:
Anyways, on his good day he can be excellent, but IMO he's not that reliable, tends to make the occasional blunder or two. remember when he gifted the ball the Henry in the EPL?
But yes, I agree that he is a very good keeper, above average even.
Above average even? My, you're in a giving mood aren't you? 
That list of yours holds reflex keepers, which Van der Sar is not. Van der Sar is a keeper who organises the defence and is more a part of the team than the keepers you listed. I admit he's not as good at catching shots (though at Euro2004, he's been outstanding) as the keepers you named above but at other qualities, he's beyond them lot.
That list of yours holds reflex keepers, which Van der Sar is not. Van der Sar is a keeper who organises the defence and is more a part of the team than the keepers you listed. I admit he's not as good at catching shots (though at Euro2004, he's been outstanding) as the keepers you named above but at other qualities, he's beyond them lot.
Well, yes, I'm a keeper myself (altho I dont play anymore), and I have to admit I put more preferance on reflexes and shot stopping than organising the defence and being part of the team. A good defender can organize the D, but he cant save shots.
Anyways, what I've always liked about VDS, and what I've tried to immitate, is his ability to save with his feet, he uses them more than most keepers, and keepers often concede goals just because they didnt have enough time to get their doby and hands down when they could have used their feet instead. Thats what I like about him.
Anyways, what I've always liked about VDS, and what I've tried to immitate, is his ability to save with his feet, he uses them more than most keepers, and keepers often concede goals just because they didnt have enough time to get their doby and hands down when they could have used their feet instead. Thats what I like about him.
++ [ originally posted by Torkel ] ++
Hear it calling you Zlatan; curling, cuuuurliiiiiiiiiiiiiing...
Hear it calling you Zlatan; curling, cuuuurliiiiiiiiiiiiiing...
++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
My, both parts of this post sound strikingly like Incubo
Actually I've noticed the opposite in a way. Even though VDS uses his feet to make more saves than other keepers, that also results in him being the most nutmegged keeper I've ever watched
My, both parts of this post sound strikingly like Incubo
Actually I've noticed the opposite in a way. Even though VDS uses his feet to make more saves than other keepers, that also results in him being the most nutmegged keeper I've ever watched
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