1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

malvolio

Senior Member
Didn't do much wrong tbh. Only thing was that shot he nearly fumbled into the net after it bounced in front of him.
What are you talking about!? Courtois would have saved that with one hand and put his team on a counter to score the winning goal in that same situation.
 

BJJ

Well-known member
He can be back up here but not the main keeper. He's fine in la Liga but in CL he's sub par. Need someone with big personality and skill. A Neuer, Kahn, Schmeichel type.
Either sell or bench.
We need to clear out all these players who have this PTSD from all the previous humiliations Its infectious and we don't want it spreading to the young ones.
 

malvolio

Senior Member
He can be back up here but not the main keeper. He's fine in la Liga but in CL he's sub par. Need someone with big personality and skill. A Neuer, Kahn, Schmeichel type.
Add Buffon and Casillas and you've pretty much named the best GKs of last 30 years.

You can't find legendary level GKs every day. And frankly you don't need your GK to be legendary level.

City get by easily with a Ter Stegen clone in goal. I'd even say their GK is worse than ours.
 

HanDW

Member
Crazy to think that Madrid second keeper is clear of our starter one.

Sometimes im jealous of how ruthless they're compared to us, disposed Navas like he was an used doll after the UCL 3peat and countless game winning performances yet we still honouring this clown for one save vs Bayern ~10 years ago :lol:
 

Devils

Senior Member
This guy is a serial loser.

Just watching Dibu Martinez. That's the guy you want defending your net.

Even Messi knows this lol. In the 7 years Messi and Ter-Stegen played together, you never heard his praise him once, while Dibu is most often the first player Messi praises in Argentina.

It's crazy how terrible this guy is.
 

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
Wasn't really much to praise him for. Apart from 14/15 this guy has been pure garbage in the Champions League.

Was decent this year though I guess, but he's never going to wow you with match winning performances in Europe as he does in Spain.

Just doesn't have it in him when the lights shine the brightest. Even Germany will rather play with Neuer with one leg and no match fitness than start him.
 

Messigician

Senior Member
This guy is a serial loser.

Just watching Dibu Martinez. That's the guy you want defending your net.

Even Messi knows this lol. In the 7 years Messi and Ter-Stegen played together, you never heard his praise him once, while Dibu is most often the first player Messi praises in Argentina.

It's crazy how terrible this guy is.
Good point
 

malvolio

Senior Member
Even Germany will rather play with Neuer with one leg and no match fitness than start him.
I see this brought up in here all the time. But that's not a point to make. NT status goes a long way and is based on influence and managers not wanting to experiment.

Neuer has been the biggest German player since he debuted for the NT. No way you can take his place if he's not atrocious or he doesn't want it anymore.
 

soul24rage

Senior Member
Ever noticed how all our humiliation year after year after year in Europe started when MATS was appointed as the club's undisputed main GK?

We can't even win the Europa League twice with him.
 

iniestaGOAT

Senior Member
Ever noticed how all our humiliation year after year after year in Europe started when MATS was appointed as the club's undisputed main GK?

We can't even win the Europa League twice with him.

And anyone with football IQ.. we have all known this fool is a loser.
But we also know he will be here for 2-3 more years and there is nothing we can do about it.

Till then I am not expecting no UCLs/
 

vuji_31

Senior Member
He is not best in the world, but compared to the level of our starting lw, cdm, rb and lb he is not main target to display.
 

JohnN

Senior Member
Mats is a great and consistent keeper. perfect for league format, one of the beat in ball playing.
Sometimes we base too much criticism or praise on a single legendary fuck up or great ko performance.
Mats doesn't have those exceptional performances. but still get a grip. he had nothing to do with the loss. also had some pretty hard saves.
 

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