by Owzat » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:49 am
I think Given is a VERY good keeper, but I think so many talk him up that he has to be over-rated. Ask anyone who the best keeper in the league is and you can bet top 2-3 will include Given as a given, I think there are a number of keepers will get a fraction of the mentions that are nearly as good if not as good. Of course part of it is the defence in front of him, always factored in as if a poor defence somehow means a keeper is better even though it means they have to concentrate longer and have the chance to make great saves and be excused for any that go in. I bet if Reina got a hand to it most would say he should have saved it, if Given got a hand to the same shot in the exact same circumstances, position etc, they'd say he did well to get a hand to it........................
Cech was much the same, massively over-rated and now excused through his head injury. Maybe it's just the exposure over time, people not factoring in defenders as an excuse for conceding. Not all mistakes have to be balls dropped, shots fluffed or spilled, I see a lot of keepers on TV who I instantly can see have come out on the wrong line and left their (usually) far post exposed too much, or don't come for a ball when they should, or rush out too early, there are lots of different types of mistake and not just howlers
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