1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

[xXKonan]

I have been saying it since day 1, since most people wanted him gone last year. His combination of passing and shot stopping are rare. He still has room for growth. You can’t name a better futuristic keeper.

To be fair to Stegen last season was the first full time season he's had here. His last full time season he played in was during the 2013/14 season with Gladbach, sure he's played in the CL and Copa but those games weren't consistent compared to the league.

As good as Bravo was for us, there were concerns we may have screwed up his development. He has a lot of talent no doubt but at the time GK's his age like Courtois,Oblak, Leno etc were playing every match while Stegen was sidelined only for the CL and Copa and it was stunning his development and causing some of his erratic form.

Some argued we should have sent him on loan like Chelsea did with Courtois to keep him on the right track. But It seems going by this season and parts of last season that being sat out only for the Copa and CL didn't affecting as much as a lot of us were worried about.

Stegen right now is playing how everyone expected/hoped when we first signed him. Someone who could not only be a proper Valdes successor but our own Neuer like GK who can compete with the likes of ,De Gea, Courtois, or in general some of the top bracket GKers who are his age.

 

[Porque]

Stegen has always been a fantastic goalkeeper. In the Copa+CL season we won both trophee's despite the lack of consistent game time. Incredible given his age.

His best characteristic is his mentality. He has made huge errors at a merciless club (for goalkeepers) yet overcome them and continiously improved. He isn't Catalan to get the homecrowd patience like Valdes, yet he won them over.

Really happy to see him in this kind of form. Such is the nature of the best though, that one over-dribble, lack of response to a high long range shot or missed cross, and he will be Mr. Overrated McFreeze Eyes-Always-Closed again.

 

[Yannik]

MatS in that picture looks like the side perspective of your Rakitic avatar.

 

[Kohe321]

The Steginator.

 

[Windhook]

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[Barcaman]

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Haha hardly but ok any excuse to see Predator is welcome

Now if those were Puyol and Umtiti

 

[Horatio]

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Fixed that for you:

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[Barcaman]

Looked solid again. Almost saved the goal too.

 

[SwiftGuyver]

Surely one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now?!

 

[CatalinR10]

god damn that save at the goal was amazing

 

[Kohe321]

Yet another fantastic late game save that secures us a point.

 

[Jakabor]

Hero again.

If only Umtiti hadn't been so nonchalant on the first Celta goal and stopped tracking his man.

 

[DonAK]

He's producing elite saves.

 

[evilhita666]

That save in right before the first goals was one of the best things I've seen him do, it was truly fantastic... It was unfortunate that the rebound landed in Aspas way while our defense watched...

 

[unknowngenius10]

He's very good at the 1v 1 situation. Let's hope can improve on paying attention to any shots from outside the box.
Very happy with him right now.