He is a very good keeper.
But somewhat overrated by our fanbase.
These numbers about being a 2nd worst keeper this season in La Liga don't look good.
And also, tbf, on every night of our CL defeats, he never had a good night.
Also, whenever he gets a chance for Germany, he seems to freeze and concede a lot.
Maybe he is not confident in biggest matches, maybe it is a mental strength, maybe it was just a bad luck.
(I KNOW that he was good in 2015)
Numbers on those nights are quite disturbing:
Juve:Barca 3:0
Shots on target: 5:7
Roma:Barca 3:0
Shots on target: 6:3
Liverpool:Barca 4:0
Shots on target: 5:4
Total:
Shots against Barca/Mats:
16 shots, 10 goals conceded, 6 saves
Shots by Barca:
14 shots, 0 goals, 14 saves
We always had other scapegoats like Raki, Busi, Roberto, Pique, Suarez, Alba.
But on majority of those nights, more or less the whole team played like shit and we all crumbled whenever we are away from Camp Nou.
Those numbers about Barca's shots and a number of shots from our opponents are quite telling:
16 shots by our opponents=10 goals.
14 shots by Barca=0 goals.
Our defenders and a GK are letting almost every single shot in and they can't stop anything on those nights.
While our attack also can't score anything (Suarez with 2-3 goals over 4 years and Messi with 2 goals from an open play on away KO matches in the last 6 years iirc).
Tbh, we will also need better performances from Mats in a CL.