I doubt anyone here followed either keeper extensively prior to their arrival at Barca. Ter Stegen was hyped up at the moment and that's the only reason certain kind of supporters went insane when Bravo claimed number 1 spot.
Bravo's career at sociedad wasn't good enough to warrant a 12m fee, serghei. Really wasn't.
He used to make blunders and concede a lot of goals.
Having a bad defence in front of him didn't help, but there wasn't much to indicate he would become the gk we see now at Barça.
Tells me you & a lot never saw Bravo played for Chile before signing with Barca.
What about being Chile's captain?
Sometimes Barcelona makes great transfers, which makes us understand why people in the club have the jobs they have, and us here resume at commenting on the transfers they make. Bravo turned out to be that kind of transfer.
The people in the club saw something in Bravo we failed to see. And they were right.
Give credit to Unzue. Bravo was his signing.
What about being Chile's captain?
Sometimes Barcelona makes great transfers, which makes us understand why people in the club have the jobs they have, and us here resume at commenting on the transfers they make. Bravo turned out to be that kind of transfer.
The people in the club saw something in Bravo we failed to see. And they were right.
He turned out great, but as I said, there was nothing to indicate he would. At that point, his career with chile wasn't as it's now either. His breakthrough came in the 2014 wc. Prior to that, he also used to make blunders with chile. Like the goal Villa scored on him in the 2010 wc. Unzué has a great eye for gks, it's true. But in 13-14, Bravo was still making blunders like the ball he passed to Bale score a goal.
I'm not so sure Stegen was scheduled to being anything. Why is everyone so sure Stegen would've been rock-solid starter? He wasn't Neuer or Buffon when he came. Bravo's career at Real Sociedad was good enough to warrant a 12m. move to one of the biggest club in the world. Also, being Chile's captain should have given some hints about his leadership qualities as well. Only serious players are captains of their national team, let alone a very good NT like Chile. There is no exception to this. Bravo was underrated when he came, pure and simple. And Stegen was overrated, hence the discrepancies in the sympathy (or antipathy in Bravo's case) which whith they were welcomed by the fans. The image the fans had about these players was not the right (or fair) one.
I know your position of Bravo. That's why I said you don't like him. When you say about a player that he will never be good enough to be a starter at a team, it is a big deal. It involves a degree of certainty, one that can only come from either not liking him or seriously underrating him.
You're opinion on him was already changed by reality. You surely now think he is good enough to be more than a bench warmer at Barcelona.
There's no overrating Bravo on this forum. I haven't seen anyone saying he is better than Neuer, or better than De Gea, Buffon, or Curtois. That would be overrating him. Placing him in top 10 in the world at this moment is a must.
And about last season, no one can say anything bad about it (except the mistake vs Sevilla). He won the Zamora, and was MotM (or close) in both Valencia games, the RM game on Camp Nou were Real dominated us for 55 min., and was solid all around, with very few exceptions. Clear no1 and best keeper in the league type of season. Wining the Copa America with his country as captain for the first time in their history was the icing on the cake. Had he played in Copa and CL he would've probably made 4/4.
He was Chile captain already at 2010 World Cup. That's an international team with strong identity and very demanding and intensive high line. He made more saves than any La Liga keeper in last couple of years. Surely he was doing something right as a goalkeeper. You followed him carefully throughout career and know something we don't?He turned out great, but as I said, there was nothing to indicate he would. At that point, his career with chile wasn't as it's now either. His breakthrough came in the 2014 wc. Prior to that, he also used to make blunders with chile. Like the goal Villa scored on him in the 2010 wc. Unzué has a great eye for gks, it's true. But in 13-14, Bravo was still making blunders like the ball he passed to Bale score a goal.
He was Chile captain already at 2010 World Cup. That's an international team with strong identity and very demanding and intensive high line. He made more saves than any La Liga keeper in last couple of years. Surely he was doing something right as a goalkeeper. You followed him carefully throughout career and know something we don't?