Thibaut Courtois

[khaled_a_d]

I remember watching Barcelona pre-Valdes, it wasn't pretty

Yeah and that was b/c they weren't able to play with there feet? or b/c they were horrible GKs?

I don't really think it is up for debate RE our style.

Having Pinto exhibiting his failings in possession recently have made it quite clear we need a GK with some magic in his toes. Valdes being so comfortable made a big difference when starting out attacks that we have missed.

Pinto? the blunders he makes is way more of concern than his passing .and he is awful with his feet (not just average)who thinks he is gr8 with it and try to prove that ,probably b/c of that myth about Barca GKs need to be like Pirlo with their passing

 

[Behrox]

Yeah and that was b/c they weren't able to play with there feet? or b/c they were horrible GKs?




Pinto? the blunders he makes is way more of concern than his passing .and he is awful with his feet (not just average)who thinks he is gr8 with it and try to prove that ,probably b/c of that myth about Barca GKs need to be like Pirlo with their passing

You show me a keeper that nutmegs strikers in front of his own goal

 

[Andrew M]

Yeah and that was b/c they weren't able to play with there feet? or b/c they were horrible GKs?




Pinto? the blunders he makes is way more of concern than his passing .and he is awful with his feet (not just average)who thinks he is gr8 with it and try to prove that ,probably b/c of that myth about Barca GKs need to be like Pirlo with their passing

I'm just saying that Pinto's deficiencies in possession affect how we start attacks.

 

[Gohan]

I'm just saying that Pinto's deficiencies in possession affect how we start attacks.

So now goalies are the next escape goat if our attack doesn't perform?..

 

[Andrew M]

No, but if teams press us high then we need a GK to be comfortable on the ball. How many times has Valdes played a great pass to set us off on a counter?

 

[Ursegor]

Funniest rumour of all time. Ter Stegen's agent pretty much let it slip that ter Stegen has signed for Barca when he had to talk about the transfer ban affecting things or not. MD and Sport with Courtois on the frontpages means one thing. Either the board is going full retard and they believe 2 22 year old high potential goalkeepers fighting it out will be a good thing. Or Barca isn't thinking about this at all and MD and Sport have gone full retard. Whatever it is. The retardation levels are too damn high somewhere in Barcelona.

 

[AnfieldEd]

Keep dreaming about signing Courtois like chelsea will do you any favours

 

[Ursegor]

Keep dreaming about signing Courtois like chelsea will do you any favours

Well, if the opportunity arises to sign a GK of such quality, even a minor one, obviously we won't let it slip.

 

[ammarfcb]

 

[Zangash]

Atletico (on loan from Chelsea) keeper Thibaut Courtois (21) is open to join Barcelona. If he doesn't renew, Chelsea will sell him. [sport]

What about ter Stegen? Would we just cancel that transfer if we got Thibaut? That'd be pretty messed up, honestly.

But then I see the source is sport, and I laugh.

 

[Behrox]

What about ter Stegen? Would we just cancel that transfer if we got Thibaut? That'd be pretty messed up, honestly.

But then I see the source is sport, and I laugh.

Well his agent did say the transfer to Barca was *impossible*

 

[linetty]

Those Courtois rumours are bullshit, just filling empty spaces in their newspapers.

ter Stegen is coming and it's better for the club as Thibaut would be horribly exposed if he had to play with the ball on his feet as often as he would be forced to.

 

[romelu]

Those Courtois rumours are bullshit, just filling empty spaces in their newspapers.

ter Stegen is coming and it's better for the club as Thibaut would be horribly exposed if he had to play with the ball on his feet as often as he would be forced to.

Where would Atletico be without TC... And where would Barca be now, if it had TC.

 

[Andrew M]

Where would Atletico be without TC... And where would Barca be now, if it had TC.

Possibly the same on both counts

 

[linetty]

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (21) is willing to hand in transfer request to join Barcelona, but Barcelona don't plan to sign him [md]