Samir Handanovic

[.h.]

De Gea at the 2nd half of the season last year was pretty damn good. Has the signs to be on the top level.

Valdez is a pretty good keeper. He's not world class, no, but he's pretty good. If it wasn't for Casillas, he'd be much higher rated.

Courtois? Sure, a bit young, but he's the number 1 goalkeeping prospect in the world at the moment, ahead of Bardi, Belec, Leali, bla bla bla.

 

[ADRossi]

De Gea at the 2nd half of the season last year was pretty damn good. Has the signs to be on the top level.

Valdez is a pretty good keeper. He's not world class, no, but he's pretty good. If it wasn't for Casillas, he'd be much higher rated.

Courtois? Sure, a bit young, but he's the number 1 goalkeeping prospect in the world at the moment, ahead of Bardi, Belec, Leali, bla bla bla.

I'm not telling you those 3 goalkeepers are terrible, but the fact you think they are better than Handanvoic RIGHT NOW is laughable.

 

[.h.]

I'm not telling you those 3 goalkeepers are terrible, but the fact you think they are better than Handanvoic RIGHT NOW is laughable.

OK. Thanks for the input. I'll file it with the rest of the input I get.

 

[MANTA]

Current form Handanovic is roughly as good as current form JC. Some people would say he is bit better, some would say is a bit worse. I don't really believe he is a tier below JC. We didn't sign Handanovic because he is much better, we signed him because he is much cheaper and younger.

If Inter had signed a 26 year old Valdes instead, I would have cried to be honest.

Current top goalkeepers are (IMO, of course): Buffon, Casillas, Neuer, JC, Handanovic, Joe Hart, Cech, Reina, Lloris. And some of those are on their way down to be honest.

If I were to take the form in the last two years only then Handanovic is top 5.

 

[n4l]

It's incredible the amount of shit Valdes gets. Dude has been IMMENSE for barca, especially the last 3-4 years. IMMENSE. He makes almost ZERO errors, is EXCELLENT with his feet and makes at least one incredible save per game. It's a damn shame the amount of shit he gets.

And just fyi, goalkeeping is much more than just making some spectacular saves. The best ones can do that AND are excellent with their feet. Joe Hart? Lloris? Handanovic? Please, they are good goalkeepers, but not primetime.

Past 3 years, most impressive gks in europe were Casillas, Valdes and Van Der Sar (i know he didn't play this year). Neur right on the outskirts but will surpass them this or next season.

JC is simply error prone now. He is finished as a top goalkeeper. Can still make great saves but is almost guaranteed to brainfart, too often for top clubs.

 

[The Wall]

I'm sorry. Everything that you say about Branca and MM needs facts also too now. We cant assume the most common thing.

And didnt we pay 10m + Half of Faraoni or something?

Assuming that Pozzo doesn't want to deal with Inter out of spite is not the most common thing. It's making the stuff up. I don't make the stuff up about MM and Branca and I try to back up my statements with some evidence.

10+plus half/or full Faraoni is a great deal.

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Ahh, the loosest possible definition of world class... Where you dont even have to be known across the footballing world to be world class.


Buffon, Casillas, Reina, Valdes, Neuer, Chourtois (or however you spell his name), Cech, De Gea, Joe Hart

There's nine.... im probably missing a couple of obvious people too

Ok, maybe not a world class but the tier right below it. The bolded are not better than Handanović, you can make an argument either way.

I would even take Handanović over every single of those guys, especially those young ones. Valdes has his moments of greatness but is brain fart prone, Heart is probably at the same level as Handanović and Reina is slightly worse.

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It's incredible the amount of shit Valdes gets. Dude has been IMMENSE for barca, especially the last 3-4 years. IMMENSE. He makes almost ZERO errors, is EXCELLENT with his feet and makes at least one incredible save per game. It's a damn shame the amount of shit he gets.

And just fyi, goalkeeping is much more than just making some spectacular saves. The best ones can do that AND are excellent with their feet. Joe Hart? Lloris? Handanovic? Please, they are good goalkeepers, but not primetime.

Past 3 years, most impressive gks in europe were Casillas, Valdes and Van Der Sar (i know he didn't play this year). Neur right on the outskirts but will surpass them this or next season.

JC is simply error prone now. He is finished as a top goalkeeper. Can still make great saves but is almost guaranteed to brainfart, too often for top clubs.

Valdes was not that great last season. Prior to that I agree. And Cech was amazing last season in Chelsea's CL run but I believe he is past his best days after all those head injuried.

 

[MANTA]

See what you all made me do. You made me thank The Wall. I will never forgive you all for this.

 

[MVD]

 

[Pimpin]

It's incredible the amount of shit Valdes gets. Dude has been IMMENSE for barca, especially the last 3-4 years. IMMENSE. He makes almost ZERO errors, is EXCELLENT with his feet and makes at least one incredible save per game. It's a damn shame the amount of shit he gets.

And just fyi, goalkeeping is much more than just making some spectacular saves. The best ones can do that AND are excellent with their feet. Joe Hart? Lloris? Handanovic? Please, they are good goalkeepers, but not primetime.

Past 3 years, most impressive gks in europe were Casillas, Valdes and Van Der Sar (i know he didn't play this year). Neur right on the outskirts but will surpass them this or next season.

JC is simply error prone now. He is finished as a top goalkeeper. Can still make great saves but is almost guaranteed to brainfart, too often for top clubs.

Are you talking about Victor Valdes? If so..

remember the brainfart when he literally gave benzema the ball

+has done that same shit over and over again

 

[Cal]

Lol i remember the one time ive ever seen him get a chance for Spain over Casillas vs Scotland he sprinted out wildly and Craig Mackail-Smith (who has one of the worst touches and dribbling ive ever seen) just pokes the ball to the side and Valdes clattered him. Then on the resulting penalty he the Scottish player (David Goodwillie) did a stutter step and he fell for it diving waaay to early, leaving the Scotland player to just tap it in pretty much. Got Scotland back into the game.

His Positioning is usually great, and can pull off some great saves but is quite short for a keeper, and has frequent brain farts as others have said.




Wait... Why are we discussing Valdes anyway?

 

[Nein]

Whats the hardest position to find a world class player for? Keeper. There no two ways about it, world class keepers are few and far between. And once a big team has one, he'll basically stay there his entire career. Thats how it is. You almost never see a team sign a very well known world class keeper who is established, because their team will never let them go.

ATM, inter may not needed Handanovic because they have Cesar, but in the future they most certainly will.
A world class keeper may seem like a strange signing, but when a world class one pop ups... costs very little for his talent and your keeper is going on 33.. it really should become main priority to sign him. Juventus/PSG, are two teams that will be looking to sign a world class keeper pretty soon. It's good to sign Handcanovic now, before PSG or Juve realize his potential, and bid more for him than inter can afford.This move ensures that Inter will have a world class keeper in their team for years to come. How many teams can say that?

Not to mention, Handanovic is GOOD. He is world class good, it's amazing he cost so little. He'd most likely be up at the 30m mark in just a few seasons.

Whats happening to Julio, is indeed extremely shitty. But how much of whats really going on do we know? It's really just speculation. I expect Cesar will stay and compete for his position. And when Cesars form goes down, inter have a world class alternative ready.

 

[.h.]

are you really claiming handanovic is the same as neuer, casillas, buffon?

because if you arent, then he isnt world class.

 

[Tanel]

are you really claiming handanovic is the same as neuer, casillas, buffon?

because if you arent, then he isnt world class.

I don't see why Handa isn't in the same class based on last two seasons.

Definitely in the same class as Neuer, who is painted as some kind of a superman, but actually has average/bad games more often than people would like to think.

 

[Nein]

are you really claiming handanovic is the same as neuer, casillas, buffon?

because if you arent, then he isnt world class.

Buffon hasn't been the same in years, this year hes been outstanding compared to his past few seasons. Is he better Than Handanovic? Probably, yeah. Casillias, is still basically in his prime, the best in the world. Obviously handanovic isn't as good as him. Neuer? Handanovic is better than him.

Your question doesn't really makse sense to me though. Because you say all these players are world class, and then if he isn't at their level, then he isn't world class? When the difference between them is all pretty big. Neuer is nowhere near Casillias level, so does that mean hes not world class? I mean thats what it seems like your saying to me. Either way, Casillias is the best of the best, buffons past his prime and neuers one of the best in the world, and Handanovics ability falls somewhere the later.

 

[Devious]

We can just rotate between both Cesar and Handy, problem solved!

 

[Tsuna]

how about JC as EL,COPA and Hando as Seria A:challenge:

 

[I4E]

how about JC as EL,COPA and Hando as Seria A:challenge:

How about JC accepts being our new Toldo ?

 

[Devious]

How about an ice-cream?

 

[I4E]

How about an ice-cream?

With choclate sprinkles ???

 

[Devious]

No. With water sprinkles.

Im daaaaaaaaancin in the raaaaaain and eaaaaaaatin ice-creaaaaaaaaam!