Emi Martinez

[Halfway to Moseley]

Fantastic save today - but completely brainless from the Sunderland player, he had a simple square ball on to a teammate to knock it into an empty net.

[LeeB]

Fantastic save today - but completely brainless from the Sunderland player, he had a simple square ball on to a teammate to knock it into an empty net.

Maybe, but as pointed out earlier he's why that players brain turns to mush.

[enigma]

Hang it in the Louvre

The French would love that.

[Brazilian Villain]

Hang it in the Louvre

Jordan Pickford wouldn't have made that save.

[Beard82]

He is such a good GK and Leader - I really dont see the point in moving him on this summer. 

we would probably make a net lost brining in a replacement - I would stick with him until his contract ends.

Likewise with ollie.  Two players who between them probably win us 10 points each a season

[Toronto Villa]

Wills’ old man not messing about.

https://xcancel.com/mjavfc1/status/2045924383789625754/video/1?s=46

[Percy McCarthy]

I know that lots of people don't like laptop boffins and their data, but even so:

Top 10 Premier League goalkeepers

Gradient’s Player Grades measure execution rather than outcome. The grading process begins with Gradient’s team of analysts evaluating over 2,000 events per game – everything a player does during a match from aerial duels to dribbling to set-piece shooting, and everything in between.

Each event is graded on a scale of -2 to +2 in 0.5 increments; 0 representing expected execution, positive or negative grades are awarded for a performance that is better or worse than expected. Those grades are then translated into an easy to understand 0-100 game and season rating across over 50 grading categories, including an overall performance grade.

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(10) - (2) - some other bozos who play for other clubs

1) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) – 89.9

Martinez probably was the best in the world for a time, and he will probably tell you he still is. Despite some feeling he has slipped from his peak, the World Cup winner has still made the joint-highest number of big time saves; the second-highest number of crosses caught; and the highest passing grade, which is pretty much all you can ask of any keeper: save it, catch it, pass it.

Add safest parrier to his list of statistical triumphs.

[brontebilly]

Crucial save but nowhere his best for us. I reckon what makes him special wasn't that faily straight forward save, it's the doubt he puts into the striker that means it's a fairly poor attempt.

He's brilliant at one on ones. Not so much on the one they scored, slipped maybe?

[LeeB]

Crucial save but nowhere his best for us. I reckon what makes him special wasn't that faily straight forward save, it's the doubt he puts into the striker that means it's a fairly poor attempt.

He's brilliant at one on ones. Not so much on the one they scored, slipped maybe?

Yeah he did, just at the wrong moment.

[Hookeysmith]

Wasn't just the save, which was fantastic, but he then released the ball out whilst Sunderland were mourning the miss - next time they saw it we had scored the winner

Some of his kicking up to Ollie is almost Sid Cowansesque

[dcdavecollett]

I saw EM warming-up before last season's Fulham game.

He was practising 50/60 yard passes to a coach in the other half of the pitch.

He then proceeded to produce these balls during the game with serious accuracy.

When you recall Bosnich's kicking (and I thought he was a great 'keeper) it's like night and day.

[Brend'Watkins]

As I stated in my previous post…He’s a great keeper and a great footballer. What I didn’t mention is that I can’t think of another keeper in the world who has those combined attributes. What I forgot to add was he also has presence in abundance.

[Olneythelonely]

Tomorrow has a little “pull out during the warm up” written all over it.