Jas10 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, YouUnastanFren said: Think he was just timewasting the sneaky devil. He winked at Pezzella in the middle of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Another little step all together @Argentina we are in the semifinal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Amazing keeper, simple as that. just compare him to Pickford in our goal, Emi is streets ahead, how we got him off Arsenal i have no idea. That goodfellas gif of everyone laughing comes to mind (I haven’t worked out how to add gifs yet..lol) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Has Emi become our best player? I don’t mean highest value player because keepers will never be valued as highly as forward players but more his status and ranking above his peers. He is in the world’s top 10 keepers in my view. Maybe even top 5. He is our best signing since McGrath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, burchy said: Amazing keeper, simple as that. just compare him to Pickford in our goal, Emi is streets ahead, how we got him off Arsenal i have no idea. That goodfellas gif of everyone laughing comes to mind (I haven’t worked out how to add gifs yet..lol) There you go Burchy and well said. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 35 minutes ago, M_Afro said: Has Emi become our best player? I don’t mean highest value player because keepers will never be valued as highly as forward players but more his status and ranking above his peers. He is in the world’s top 10 keepers in my view. Maybe even top 5. He is our best signing since McGrath. As far as I can see for this past year and a bit since he got his chance at arsenal until now he is the second best goalkeeper in the world behind Oblak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 46 minutes ago, M_Afro said: Has Emi become our best player? I don’t mean highest value player because keepers will never be valued as highly as forward players but more his status and ranking above his peers. He is in the world’s top 10 keepers in my view. Maybe even top 5. He is our best signing since McGrath. He’s our Grealish at GK Top man, top player. His ability is exceptional but his personality makes him even greater, proper captain material imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, YouUnastanFren said: As far as I can see for this past year and a bit since he got his chance at arsenal until now he is the second best goalkeeper in the world behind Oblak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 to think that Wolves had him on loan in 2015/16, and Reading on loan in 2019/20. He has now played more games for Villa than any other club, unbelievable considering how good he is.....doesnt make sense! What a keeper, what a character, love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, YouUnastanFren said: As far as I can see for this past year and a bit since he got his chance at arsenal until now he is the second best goalkeeper in the world behind Oblak. He's the 3rd best keeper in the PL for me, Alison and Ederson are better In pure keeping skills he's as good as those 2 but their on the ball stuff and how they then become effectively an 11th outfield player elevates them to another level 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 What were other team seeing, given that he didn't actually play that much for them? I am confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Sometimes it just comes together for players, that might happen at 17 it might happen at 27, look at Vardy. Hes a great keeper/player now, doesn’t mean he was the same 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Sometimes it just comes together for players, that might happen at 17 it might happen at 27, look at Vardy. Hes a great keeper/player now, doesn’t mean he was the same 5 years ago. Weird though that he played for Reading in 2019/20, isn’t that basically just before we bought him? Did Reading concede less than usual that year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 minute ago, ender4 said: Weird though that he played for Reading in 2019/20, isn’t that basically just before we bought him? Did Reading concede less than usual that year? I’m assuming it was immediately prior to him getting his chance in the arsenal first XI. None of us followed his career closely enough to know what transpired prior to him joining us, could be a multitude of reasons as to why it never quite worked out for him, I’m just beyond delighted we have him now and that he’s probably about the best version of himself he could possibly be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Two of our boys in the semis and have played a massive part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Really needs a much improved contract if we are keep hold of him, so called bigger clubs would be mad to not start looking at him. Complete bargain buy our best peice of business last summer and needs tying down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: What were other team seeing, given that he didn't actually play that much for them? I am confused! he played all of Wolves games on loan until he got injured. Its also looks like he played all games for Reading after he went on loan (Jan to May) In terms of Arsenal, they obviously fell in to the trap of "the backup goalkeeper but never the bride" type thing, Leno is a good goalkeeper who gave them an ultimatum, so i suppose its "go with a guy who has a proven pedigree", or go with a guy that "has showed glimpses of brilliance when he has played", they obviously chose Leno. I am amazed that nobody saw his ability while out on loan etc, is he a late developer or something??? It was clear with Arsenal when he played prior to leaving, that he was quality, but as with anything.....maybe people wondered if it was a short term peak or something? Regardless, i dont really care, we got him, and i think he could be our best goalkeeper in the last 20-30+ years if he continues to perform. Amazing to think, that (in my opinion), we might be on a course where if Grealish stays and the club continues to progress, he could be the best player to ever play for the club (imo), and Martinez, if he stays and the club continues to develop, might go down as the best keeper we have ever had. fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Two of our boys in the semis and have played a massive part. Three. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Emi showed his class and quality when he finally got his chance for Arsenal, when Leno was injured. He was a major factor in them winning the FA cup & Charity Shield. The return after Covid, up to the end of that season, he was clearly the standout and most in form keeper in the league. We did so well to pounce and take advantage, Arsenal have been regretting it ever since… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 31 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: Three. Across the Euros and Copa it’s four - Mings, DL, Emi and Grealish, all having played a fair bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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