18 | Stefan Ortega - 2022/23 Performances

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domalino said:
Stan Wawrinka broke in the world top 10 when he was 22 years old.

If you've got a list of goalkeepers who went from German 2nd division to world class after 30, please feel free to post it, but I'm going to wait for more than 1 win in a cup before I start calling for Ederson's head.

Just say he had a great game, you don't need to go overboard and turn it into an attack on Ederson.
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Where did I attack Ederson? I want the best for City, that's all. I said this is the best game I've seen for a City GK in years, because that is true for me. If you think otherwise, please share the highlights of a game where Ederson or Steffen or Bravo or Cballero were better.

It's only one great game, and I said that. That's why I would like to see him play in the next 2-3 games, to make sure this was an anomaly and not his actual level, because if this is his actual level, then the best for City is for him to start.

Keylor Navas was also a late bloomer (not at 29, but at 25). And Ortega just like Navas had an amazing last season with a relegation team. After today he deserves an opportunity, and I don't see how that's an attack on Ederson.
 
And just like that, Edersons Match winning saves against Brighton and Leicester and a superb performance against Fulham to help negate the man defecit are erased from history for the handful of weirdos that want ederson out.

Ortega played very well tonight, in reality most of those saves were standard saves he just had more to do than usual, the one in the second half down to his right after gomez got skinned was magnificent though. I'm very happy with what I'm seeing from him so far, seems like a natural fit and a giant step up from steffen but anybody calling for him to start league games have lost their mind.
 
Interesting. I can see both sides of the argument. I’m not sure the last time a team created as many clear cut chances against us. Certainly not the dippers when they beat us recently. If Eddie had played this evening would we have won? I think he would have conceded two of those chances. It would have made it a very tight game. Would his superior distribution contribute to more goals scored by us? Impossible to say.
Maybe he deserves a run in the CL.
 
You have to give him his dues for that performance. He also seems very likeable, confident and already communicates with the other players well on the pitch.

I agree though, it's getting annoying how many people are digging Eddie out, who's been good so far this season.

The funny thing is, if these fickle people had their way, we'd get rid of Eddie and end up looking for a new keeper as soon as they decide Ortega isn't good enough anymore(which we've already seen this season, when he had an off game lol).

If he keeps playing like this, they can share game time, push each other to become better. We can have both.
 
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ninjamonkey said:
And just like that, Edersons Match winning saves against Brighton and Leicester and a superb performance against Fulham to help negate the man defecit are erased from history for the handful of weirdos that want ederson out.

Ortega played very well tonight, in reality most of those saves were standard saves he just had more to do than usual, the one in the second half down to his right after gomez got skinned was magnificent though. I'm very happy with what I'm seeing from him so far, seems like a natural fit and a giant step up from steffen but anybody calling for him to start league games have lost their mind.
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This is being biased. The 1v1 was amazing. Please tell us when was the last time Ederson use his entire body to make himself bigger and stop a 1v1 with his leg completely extended? That was fantastic 1v1 technique. The pullisic shoot was going to the corner, Ortega was quick on reflexes and extremely quick in his movement. Those 2 saves are everything but standard. Even in 2nd half there was one shot from 5 yards with incredible reflexes, but that was more savable.

Anyone calling those saves standard and calling Ederson performance against Brighton match winning or Leicester... Superb performance against Fulham?? He didn't need even 1 save. Other than the penalty Fulham didn't do anything. Do you read yourself?!!
 
ninjamonkey said:
And just like that, Edersons Match winning saves against Brighton and Leicester and a superb performance against Fulham to help negate the man defecit are erased from history for the handful of weirdos that want ederson out.

Ortega played very well tonight, in reality most of those saves were standard saves he just had more to do than usual, the one in the second half down to his right after gomez got skinned was magnificent though. I'm very happy with what I'm seeing from him so far, seems like a natural fit and a giant step up from steffen but anybody calling for him to start league games have lost their mind.
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He made a decent reaction save against Leicester but in reality it was just above his head. Not his fault but had nothing to do v Fulham. I don’t remember any great saves against Brighton, fair play if he made some. I just remember the shocker he let in that day and almost gifting them a goal with a shite pass out that thankfully fell to Welbeck
 
city warrior said:
This is being biased. The 1v1 was amazing. Please tell us when was the last time Ederson use his entire body to make himself bigger and stop a 1v1 with his leg completely extended? That was fantastic 1v1 technique. The pullisic shoot was going to the corner, Ortega was quick on reflexes and extremely quick in his movement. Those 2 saves are everything but standard. Even in 2nd half there was one shot from 5 yards with incredible reflexes, but that was more savable.

Anyone calling those saves standard and calling Ederson performance against Brighton match winning or Leicester... Superb performance against Fulham?? He didn't need even 1 save. Other than the penalty Fulham didn't do anything. Do you read yourself?!!
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1 v 1 wasn't amazing, it was a very good save but all he's done is the basics and the Chelsea player has hit it close enough for him to save it. It's a very good save but it's standard keeping, the genuine amazing save was the one I already mentioned second half, no right to save that.

I'm calling it match winning performance because he's made a fantastic save in a close game against both Leicester and Brighton, Fulham it wasn't any save he made it was his distribution as I alluded to by saying he negated the man down because we used him and his passing ability basically as an outfield player.

There's no bias from me, I'm more than happy to just comment on ortega himself as you'll notice I have done so far this season if you read the thread back and I've been very complimentary of him so far but the comments about him starting ahead of ederson who himself has been in fantastic form in the last month are ridiuclous.
 
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