18 | Stefan Ortega - 2024/25

[Keeper!]

Great No2 keeper but that's what he is, a No2

 

[striver]

distrubution was very poor last night

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Great No2 keeper but that's what he is, a No2

There were people that actually wanted him to replace Ederson. And not just a few people. Ederson is miles better than Ortega and always was.

 

[mattcity5]

distrubution was very poor last night

Agreed, much worse than usual from him tbh.

Feel for him, in that the Carabao was obviously going to be one of his chances for games and it's over.

 

[normskih]

Agreed, much worse than usual from him tbh.

Feel for him, in that the Carabao was obviously going to be one of his chances for games and it's over.

Yes, next is the FA Cup.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I've always said that in my view he's a better shot-stopper than Ed (although on distribution alone Ed is very clearly number one), but by God, that second goal! Was he slow onto that or what? I know it was right in the corner, but he seemed to be moving in slow motion on that one.

 

[supercity88]

Could possibly have done better with their first goal. It was an obvious play across the face of goal and maybe he could have anticipated and come to claim it, but that's quite harsh. Second goal kept low so would have been incredible for him to get there. Pulled off a lot of great saves to keep us in the game though, which is what he can do. But the composure on the ball isn't there the way it is with Ederson. He was solid, but there were a few times he put it out of play or didn't find the right pass. Excellent number 2 still.

 

[jaiguruKun]

I could actually understand if Ederson might have been pissed off with the reaction of some fans after Ortega's performance against Spurs last season. Ederson deserves way more respect for his overall keeping skills as well as his kicking. He was MOTM in the CL final. He's our most successful keeper ever by a long way.