Claudio Bravo

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Jazzman said:
Here is my take on it. A (the) key element in Pep's tactic is to put pressure on the opponents. When we have lost the ball we attack them to get it back ASAP, and when we have the ball we move it forward and around quickly, so the opposing team can never relax. The high possession rate is a consequence of the high energy pressing, not a goal in itself.
The defense is key in keeping this pressure up on the opposing team, because as soon as we win the ball we have to attack. Therefore Pep wanted Stones, and therefore he wants Bravo. Surely Joe and Willy can also pass the ball to one of our players. Willy is giving it a good go as far as I am concerned. But those who cannot see that Bravo is able to do this passing quicker, sharper and more precise, well they do not want to see it. Bravo is exactly the 11th field player Pep needs to implement his high energy pressure play. Only Neuer would be better, but we can't get him.
Getting Bravo will enable our team to shift the pressing up one gear when switching from defending to attacking, and thus make us more of a Pep team.
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Good post. Although it's astonishing that people still have to explain this.
 
Marvin said:
The top 4 clubs all have keepers: Cech, Courtois etc. They buy Hart, they have to sell their own keeper and there are a limited number of clubs who can pay £100k per week wages.
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Which might suggest he aint worth 100k a week, or for 100k a week you get footwork.

He tried diving last year for a free kick from one end of the goal-line to the other without moving his feet...that's not a fumble, it's piss poor.
 
Jazzman said:
Here is my take on it. A (the) key element in Pep's tactic is to put pressure on the opponents. When we have lost the ball we attack them to get it back ASAP, and when we have the ball we move it forward and around quickly, so the opposing team can never relax. The high possession rate is a consequence of the high energy pressing, not a goal in itself.
The defense is key in keeping this pressure up on the opposing team, because as soon as we win the ball we have to attack. Therefore Pep wanted Stones, and therefore he wants Bravo. Surely Joe and Willy can also pass the ball to one of our players. Willy is giving it a good go as far as I am concerned. But those who cannot see that Bravo is able to do this passing quicker, sharper and more precise, well they do not want to see it. Bravo is exactly the 11th field player Pep needs to implement his high energy pressure play. Only Neuer would be better, but we can't get him.
Getting Bravo will enable our team to shift the pressing up one gear when switching from defending to attacking, and thus make us more of a Pep team.
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Also having a keeper confident enough and smart enough to come out of his box means the defensive line is pushed higher. Higher defensive line means we compress the pitch which means our players are closer together and makes retaining the ball and pressing when we lose the ball much more effective. Cruyff had a good quote on it - Barcelona players never pass it more than 10m - and that means when they lose the ball, there's at least 2 players within 10m to win it back straight away.

If we don't have a keeper that can sweep, then the defensive line has to drop off 10m, and that means there's a lot more distance to run every time we lose the ball.
 
Hmm, Joe Hart speaks to Pep at the training ground this morning, then what looked like a quick heated discussion, sees Joe leaving the training ground, although probably to train with the other keepers
 
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domalino said:
Also having a keeper confident enough and smart enough to come out of his box means the defensive line is pushed higher. Higher defensive line means we compress the pitch which means our players are closer together and makes retaining the ball and pressing when we lose the ball much more effective. Cruyff had a good quote on it - Barcelona players never pass it more than 10m - and that means when they lose the ball, there's at least 2 players within 10m to win it back straight away.

If we don't have a keeper that can sweep, then the defensive line has to drop off 10m, and that means there's a lot more distance to run every time we lose the ball.
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Thank you for improving my argument. Agree 100% with what you said.
 
Fat Chance said:
Which might suggest he aint worth 100k a week, or for 100k a week you get footwork.

He tried diving last year for a free kick from one end of the goal-line to the other without moving his feet...that's not a fumble, it's piss poor.
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But in general he is a top keeper. The clean sheets prove it, and City aren't a team who play slow cautious football. If City keep more clean sheets than anyone else it's partly down to the keeper.
 
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