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Sister of fu wrote:

phips wrote:disclaimer: i am NOT criticizing him. he's already far and away better than Bravo and looks like a good keeper both with his feet and his hands.

moving on.
has he actually been tested? im trying to recall all of our matches and we've had the ball for most of them so im wondering if we actually know about Ederson yet. he obviously had the huge gaffe vs United in preseason and a few whiffs on corners but he's made basically every save and has been quick off his line. but he hasn't faced a barrage of shots from quality players yet i dont think. he still feels a little untested thus far.

Untested?? In a team that tends to have around 70% of the possession your not going to get him touching the ball and making saves every few minutes. What you want is a keeper that is switched on all of the time and that can hold his concentration. On Saturday I don't recall him touching the ball until the very last minute of the first half when the ball was played through to the Palace forward, Ederson was on him in a flash and slid out and got the ball. That is just as important as a flying save.

He was clearly tested last night and came through with flying colours. He's aggressive and constantly on the front foot, he can also distribute with both his feet and hands and clearly oozes confidence which has spread throughout the team. I am not really sure what more you want him to do, maybe do the samba or the Poznan? He is a huge upgrade and I love just how unflashy he is. Any young goalkeeper should watch him. He is top class.

Slim wrote:Ederson's biggest impact has come in the form of trust. Stones and Otter don't have to constant play on top of him like they did with Bravo because they didn't trust him to do his job when called upon. Ederson between the sticks has allowed them to be more expansive in their play(anyone recall Johnny playing right wing at one point against Palace). It filters all the way through to Aguero, if only there was some way to prove this 7-0-0 F26 A2...oh there's that.

sheblue wrote:Possibly our best signing of the summer.

Slim wrote:Ederson's biggest impact has come in the form of trust. Stones and Otter don't have to constant play on top of him like they did with Bravo because they didn't trust him to do his job when called upon. Ederson between the sticks has allowed them to be more expansive in their play(anyone recall Johnny playing right wing at one point against Palace). It filters all the way through to Aguero, if only there was some way to prove this 7-0-0 F26 A2...oh there's that.

Swales4ever wrote:today's yet another showing of Slim's post.
wonder how much part of Stones path to Beckembauer is on him, even more that the confidence gained alongside Kompany.

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:

Swales4ever wrote:today's yet another showing of Slim's post.
wonder how much part of Stones path to Beckembauer is on him, even more that the confidence gained alongside Kompany.

That is a big shout. Cruyff once told me that Beckenbauer was the best player he ever played against.

Swales4ever wrote:

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:

Swales4ever wrote:today's yet another showing of Slim's post.
wonder how much part of Stones path to Beckembauer is on him, even more that the confidence gained alongside Kompany.

That is a big shout. Cruyff once told me that Beckenbauer was the best player he ever played against.

youre a very lucky guy, mate with nearly divine frequentations.
In fact I wrote "[on the] path to", and I am aware that even that is a bold statement, with some likelyhood to became a rich one.
let's see if Stones has in him to keep up on the current path.
I'd take one thing for granted: the current showcase of Pep's improved players is gonna work wonders for City either on the dressing room and on future tranfer window.

edge275 wrote:

Swales4ever wrote:

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:

Swales4ever wrote:today's yet another showing of Slim's post.
wonder how much part of Stones path to Beckembauer is on him, even more that the confidence gained alongside Kompany.

That is a big shout. Cruyff once told me that Beckenbauer was the best player he ever played against.

youre a very lucky guy, mate with nearly divine frequentations.
In fact I wrote "[on the] path to", and I am aware that even that is a bold statement, with some likelyhood to became a rich one.
let's see if Stones has in him to keep up on the current path.
I'd take one thing for granted: the current showcase of Pep's improved players is gonna work wonders for City either on the dressing room and on future tranfer window.

Divine frequentations?

Give me a break.

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

nottsblue wrote:

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

What a pass.