Sicario2 - Tier 1 haha

He won us the game, didn't he? Watched the game in a pub in Bristol and ended up chatting to a Spurs fan (howwwww?). He was quite shocked to hear me opine Raya is better than Ramsdale, but he clearly is.

    Mirth Good way of putting it, he has total confidence at the moment.

      He's the golden glove winner from last season as well. He is a huge part of what we do as a defensive unit and how we retain control and initiate attacks. We need to begin to put some respek on his name.

      Being slow to recognize this is as bad as being slow to recognize that Saka is world class...

      can imagine hes trying to have the game of his life every week given that he knows the manager gets tired of goalkeepers at an astonishingly quick pace

      The saves were great but what sets Raya apart was something that he made look simple. There was a low cross right infront of goal that he jumped ahead and claimed, which would've otherwise been a likely goal. Onana faced the exact same kinda cross and just watched the ball go across him.

        banduan this is his big under appreciated superpower. Claiming crosses and preventing chaos in the box. And then being able to turn this into offense. Really llle this guy. Always thought it was a massive upgrade

            He's got his confidence now. Really hope it continues throughout the season with 0 errors leading to goals. But we can't be relying on him to make worldies every game. Not sustainable and we will eventually pay.

            Claudius I seem to remember a recent interview where he attributed this change to the much-maligned Inaki Cana (during their common time at Brentford). Having said that, I have no idea whether or not his reputation is deserved.

              21 days later

              Was a big decision to replace a fan favourite with this guy but it has paid off in absolute spades.

              I was so confident he'd comfortably gather every ball played into the box today. So calm and just so, so good.

              Just needs to iron out the decision making when the ball is played back to him , I understand he's looking for a pass but sometimes you just need to launch it. Proved me wrong otherwise. Solid keeper now

              Yeah, I'm a convert. Superb today, as he has been all season.

              His handling is truly world class.

              Makes it look so easy but his anticipation and jumps are always spot on with crosses