I agree we have made that mistake in the past with outfield players. But this is totally different. Alisson is NOT massively better than the likes of Pope, Butland, Heaton etc. It wasn't that long ago that he couldn't dislodge the great Wojciech Szczesny from the No.1 spot at Roma!!
It's easy to look like a good goalkeeper for a relegation side though.
Jordan Pickford also looked good for Sunderland the year they got relegated, and this year in the WC, there were pundits and players alike suggesting he was one of the best keepers in the tournament.
Exactly. For that sort of money you would expect a robot-like keeper who never makes a mistake. You imagine spending that absurd amount of money one one goalkeeper and then he drops a howler. Then makes another mistake which costs you a game. What do you do, shrug your shoulders and say oh well?
I don't mind settling for a plan B though, as long as plan B is a good player. Drinkwater and Zappacosta felt more like plan D.
Not great yet, but the lad is 19 and already a top class shotstopper and has good command of his box. Reminds me a lot of young Cech. We should use every penny of the Tibo money on him and we'd be set for 10 years at least
Oh i know, but sh*t happens, we've gotten 4 good years out of Courtois, for almost no cost except his wage, and if he leaves it'll be for a hefty sum. If the same happens with donnarumma, so be it, but long term thinking is key, even if it doesn't pan out that way in the end. Also Courtois was a funny one because he was on loan for so long that his family got settled in Spain. Get Donnarumma settled in england and I don't think we'd have a Courtois situation on our hands
They're still the dippers, though, masters of history and mourners of chickens. They'll fall short again.
