Sunday, September 27, 2009
Living the Vito Mannone
It's been a long time since Arsenal fans have been able to they were saved three points be a goal keeper. In recent years we have since a slightly barking, slightly potty Jens Lehmann followed by a Spanish bit part player with a penchant for dodgy barnets.
We have to go back to the days of David Seaman when he last had a keeper who could inspire real confidence throughout the team. With Almunia it's always a matter of when he drops a bollock, not if.
But yesterday we can look back on a performance by the man between the sticks that we haven't seen the like of for a long while. Make no mistakes it was a smash n grab job at Craven Cottage and it took an inspired performance by Mannone to eusure three points.
He has one of those days where everything bounced off him and away to safety. He may never have another performance like that in his career but to have it so early will do his career wonders and it also puts enough credit in the bank to allow people to overlook his upcoming blunders.
'Yeah but', pundits will wisely nod after Vito has a howler at Hull and we get just a 2-2 instead of a 2-0, 'you know what he can do. Remember that game at Fulham?'
Wenger will probably drop him next game just to keep the pressure off him. One game don't make a great keeper but the young Italian has set his own bar pretty bloody high.
We have to go back to the days of David Seaman when he last had a keeper who could inspire real confidence throughout the team. With Almunia it's always a matter of when he drops a bollock, not if.
But yesterday we can look back on a performance by the man between the sticks that we haven't seen the like of for a long while. Make no mistakes it was a smash n grab job at Craven Cottage and it took an inspired performance by Mannone to eusure three points.
He has one of those days where everything bounced off him and away to safety. He may never have another performance like that in his career but to have it so early will do his career wonders and it also puts enough credit in the bank to allow people to overlook his upcoming blunders.
'Yeah but', pundits will wisely nod after Vito has a howler at Hull and we get just a 2-2 instead of a 2-0, 'you know what he can do. Remember that game at Fulham?'
Wenger will probably drop him next game just to keep the pressure off him. One game don't make a great keeper but the young Italian has set his own bar pretty bloody high.
# posted by Me @ 12:54 PM 
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