PeterParker wrote:I Just Blue Myself wrote:Nah, I like Trapp, but he's not going to Brazil. Weidenfeller, ter Stegen, Adler & Zieler are all in front of him in the pecking order (even if the latter two shouldn't be) & you could argue that Baumann, Fahrmann, Leno & Ulreich are on a similar level. Sadly, his injury screwed him a bit in that regard. Top young keeper tho.
Also, Loris Karius is doing alright for Mainz. Only 20 years old and has taken the number one spot in a team playing for the Europa League. Maybe we should've kept him at least for the quota?
You seem to know better so i am going to ask you this. What about Kraft?
Imho, at Bayern, before Neuer, he was incredible, top keeper. Liked him a lot, smooth reflexes, some incredible saves, then i have no idea what happend to him.
Can he be a solution?
Kraft is a decent mid table keeper. Solid enough, but nothing special. Trapp, ter Stegen, Fahrmann & Baumann are all more talented in my opinion.
Solution for City? Not in a million years. Same goes for the likes of Ruddy, Krul or Fabianksi (haha). Hart may not be (borderline) good enough for us right now, but neither are those mediocre highlight reel keepers, who have just as many dodgy moments every week, if not more.
Hart is a very good goalkeeper, but his primary weaknesses (piss poor distribution, concentration lapses, lack of assurance on crosses and in his area in general) are a major issue for a club with our aspirations.
Sadly, rounded, assured top keepers are a rare breed and even if we got one who's a bit better than Hart, he'd have to form an understanding with an ever shuffling, distorted, high pushing, slow back-line first.
Also, zuricity is smoking crack as always. I'm not of the opinion that a keeper should cover his near in every possible situation, but Sunderland's second goal was one of those WHERE HE SHOULD HAD COVERED IT. Nowhere else to aim for Wickham. Just stand next to the near post and pick up the ball. THE END.