Goalkeeping Situation

[northbank123]

Leno confirmed.

Can't pretend I've seen anything substantial of him but fingers crossed he will be a good keeper for us.

Most importantly it brings an end to Cech's sluggish reign of tyranny (surely?) which was one of the key areas which needed addressing and which would have been ignored under Wenger.

[DB10GOONER]

Fingers crossed Leno is the answer. And hopefully we can either let Cech go (or keep him in a coaching capacity) and stick Ospina on the bench as back up which is his level on a good day.

It's just really good to finally see a manager at least try to address our obvious weaknesses in defence and nets tbh.

[SydneyGooner]

Welcome Bernie boy. Our next great German keeper.

Wouldn't be surprised if Cech retired at the end of the season and took up a coaching position at the club. Cech should be fine as a second choice keeper.

Ospina is likely to be sold to either Fenerbahce or Tigres. There's probably some truth to us needing to sell to generate funds for future transfer so if we got anything around £10 million that would be brilliant considering he only cost us £3m.

That 18 year old Portuguese kid João Virgínia in our academy will be our keeper for the next decade. I think he's got Courtois, De Gea level potential.

[augie]

Fingers crossed Leno is the answer. And hopefully we can either let Cech go (or keep him in a coaching capacity) and stick Ospina on the bench as back up which is his level on a good day.

It's just really good to finally see a manager at least try to address our obvious weaknesses in defence and nets tbh.

Hasnt done anywhere near enough to be entitled to any position (inc kit man) in our club. I understand and agree with the logic of giving former great Arsenal players/club stalwards a coaching job when they retire, but cech hasnt been at the club anywhere near long enough to be a stalward, and hasnt been anywhere near a great keeper for us either. We signed a keeper that the chavs knew was no longer good enough, and we got exactly that (for £11m too )

Move him on ffs

[DB10GOONER]

Fingers crossed Leno is the answer. And hopefully we can either let Cech go (or keep him in a coaching capacity) and stick Ospina on the bench as back up which is his level on a good day.

It's just really good to finally see a manager at least try to address our obvious weaknesses in defence and nets tbh.

Hasnt done anywhere near enough to be entitled to any position (inc kit man) in our club. I understand and agree with the logic of giving former great Arsenal players/club stalwards a coaching job when they retire, but cech hasnt been at the club anywhere near long enough to be a stalward, and hasnt been anywhere near a great keeper for us either. We signed a keeper that the chavs knew was no longer good enough, and we got exactly that (for £11m too )

Move him on ffs

Get past the sentimental stuff augie. It matters Jack shit if he is a club stalwart or not. The fact is he was a top keeper that won nearly everything at the top end of the game and played into the modern era too so he understands the pressures at the top of the game and is technically up to speed on modern thinking and keeper requirements. His knowledge and experience would be of far more benefit than the Peyton nobody or the German idiot we just let go.

Either way the most important thing is he is not first choice between the posts.

[TeeCee]

Leno has saved just under a quarter of all penalties he’s faced. Not a bad record at all!