13 Jul 2018 13:34:04
In regards to the current keeper meltdown on here, about a year ago peter schmeichel was doing an interview with a journalist and the he was pressed on the question who he thought was the current world number 1 keeper. he was pressed on a choice between de gea and olbak, his reply was neither that in his opinion it was kaylor navas. ill happily take his opinion over some of the people here who think he's butterfingers cause the saw a ball slip under his legs on YouTube one night. As ed2 has said on plenty occasions he's klopps choice if we can land him. Happy Friday people!

1.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:02:20
Schmeichel is clueless. If he thinks Navas is better than DeGea, Courtois, Oblak, Becker and countless other keepers, then he’s losing the plot. Navas makes horrific mistakes on a regular basis. He’s too small and weak to dominate his penalty area, speaks NO English at all and lacks concentration at vital moments. It would be nothing short of a complete waste of money if we purchased him, given that Madrid want the thick end of £40m.

{Ed002's Note - So you think Klopp is klueless?}

2.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:11:14
Ed002, he’s got a blind spot on keepers. I’ll say that much!

3.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:32:30
To answer your question ed. then yes (regarding the keeper anyway)

4.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:35:55
FMS I think we all know your opinion on Navas by now hahah. However I do recall you saying how poor the ox was and what a mistake that would be. Not picking a fight here but can we all agree that judgement is better left for when we’ve had the opportunity to judge him in a Liverpool shirt. The transfer market is a gamble to some extent. Some you win, some you lose. Anyhow love the opinions and keep posting!

5.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:39:49
Not sure speaking no English makes him a bad goal keeper.

6.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:45:03
well said para. FMS, enjoy most of your posts but i live in australia and i doubt there is anyone in the southern hemisphere that doesn't know your dislike for navas! i don't know if he'll suit us or the league but he sure has won an awful lot for a keeper that makes 'horrific mistakes'. i often hear we need people say we need people with a winning mentality. there's probably about 4 keepers in the last 30 years that have won more than him.

7.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:47:46
Thing is Para-red we’ve made countless mistakes buying keepers, so buying another one who has an aversion to crosses that would make Dracula blush makes no sense whatsoever. Navas isn’t top class at all.

8.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 14:52:03
Top reply Para.

To FMS, I'm just glad you're not the manager 😁✌️.

9.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 15:22:42
OP, Schmeichel gave his opinion, that is it. If you wanna believe him then again, that is your decision. That has absolutely NOTHING to do with what we who think Navas (who I was a big fan of by the way in his Levante days) is a poor GK. Now this is coming from someone who thought Navas had a blinder of a WC in 2014 and who thinks he was neck and neck with Neuer as the best of that tournament so you cannot accuse me of some inherent dislike for him.

The fact is that Navas has regressed IMMENSELY since the last two years at least. The guy has very good reflexes, almost cat-like cos he has the ability to just fling himself at a shot you think is a sure goal. Apart from that, he is a flapper, poor on crosses, poor distribution (tho, he is not really asked to do that at RM, IMO), lacks presence and does not command his area and MOST of all, has become enormously error-prone. Did Schmeichel tell you this last part? I guess not so let me help you with facts.

Navas committed two costly errors leading to goals in RM's 5-3 win over Betis. He committed one error leading to Bayern's first goal in the CL semi first leg. He then committed two costly errors that led to goals vs Juventus. That is FIVE errors right there and I haven't even began to research his other cuck-up's last season. Navas is MORE error-prone than Karius based on last season's performances and he is NO upgrade on him. Karius committed 6 errors all last season while Navas committed 5 in THREE games. I gave you facts. Schmeichel gave you an opinion. Feel free to judge for yourself by watching him instead taking someone else's word, legend or not.

10.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 15:39:44
Navas had a belting season following the fax machine debarcle, after that he seems to have gone down hill.

11.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 15:46:00
put navas apart. i have seen allison played for about 10 times now and i can't see why people go crazy about signing him.

12.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 15:52:53
FMS, totally agree and I’d like the matter resolved also :)

13.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 16:14:51
Only won 4 champions leagues aswel which is pretty poor.

Only kept them in it with that worldy save against Arnold which would of changed the game.

Just anavergae keeper at an average team. Steer clear.

14.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 16:17:32
What Navas and Alisson have which most of the other goalkeepers mentioned don't have is they play week in week out in front of huge crowds and under tremendous pressure.

No one knows if the likes of Butland or even Ward will be able to deal with the pressure that Liverpool goalies have to live with. When they make mistakes at Stoke or Huddersfield the whole won't be analysing it for hours on end after the match.

15.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 16:37:38
Love it when a poster comes on to give you the "facts", as if they should be believed over anyone else's opinions. A little bit nauseating for me.

16.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 16:51:50
Spot on, VDV. Some on here make Butland and Ward out to be good GK's whereas they have not shown that they can do it in the big leagues which like it or not, LFC are now back in. You are allowed to screw up at Stoke or Huudersfield in the Championship or at Aberdeen and no one will virtually bat an eye lid any more than necessary. Esp. Butland who many think is some good GK. If he was that good, what was he still doing at Stoke all those years? At least, Pickford was good enuff and made the jump to Everton and has now pinned down the England shirt for years to come on the biggest stage possible, the World Cup. Butland has not shown he can do it at a big club so what would he be doing here cos this ain't Stoke or Birmingham?

17.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 16:53:05
Brover he also had a shocker against England, let in two soft goals the Rashford one was pathetic as he completely mistimed his jump and let it float over his head. And for the record an ability to communicate in English is reasonably essential because how will he communicate with the defenders? Sign language? Semaphore code? Smoke signals? Navas hasn’t been a good keeper for ages and the last two seasons he has been appalling, the fact Madrid won the European cup is in spite of him. Look at the Juventus game and the Munich games where his mistakes let them back in the tie. He turns 32 this year and is not going to get better, he’s not suddenly going to turn into a competent keeper who dominates the box. The only thing he appears to be good at is diving acrobatically to save shots that are straight at him.

18.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 17:01:54
The other thing I would point out is that saying ‘look at his medals’ as a measure of his quality is a false equivalency since by that logic Phil Neville and Wes Briown must be two of the best defenders ever to grace the English game, given they won lots of medals. For the record they’re not, and neither is Navas even a halfway decent keeper as he’s not.

19.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 17:48:15
Spot on, FMS. The "just look at his medals" argument is as feckless n and completely baseless an argument as you will ever find to use when judging the level of a player. Wes Brown and Phil Neville are not even the bottom of the barrel. You forgot to mention the mighty David May or Jonathan Greening who also won The Treble in 1999 BUT hey, let's just use that. Hilarious!

20.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 19:34:13
Agree with Irish Rover 👏.

21.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 20:37:38
If you watch Real Madrid matches on a weekly basis, and still say that Navas is a bad GK, you are absolutely clueless. This is actually hillarious.

22.) 13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018 21:00:18
He is a hopeless keeper if you see him regularly, Madrid have been looking to get shot of him for four years and we shouldn’t be the mug punter to but him. He’s not at all top class as he makes so many basic errors and unforced mistakes. If you saw how badly Bravo did at City, that's what we would be getting with Navas as they are both very similar keepers both in the errors they make and physical build. Don’t look at a highlight reel of his saves. I invite you to look at the goals he concedes, too many are his fault. He would be an accident waiting to happen every match and teams would see him as our weak link.

{Ed002's Note - You need to force Klopp out and the rumours and interest will end.}