I want to score a goal this season. The most daring goalkeeper in England

I want to score a goal this season. The most daring goalkeeper in England

The story of how Josep Guardiola was looking for the perfect goalkeeper in Manchester City is like picking the perfect running shoes. Or the best pizzeria in the area. While you find the very one, you will spend a lot of money, quarrel with everyone and at least make a mistake several times. Initially, there was a bet on Joe Hart, but in the Englishman, Pep was disappointed pretty quickly. I wrote out of "Barcelona" Claudio Bravo as a man of his system. But the Chilean, who issued stable series and bright matches in Spain, failed. Long accustomed to England and her football, and when used to, made so many mistakes that even Guardiola was disappointed in him. And there were experiments with Willie Caballero ...

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Before the current season, "City" again needed a goalkeeper, and it was found in "Benfica". Ederson just won the basic team titles that are in Portuguese football, so there was not much point in staying at Benfica. For the Brazilian goalkeeper, "City" had to pay 40 million euros. Transfer Ederson became the most expensive for goalkeepers, having interrupted the holding since 2001, the transition Buffon in "Juventus". But for the current football market the amount is not shocking.

Guardiola was one of the first top coaches to see Ederson live when his Bayern Munich played with Benfica in the Champions League. Analyzing those games with the players, Pep several times stopped the video on the moments with the Brazilian keeper. "Guys, what is it all about?" - the Catalan was surprised at the amount of time at the gates of his team that arose after the Ederson drifts. A few years later, when Pep came to the management of "City" with a request to buy a goalkeeper, they did not immediately understand who it was about. Guardiola had to talk about the existence of a football player and explain why he had to pay for it.

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Ederson came to the Premier League with the words that he was not afraid of anything at all: no pressure on the transfer, nor the weight of the new league. The first check happened in September, when the Brazilian in the face of a boot loaded Sadio Manet. It looked creepy, but Ederson not only managed to play in the Champions League in a few days. He maximally quickly shared a photo of his renewed face in social networks. And generally did not take offense at Manet (which, however, also immediately apologized).

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It is clear that the main reason why Guardiola wanted the goalkeeper is the game with his feet. Calm and brave Brazilian passe as it should Pep in the initial stages of attacks. Goalkeeper in one of his first matches showed the skill of the raspasovschika, giving an assist to Aguero through the whole field. In the future, during the season, Guardiola will use just long transfers of Ederson to crack someone else's pressure and circumvent the offsides. With the Brazilian goalkeeper, "City" has become more universal. If the opponent cuts out the high pressure, then he risks getting a pass from Ederson to the forwards behind him. To control this, you have to go down a little lower. And then the "MC" begins the attack with the usual overflight.

According to the accuracy of the removals, Ederson is ahead of all the Premier League goalkeepers - every second attempt reaches his partner steadily. The indicator of short transfers is even more impressive: out of 624 passes, only two were inaccurate.

"Ederson is practically a field player in the City, he occupies a key place on the field in football Guardiola. It is needed not only for saves, but it is important for attacks and preservation of possession of the ball. In this respect, he is one of the best in the world ", - estimated the Brazilian Shey Given.

"Everyone constantly celebrates his playing with his feet, but he does his main job well. He is good on the line and when he leaves with it - after innings. He has excellent reflexes. His actions allow the team to feel calm, "adds David Simen.

The main and only idol of Ederson in football is Rogerio Seni. Goalkeeper, who scored more than 130 goals for his career. When City officially became the champion of England, Ederson admitted: he wants to score a goal for the team. "I'm not sure I could have done it with a free kick. But if the coach allowed me to break the penalty, be sure, I would have realized the blow. "