Manchester United suffered a disappointing afternoon at Old Trafford on Sunday following a goalless draw with Southampton.
24.02.2023 - 09:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There is a narrative brewing amongst a large portion of Manchester City fans, one which many will be unaware of and would become baffled once they were. One that claims Ederson isn't that good.
The sentiment, which has been growing in certain pockets of social media for weeks, isn't completely without merit and tends to focus on his shot-stopping ability. Some supporters have been growing increasingly angsty because in the last four games before Wednesday's 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig, the Brazilian had conceded the first shot on target he had faced.
That stat was a perfect example of how numbers can be skewed to any argument when you completely ignore context, though. One goal was a back-post tap-in after City had been ripped open, two more were one-on-ones after calamitous errors from outfielders and the other was a penalty. Ederson did give the spot kick away with a clumsy foul against Arsenal but that's an occupational hazard for a goalkeeper who is quick off his line and it's rare those sorts of infringements are punished.
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Ederson has never been an amazing shot-stopper and he rarely pulls out remarkable, grasping saves of which David de Gea is so capable but, in turn, he does the basics generally well and it's rare that a ball squirms past him at the near post like his opposite number at Manchester United.
The fact is Ederson doesn't need to be a great stopper of shots because City so rarely concedes them thanks to what he brings to the side. City are able to push opposing teams so high up the pitch and reduce them to few opportunities precisely because the outfielders can trust Ederson behind them to be alert to any
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