There was a point when the ‘Liverpool need a new goalkeeper’ rhetoric has legs.
Simon Mignolet had proven himself to be not good enough over a number of years, and Loris Karius had failed his various auditions.
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However, since the German won his place in the side in January, he’s been pretty much faultless.
Check out these stats, in fact:
Errors that led to goal across league and European competition of PL 'big six' GKs this season:
1⃣ P. Cech – 7 in 34 apps
2⃣ H. Lloris – 5 in 37 apps
3⃣ Ederson – 2 in 41 apps
4⃣ L. Karius – 0 in 24 apps
5⃣ T. Courtois – 0 in 38 apps
6⃣ D. De Gea – 0 in 38 apps pic.twitter.com/G7Ll8myYlt— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 13, 2018
But in the media, ex-players are still judging Karius as a poor keeper based on 2017 and beforehand rather than his recent form.
Since Virgil van Dijk joined, Karius has been a different keeper and as a result, Liverpool have dropped interest in an big-name no.1s for the summer.
Still, Ian Wright thinks Jan Oblak would be the idea addition.
“I think if Liverpool are definitely going to challenge City, that’s the position [they need to strengthen]” Wright told Sky Sports show The Debate, cited in the Star.
“I would get that keeper, Oblak-kind of like stature.
“That top keeper that can win you games with saves.”
Oblak’s incredible, but we’re not sure it’s a realistic potential deal.
Atletico Madrid won’t want to sell and it would require nearer £100m to tempt them.
If Karius continues impressing until the end of this season, we’re backing him to be our long-term option between the sticks.