In all honesty I didn't believe there would be any one who believed that Steele was not a poor shot stopper. I figured it was an objective truth that we all recognised, which we accept due to his qualities on the ball and with distribution.
I mean, he is near the bottom of the league of nearly...
I'm not paid big bucks to scout world football for top talent, watching performances and analysing all kinds of statistics and data, while being an expert in the field.
Thankfully, though, there is a team of people that do this at the club... so I'll leave the suggestions to them 👍
I find it difficult to believe we were just incredibly lucky to have the ONLY decent ball playing keeper in the WORLD as our number 2 sitting on our bench for years.
I'm sure our recruitment team can find an alternative, somewhere, out there.
I genuinely thought/hoped Verbruggen would be it...
This is exactly my view.
Steele - great guy, great attitude, EXCEPTIONAL with the ball at his feet... but he is a very poor shot stopper at this level, or even at the level below.
If a shot is straight at him, he'll save it - he has decent enough reactions and a strong hand to do that much...
It's no secret that Steele is exceptional with the ball at his feet, but is a very poor shot stopper at this level.
Do we NEED a better shot stopper between the posts, or does Steele's on-the-ball qualities make up for his relatively poor shot stopping ability?
Only two options in the poll.