I am sure Koeman's neurotic 'goalkeepers' carroussel' didn't do him any good. At the start of the season he was told that he was the first man, but he soon found out that those words don't mean a thing if they come from Koeman's mouth. That must have hurt.jakobg schreef:How come he ended up being this crap? I remember watching him in the Amsterdam Tournament a few seasons ago and I though: This guy is gonna be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He made a huge impression on me. But now, the times I've seen him, he's been a big 'no no'. Did Koeman destroy him as well with all his 'you're gonna be first choice goalie' and then bench him again a few games later? Or is it just that he hasn't got the head to be a top class keeper?
But it doesn't completely explain why he developed from 'the next Edwin van der Sar' into an extremely insecure and nervous goalkeeper, who always looks terrible on high crosses and seems completely 'shell-shocked' when Ajax are under pressure.
Something unusual happened to me: in my book he went from 'extremely promising' to 'absolutely shit' in less than one season's time. Apart from the Koeman thing I couldn't think of another factor that explains it. Anyone?
K.