11 May 2017 20:26:23
To ease the tension before tomorrow's big game I would be interested in opinions regarding Cech v Courtois. I have been fortunate to see all Chelsea's goalkeepers from the 1950's but given the modern game I think Cech is the best we have had. To me, Courtois's only advantage over Cech is his willingness to come for the ball and catch it whereas Cech always punched. Other than that I have never been overly impressed with Courtois's positioning and all round shot stopping and feel we would have achieved all we have since Cech's departure if he had remained.
11 May 2017 20:30:29
I agree cech has been our best keeper. But have to disagree with you on tibo's shot stopping, I think that's one of his strongest assets mate.
11 May 2017 20:51:55
T-Bo is a very young good keeper but he's nowhere near Cech for me. He doesn't command his box as well as Cech did and as good as his form has been he just doesn't seem loyal to me I always think he might leave. Apart from Sunderland away two years ago I've never felt as if he's won us the game on his own.
11 May 2017 23:21:03
I'd say Cech - but mostly because he was with us longer and achieved so much more. On a performance level, I also prefer Courotis' habit of coming out and grabbing crosses. Shot stopping I'd rate them about equal on their day and though Courtois gets caught out once in a while, so did Cech, and neither very often.
I suspect Cech benefited from being behind a defense organized by John Terry in his prime.
If Courtois sticks around and shows up for the big games I think he could become the best, but that's no sure thing.
12 May 2017 05:12:30
I still think it's too early to judge Thibauly vs Petr in his prime. As others have stated, I can't remember a keeper that was so agressive at catching crosses as Thibault is and his shot stopping is pretty tremendous. I also agree with the sentiment that Cech had the best left back and centrehalf in the world in front of him when he was in his prime.