Five talking points from Game week 9 in the Premier League

De Gea and Szczesny prove that patience pays

Wojciech Szczesny

Whilst it is true that Goalkeepers tend to mature later than outfield players, their job description means that, although that is the case, they aren’t given too much leeway. And last season, both De Gea and Szczesny were singled out for criticism as keepers who were error-prone and some even went onto say that they didn’t have what it takes to cut it at the top level.

Whilst only a fool would argue that they didn’t have the physical attributes to make it as a world class keeper, the things that they lacked was proper judgment and a level of consistency. But, those are traits that can be easily learnt on the fly and both of them, have shown that, given time and enough opportunities, they can make a name for themselves in the highest level. Both David De Gea and Wojciech Szczesny made few outstanding saves over the weekend to keep their sides in the game showing that if you are willing to take the time, you’ll always reap the rewards.