That's your opinion mate and you're entitled to it, but I'm not sold yet, and I think people like yourself are over hyping Robles before he's truly proven himself. I also strongly believe that this type of over hype does not help him, and I'm actually starting to get a bit worried for him because I've seen how the Deulofeu situation played out and I'd be sad to see the same thing happen to Robles, because he doesn't deserve that
Plus, if arguments are going to be made that the defence is more to blame for us conceding goals and Robles is not, how come the same consideration has not been made for Stekelenberg? Why is there a double standard? Just because he is older? How is that fair? Surely if the defence can cause Robles to concede goals it also stands to reason that they could do the same for Stekelenberg does it not?
That's all people like me are saying. We believe that Robles and Stekelenberg are being held to different standards and that Robles abilities are being exaggerated by his fan base, whilst Stekelenberg's are being unfairly downplayed
All we ask is that Robles be held to a reasonable level of critical consideration and that both keepers are rated on an even playing field, as opposed to Robles always getting the benefit of the doubt and Stekelenberg always getting treated like the proverbial red headed step child (No offence intended to any red heads amongst us)
Basically, this is a plea for the Robles fan base to not fight and scratch over every single piece of criticism sent his way, however minor it may be. It is a plea to them to not keep pretending that his kicking doesn't need a massive improvement. It is a plea to not act like everything he does is fantastic and that he is on par with all the top keepers and a possible future De Gea
Now, it might be that the Robles fans are not capable of this. If that is the case then I will voluntarily not post in this particular thread. If you want a "safe space" to shower Robles with praise, then I can respect that. I admire your dedication to the lad and I'm happy for him because he seems like a decent bloke. It's good that he has a following, and long may it continue. I don't want to upset people or rile people up in anyway. I will simply post any critiques of Robles in other threads and not step on your toes in here
I don't have an agenda here. I like Robles and nothing would please me more if he was good enough to be a top keeper for us because, as you say, it would save us a lot of money and would also leave a role for Stekelenberg as back up. But I'm not going to pretend things are there that aren't, sorry I'm just not. If he does well, I'll recognise it and if doesn't do well I'm afraid I'm going to mention it, and if I think we need another keeper other than him then I'm afraid I'm going to say so. All I ask is that you respect that, and I will in turn respect your opinions. Thank you
