While researching this topic I checked through various sites and blogs to see what other people's top 10 keepers in the EPL were. During this time I came across this list from earlier in the season:
10- David de Gea
9- Mark Schwarzer
8- Asmir Bergovic
7- Pepe Reina
6- Brad Friedel
5- Petr Cech
4- Joe Hart
3- Shay Given
2- Tim Krul
1- Wojciech Szczesny
This list was made on October 21st 2011.
While I'm not in total agreement with the list I think it does show a lot about how the season has formed and maybe taken us a little by surprise.?
David de Gea has had a very uncertain start to his life at Man Utd and with a 19 million price tag on his head I think it's fair to say we expected more from the youngster. For this reason he wouldn't make the top 10.
Shay Given is such a good keeper and has looked really handy when he's played but has only just returned from a spell out injured so think by the end of the season could hit the top 10 but currently not.
That's just naming 2 that I would change from that list that I found from earlier in the season.
The question I think is what or how would that list look now as we tip just over the halfway point of the season?
My top 10 keepers in the league,
August 2011 - January 2012
10- Ali Al Habsi
9- Brad Friedel
8- Wayne Hennessey
7- Petr Cech
6- John Ruddy
5- Wojciech Szczesny
4- Pepe Reina
3- Joe Hart
2- Tim Krul
1- Michel Vorm
This would be my list currently which I admit would still be up for debate but is a better reflection of how the season has formed.
What's your version of the top 10 keeper?
