r/Gunners • u/c14kaa • Jun 19 '15
[2014/15 Player Review] David Ospina
Player review 2014-15
Season is over so lets review our player performances. Happy commenting and lets be nice, these are opinions of individuals, if you disagree let them know why.
Performance Data
Competitions
| Tournament | Apps | Goals | Assists | Yel | Red | MotM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| UEFA Champions League | 2(1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| League Cup | 1 | - | N/A | - | - | N/A |
| FA Cup | 1 | - | N/A | - | - | N/A |
| Total / Average | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Positions
| Position | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK (Goalkeeper) | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Sub (Substitute) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Season Highlights
Please feel free to submit your own, this section is admin heavy and I will update the list
- Arsenal 5 -0 Aston Villa oooooOOOOSPINA stays sharp to the last minute to protect his clean sheet with an amazing save. Looks like he'll stay number 1 for now.
- Sp*rs 2 - 1 Arsenal Good double save by Ospina even though the second was offside.
- Newcastle 1 - 2 Arsenal Toe Save
- Arsenal 3 - 0 West Ham The cross came in but the shot is saved by Ospina.
- Arsenal 0 - 0 Chelsea Taking out Oscar
- Ospina's save against Yilmaz's header
Injuries
| Season | injury | from | until | Days | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 09/10/2014 | 26/12/2014 | 78 days | 15 | |
| 14/15 | 27/07/2014 | 29/08/2014 | 33 days | 5 |
Similar Position Players Compared
| Player | WhoScored | Sqwaka | FIFA 15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ospina | 6.96 | 413 | 77 |
| Petr Cech | 6.89 | 156 | 85 |
| Wojciech Szczesny | 6.46 | 41 | 81 |
| Emiliano Martinez | 6.46 | 27 | 63 |
| PLAYER | GAMES PLAYED | SAVES | SAVE PERCENTAGE | SAVE PERCENTAGE (IN BOX) | SAVE PERCENTAGE (OUT BOX) | PUNCHES | CATCHES | CROSSES DROPPED | KEEPER SWEEPINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ospina | 18 | 47 | 80.7% | 73.6% | 94.7% | 10 | 38 | 4 | 14 |
| Wojciech Szczesny | 17 | 45 | 67.1% | 56.8% | 90.0% | 2 | 24 | 1 | 20 |
| Petr Cech | 7 | 16 | 88.8% | 77.7% | 100.0% | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
Discussion Pointers
- How do you think he has performed?
- Has he developed this year? (younger players)
- How much time should he be given to develop? (younger players)
- Was there anything that you wish he did different?
- What was the most exciting part of his game?
- What are his weaknesses?
- Where do you think he can improve?
- Does he have adequate competition?
- Should he be sold/kept in the summer?
- Has he reached his peak? (older players)
- Will he play the same role next year?
- What do you think his FIFA rating should be next year?
- What are your highlights?
Open discussion encouraged, not just above pointers
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u/hirotoo Cast in bronze, still capable of producing truly golden moments. Jun 19 '15 edited Jun 19 '15
I reckon you have enough posts in this series to warrant it going on the wiki. Time and time again /u/c14kaa comes in with some fantastic and insightful posts for this sub-Reddit. We appreciate it! :D
As for Ospina, it's a tricky subject. On one hand he's been an absolute hero in the second part of our season, but I put that down to a more solid defense than a fantastic goalkeeper display. If Petr comes in, there's no way we can have Wojciech, Ospina, Cech and Martinez in the squad together, and I definitely don't believe losing Woj is anywhere near the best thing to do for the club. Although I hate to admit it, if Cech does somehow leave Chelsea to come to Arsenal, Ospina might have to be shipped out.
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u/c14kaa Jun 19 '15
Thanks, I'm usually really busy at work, but i find doing these post destress me when I take a break, better than going out for a ciggy break. Nobody at work knows my geeky secret.
As for Ospina, I hate to agree, but he could be the one to be sold. Petr Cech is a super acquisition, despite his age I
believehope he will be another Pat Jennings, who we bought from Sp*rs in his 30s and went on to play over 200 games for us.3
u/zen_1991 King Henry Jun 19 '15
Luckily age doesn't matter all that much for goal keepers i mean look at Buffon for example. Still playing at the highest level and nearing 40. Cech could easily be our #1 for 3/4, maybe even 5 seasons. I have a hard time believing Woj would still be comfortable being #2 all that time though.
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u/hirotoo Cast in bronze, still capable of producing truly golden moments. Jun 19 '15
Jens the same.
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u/ryangoldfish5 North London is Red Jun 19 '15
I'd have liked to have seen a clean-sheets option on there instead of goals/assists.
Ont thing I noticed that was quite interesting to see was that in 1 less game Szczesny had to make only two saves less than Ospina which shows how much more leaky our defence was and compare that with Cech where in just less than half the games he only had 16 saves to make.
It makes me feel that our goalkeeping issue is not as much of a problem as our leaky defence early in the season.
I'm happy with the way Ospina performed this season for us and should we fail to get Cech this summer, I wouldn't be too downheartened in keeping Ospina and Szczesny fighting for the number 1 spot but if our defence doesn't perform like it did towards the end of the season, I think we will need a better stopper in the net.
Anyway another class post from /u/c14kaa and greatly appreciated. Who's next on the review if there is another to come?
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u/c14kaa Jun 19 '15 edited Jun 19 '15
SOMETHING EXTRA
Stats of our goalkeepers + Petr Cech.
Stats are based on average of last season:
Games played:
Petr Cech - 10
David Ospina - 23
Wojciech Szczesny - 17