da bet7： Whenever your side’s number one goalkeeper goes down with injury. you always begin to fear the worst. The position is one of the rare areas on the field where it’s highly improbably to have two shot-stoppers of equal quality, with one always being more favoured than the other.
da blaze casino： When Newcastle saw Martin Dubravka ruled out of action, the Magpies may have been forgiven for for imagining worst-case scenarios. After all, getting off to a terrible start in the Premier League can prove to be the difference-maker when it comes to the end of the season.
But since Karl Darlow has come in, the 6 foot 3 ace has been one of Steve Bruce’s side’s more reliable performers. In fact, his display against Tottenham, in which he played a crucial role in ensuring Newcastle somehow came away with a point, saw Spurs manager Jose Mourinho to simply describe him as “phenomenal”.
There’s no doubting that the £25k-a-week earning ace absolutely made the most of his opportunity in between the sticks, and Bruce will be mightily proud of that. But when Dubravka comes back, the Magpies have to make the tough choice of dropping him.
Darlow’s commanding performances have only come from a small sample of games, whereas Dubravka proven for Newcastle – despite his occasional errors – that he can be a consistent player over the course of a season.
The Tyneside club only have to look at the summer decision made by fellow Premier League side Arsenal to see that when it comes to goalkeepers, the number one, is the number one.
Despite seeing Emiliano Martinez play in goal for both of the Gunners’ FA Cup and Community Shield triumphs, Mikel Arteta made the decision to stick with a returning Bernd Leno, instead allowing the former to join Aston Villa.
Whilst Darlow isn’t going to be sold, Newcastle mustn’t forget how well Dubravka has served them when he was fully fit and firing, and that should be the main considering factor when he makes his eventual return.