In the process of preparing for the 2016-2019 season at Man City, Coach Pep Guardiola wanted a goalkeeper who played well with his feet, but he had Manuel Neuer at Bayern Munich. In this regard, few people can be as good as Neuer, but Pep's choice a year ago was Claudio Bravo.
The Chilean goalkeeper came to Man City from Barcelona to attract England's number 1 goalkeeper Joe Hart to play for Torino on a 1-year loan. Joe Hart was also sent off for not being able to meet the requirements of playing well with his feet from the new coach.
However, Claudio Bravo has failed to satisfy the expectations of the coaching staff and fans of Man City. Many people had to use words like "disaster" and "dream" for this goalkeeper. Many times people have the feeling that if the ball from the opponent's shot is on target, Bravo will have to pick the ball into the net.
In the 2016-17 season, Bravo lost the trust that Coach Pep Guardiola had in him in the final stages of the season when he lost the starting position to Villa Caballero.
Look at Squawka's statistics on the performances of these two goalkeepers in the Premier League in the 2016-2017 season. Caballero has played a total of 17 matches while his colleague has played 22 matches. Man City have conceded a total of 39 goals for the whole season, of which 2/3 (26 goals conceded) belong to Bravo.
Bravo's pass accuracy rate is up to 75%, but Caballero is doing better with a rate of 79%. The Argentine goalkeeper has 27 saves like Bravo despite playing less time.
After a poor performance in the 2016-17 season, Bravo still accompanied DT Chile to participate in the 2017 Confed Cup. Due to injury, he only started from the final match of the group stage against DT Australia, giving that position to goalkeeper Herrera in the match against Germany and Cameroon.
However, in the first semi-final match between the Portuguese Open and the Chilean Open, he transformed himself into the main character on the "stage" of the Kazan Arena. After making it impossible for Ronaldo and his teammates to score for 120 minutes, he soon brought victory to the Chilean team in the penalty shootout when he successfully blocked all 3 shots of Quaresma, Moutinho and Nani.
Ahead of Bravo is the 2017 Confed Cup final. Whether it is Germany or Mexico, the Chilean people will still put their trust in him alongside Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez... at the top. With this title, the "golden generation" of Chilean football will continue their success after 2 consecutive Copa America championships.
Back to the story at Man City, to enhance the "goalkeeper" position, they soon brought in goalkeeper Ederson from Benfica for £35 million. Joe Hart has returned after 1 season playing in Serie A.
With the above £35 million price, Coach Pep Guardiola will certainly put his trust in Ederson. He will have the opportunity to evaluate the integration of this rookie through pre-season friendlies.
So what about Joe Hart and Claudio Bravo? One was not popular with Pep Guardiola but the other had a truly unforgettable season. Perhaps, Man City will only keep one name and the rest will leave in the hope of maintaining their form for the 2018 VCK World Cup in Russia.
Bravo's future in Bravo's 2017-20 season is still ahead. For now, let's see if he will make any more miracles in the 2017 Confed Cup final.
