Ederson has drawn praise from former Manchester City and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman, which is certainly well deserved.
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Former Manchester City and England goalkeeper David Seaman was full of praise for Ederson who is the current goalkeeper of the Manchester-based franchise. The Brazilian has been hailed by Seaman for helping in revolutionising the role of the modern-day goalkeeper. The latter earned 75 England caps and was a multi-medal winner with Arsenal before joining City in the summer of 2003, over the course of a distinguished career. Seaman credited Ederson for bringing about a transformation in the manner in which goalkeepers operate thanks to his comfort and skill in playing out from the back.
“Goalkeeping has changed so much recently – just as much as it did when the rule preventing back passes was brought in when I was playing. What you have seen is goalkeepers try to get used to playing out from the back. And when you have a keeper who is really good at it, like Ederson, it really does help. Some have done it really well – the two Brazilians (Ederson and Alisson) have done it fantastically,” stated the former England goalkeeper.
“In terms of Ederson – now there is a goalkeeper. He doesn’t just play it out from the back, he can also set up an attack. He has that long, raking pass, and he is so accurate as well. But it’s not just about that with him because his goalkeeping is really good as well. I really like the way that he does his goalkeeping. He’s not a flash goalkeeper. He’s no show-off, he makes the save and if he has to dive, he dives; if he doesn’t have to dive, he doesn’t dive. Some keepers do what we call ‘camera saves’: it’s there and instead of touching it over they do three twists and a somersault,” he added.
“Ederson doesn’t do that… he’s my type of goalkeeper. And all the kids now are taught that they are told to play outfield at a young age so they can practice their control and passes,” said Seaman.
The former England goalkeeper spent one season at City in 2004/04 playing under Kevin Keegan. Ederson was full of pride at the manner in which the Manchester-based club had developed over the years.
“I loved it being here. I decided to move on from Arsenal after I got a phone call from Arsene Wenger telling me I would be third choice keeper. Bearing in mind my last game for Arsenal was being captain of the 2003 FA Cup winning team against Southampton, raising the trophy. Arsene also said: ‘I want you to be my goalkeeping coach’, which was something I was really interested in – but then he added ‘there’s a 75 per cent wage drop.’ And I just started laughing and said I’ll play elsewhere for another year!”
“City were in for me and also Birmingham. But I loved Kevin Keegan and loved him when he was in charge with England so there was no question (where I would go). It was the first season at the Etihad and I was looking forward to it and it’s just a shame that it was more or less for half a season. But I loved seeing City win that first Premier League title in 2012. From being a City player I know what it means to the fans. It was great and to see where they have got to now is amazing. They are winning trophies, playing attractive football, attracting the best players. It gives me a nice smile,” concluded Seaman.
