Getafe have taken La Liga by surprise in the past few seasons with their unique tactics. Their relentless pressing and direct approach is very different from the majority of teams in Spain. However, it’s their goalkeeper, David Soria, that has been involved in the most transfer rumours with the Spaniard being heavily linked to West Ham. The 27-year-old has one of the most direct styles of play in Europe but has also been one of the best performing keepers over the past three seasons.
This tactical analysis will look at whether Soria has the potential to be a world-class goalkeeper. The Spaniard has only just entered his peak and therefore will no doubt improve in coming seasons. We will look at how he compares to other keepers in the top five leagues and what his strengths and weaknesses are.
Preventing goals
David Soria’s stats mean that he is beginning to get recognised in the footballing community as one of the current best performers. Throughout the 2018/19 and 2019/20 season, he kept a combined 28 clean sheets. But how does Soria’s shot-stopping stats compare to the top five leagues?
We can see that although he isn’t a stand-out performer he is still above-average in both stats, meaning that he has been one of the better performing goalkeepers in Europe in recent seasons. The shots he faces on average are above the average difficulty (0.33) and he manages to save 0.05 goals per 90.
Although Soria is very capable of saving tough shots from a distance, shots closer to his goal are where he really stands out. His reaction time and good decision-making mean that he is very difficult to beat wherever the attacker shoots from.
