Vito Mannone's thrilling saves at Craven Cottage yesterday suggested that the young Italian has shaken off the nerviness of being an EPL keeper and has started to play up to his potential. He was unbeatable and drew high praise from Arsene Wenger, who rated his game 10/10. If he can carry his confidence into our mid-week group stage match with Olympiacos, he could be on his way to establishing himself. With Manuel Almunia getting off to a shaky start to the season and Lukasz Fabianski recovering from knee surgery, the opportunity for Mannone to supplant them both and become the number one keeper seems to have opened up.
He played like a seasoned pro, that's for sure. I really hope there isn't a let down versus Olympiacos.
