Manchester United new goalkeeper Ramons: Is it a gambling with impressive data or the end of the dilemma?

statistics show that Manchester United's new goalkeeper Ramons has a remarkable performance in the six-yard zone, but unless you are a hardcore audience than League One, your knowledge of the 23-year-old may be as limited as most people.

admits that he has never seen him play football, or even heard of his name until recently, there is no need to be embarrassed - after all, his career is still on the rise.

While playing for Real Antwerp last season, Ramons delivered an impressive report card: he intercepted 11.2% of the crosses flying to the goal, an efficiency that only six goalkeepers in the top five European leagues can match him. In contrast, former Manchester United goalkeeper Onana intercepted only 5.4% of crosses in more games, just half as efficient as Ramons.

In addition, Ramons conceded only 32 goals in the League One last season, and the expected goal conced (xG) showed that he "should" was scored 44.5 goals. After deducting two own goals (one of which was an owned by himself), he averaged 0.5 fewer goals than expected - this performance is top even in the top five leagues.

data outlines the image of a goalkeeper with comprehensive capabilities, just like Ramons' self-rated "all-round goalkeeper" this week.

For Manchester United fans, this is undoubtedly a welcome change: Onana's performance has been criticized repeatedly in the past two seasons; and Beindill, who temporarily replaced him, was even ridiculed as "never faced a corner kick but was on the top court."

Despite the impressive data, Manchester United's decision to choose Ramons over Emiliano Martinez is still surprising.

Martinez's confidence may be a bit extreme for ordinary people, but it is an ideal trait for top goalkeepers. Manchester United's goalkeeper's dilemma for many years is usually solved by experience, and Martinez's resume and aura should be the "simple answer" to the current problem.

Club may be confident in comparing League One statistics and a deeper examination, but no table predicts: how the 23-year-old will cope with the leap of his career and the pressure in the spotlight of Old Trafford.

Manchester United fans may miss the beauty of "knowing nothing" - when Ramons takes over this "the most difficult position in football", every save, kickoff, mistake and even subtle move will be infinitely magnified.

David De Gea was equally young when he joined in 2012, and it took 18 months to truly grow up - both literally and figuratively.

But Sir Ferguson saw traits worth sticking to. In today's environment, can De Gea still get such an adaptation period? The possibility is slim. He is very lucky to be in a top team, and there are even iron-fisted figures like Ferguson to shelter him from the wind and rain. And Ramons will have nothing, not even the conditions to barely approach.

When he makes a mistake - all goalkeepers will make mistakes, and the best goalkeepers just minimize the mistakes - Ramons will be ruthlessly ridiculed, ridiculed and denied by the public who are happy to see the Red Devils make a fool of themselves.

But between inevitable misjudgments, if he can surpass the pitifully low standards of the current goalkeepers, Manchester United must show a more than expected determination and give Ramons enough time to grow into the kind of goalkeeper that the club expects.

So, welcome to Dream Theater, Ramons. You came with the best save rate of Bijia, and we left with "Fedible" despair. Win-win, or lose-lose, without a middle value.

Pray—Pray that those highlight clips are not mirages; pray that your first time off will not be made into the cover of the season documentary; pray that when you kneel down and look up, the beams of Old Trafford are still upright, and there are still people in the stands willing to applaud instead of taking out your phone and pressing "Send".

After all, the wonderful time of knowing nothing is over. From now on, every save, every kickoff, every heartbeat will be converted to 0.01% of the "Manchester United Revival Progress Bar". May the progress bar end up reaching 100%, instead of returning to zero again.