Quote from: RussellC on August 24, 2015, 03:58:38 PMAs I and others have said, the error on Saturday was unarguable Amavi's. In isolation Guzan's part was negligible at best. But therein lies the problem, this isn't an isolated incident and his form, in my opinion, has been on a downward trajectory for some considerable time now. We're talking about a keeper with 119 first-team games and 79 International caps. To simply say suggest that him being encouraged to play out from the back is an excuse for playing Amavi into trouble like that isn't good enough. The number of games and caps is irrelevent. Even if he'd played 500 hundred games he will still have his instructions whether to pass it short to the defence or send it long to the front men, based on the tactics we're using at the time. It's not an excuse - he's clearly being encouraged to go short at the moment, he did so and the person that he passed to (who was in plenty of space at the time) took a couple of touches and lost the ball. As for the bit in bold, was his part negligible at best or did he play Amavi into trouble? Because surely it can't be both?Edit: just to add the caveat, that doesn't mean that there isn't an issue - his distribution is clearly his weak point. It's that Palace's winner on Saturday isn't further evidence of it.
As I and others have said, the error on Saturday was unarguable Amavi's. In isolation Guzan's part was negligible at best. But therein lies the problem, this isn't an isolated incident and his form, in my opinion, has been on a downward trajectory for some considerable time now. We're talking about a keeper with 119 first-team games and 79 International caps. To simply say suggest that him being encouraged to play out from the back is an excuse for playing Amavi into trouble like that isn't good enough.
Amavi was massively at fault.Yet not a single post about the goal has been added to his thread since the match. Funny that.
He has not always been as bad as he is now. Brad desperately needs the services of a sports psychologist either that or a good mate who will tell him to act before he thinks. It is the indecision in his head that has undermined his confidence. If you think you'll kick it kick it, if you think you'll roll it roll it, just don't fall down the gap in the middle.
They were both to blame. Guzan should have been calmer and Amavi, given the situation he received the ball in, should have taken less risk.
Very poor positioning for the goal yesterday.
Quote from: Risso on August 30, 2015, 09:38:42 AMVery poor positioning for the goal yesterday.Really, you don't say
Quote from: john e on August 30, 2015, 09:50:48 AMQuote from: Risso on August 30, 2015, 09:38:42 AMVery poor positioning for the goal yesterday.Really, you don't sayI do say. Is that a problem?
Quote from: brian green on August 25, 2015, 08:34:24 AMHe has not always been as bad as he is now. Brad desperately needs the services of a sports psychologist either that or a good mate who will tell him to act before he thinks. It is the indecision in his head that has undermined his confidence. If you think you'll kick it kick it, if you think you'll roll it roll it, just don't fall down the gap in the middle.I agree with the Sports Psychologist idea. It is obvious it has got to him now as he does that little trot thing when the ball is coming towards him. With keepers when one aspect starts to go wrong others seem to follow.