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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Salsa Party Animal on February 05, 2011, 07:23:28 PM

Title: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Salsa Party Animal on February 05, 2011, 07:23:28 PM
I looked at his official facebook page and it say his date of birth is
31 January 1992 and that mean he is 19 years old. He got a lot of promise as goalkeeper. Is it time to let him have a run and hopefully become our Victor Valdes / Iker Callias / Mark Bosnich before leaving Villa. 

I have not seen him played yet. Is he good enough to be given a chance.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: eamonn on February 05, 2011, 07:31:52 PM
For his name alone he should displace those common Brads.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on February 05, 2011, 08:00:27 PM
Friedel, on the whole, has played well this season.

Shay Given is the way forward.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: eastie on February 05, 2011, 08:15:07 PM
Shay given or keiran westwood for me , but this young lad could well be a decent number 2 keeper, friedal is past his best and guzan simply not good enough to be even 2nd choice - both brads should depart in the summer.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: villa1 on February 05, 2011, 08:28:48 PM
I'd be surprised if Friedel is still our number one next season. Got a feeling Houllier will  look to replace him in the summer.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Phil from the upper holte on February 05, 2011, 09:23:23 PM
He was shit today

Brad I mean
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: darren woolley on February 06, 2011, 12:03:33 AM
After Brad made them two errors today which cost us the game we should be thinking of a new goalkeeper for next season i have heard only good things about Benjamin so it looks promising.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: JJ-AV on February 06, 2011, 01:24:42 AM
Not seen much of Westwood but I saw the SHA v Coventry game recently and he had a poor game. I mainly watched it for him though so I may have been overly critical due to watching everything he did.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: The Left Side on February 06, 2011, 01:45:28 PM
I like the look of this young fella, I think we need to show some confidence in him and make him Brad's deputy next season.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Des Little on February 06, 2011, 07:29:49 PM
Friedel won't be our first choice next season, no way.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Holtenderinthesky on February 06, 2011, 09:50:25 PM
Thanks Brad.  Bye Brad.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: cb on February 06, 2011, 10:27:34 PM
It's a tough one this. Friedal is clearly in his last season as number 1. The thing about these senior keepers is that they can go on a long time but when they start to go downhill they do so very quickly and when it does happen I'd rather it wasn't with us. So we certainly need to replace Brad this summer, however there's no way Siegrist for all his good reviews is ready. For me I'd buy Given (hopefully at a knockdown fee) and make him our number 1 for a couple of years, we can then loan Siegrist out next season maybe to a lower Prem side or at least Championship level and let him get his experience going. By then it won't be unreasonable to start thinking of replacing Given and he can be eased into the side.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: dcdavecollett on February 07, 2011, 10:33:36 PM
When I saw Siegriest play for the youth team last season he looked an odd combination of the brilliant -a wonderful 'flip-over' save from a free-kick- and that horrible habit that some continental 'keepers have of punching crosses that they could easily catch.

By repuation, he's already played some outstanding games at youth level.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: VillaZogmariner on February 08, 2011, 07:58:01 AM
Wasn't he supposed to have gone out on loan to Tamworth earlier in the season?

Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: WikiVilla on February 08, 2011, 08:42:17 AM
We missed a trick not getting Ben Foster
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: N'ZMAV on February 08, 2011, 09:21:32 AM
I'm not sure about Ben Foster. Any GK at BCFC looks good because every game they have a lot of shots to make, Hart last season was the perfect example of this.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Dave Cooper please on February 08, 2011, 11:12:08 AM
Wasn't he supposed to have gone out on loan to Tamworth earlier in the season?



Played in a couple of pre-season friendlies but wasn't available at the start of the season proper, was in some international tournament I think.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Legion on February 08, 2011, 11:13:09 AM
How about Kasper Schmeichel?
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: VillaZogmariner on February 09, 2011, 12:18:11 AM
Where is he at now? Last I heard he'd been released by Notts County because they could no longer afford his wages.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: TheSandman on February 09, 2011, 12:57:04 AM
Nasty Evil Leeds I think.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Matt Collins on February 09, 2011, 07:39:49 AM
Is siegrist even first choice for the ressies?
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: *shellac* on February 09, 2011, 09:37:42 AM
Nasty Evil Leeds I think.
Yeah. And playing alongside Alex Bruce.

It's like 1992/93 all over again.
Title: Re: Benjamin Siegrist
Post by: Simon Ward on February 09, 2011, 01:50:13 PM
How about Kasper Schmeichel?

No thanks he is crap
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