Guzan

[Dan England]

Shay Given is a superb shot stopper. Brad is a very good all round keeper. Just how good we'll have to wait and see but I really hope he get's his chance.

[Dave]

If it wasn't for those shakey performances v Blackburn he probably would have been No.1 before now.

Performance.

It was only the 6-4 where he has the massive brain-farts, he was perfectly fine in the others.

[gervilla]

If it wasn't for those shakey performances v Blackburn he probably would have been No.1 before now.

Performance.

It was only the 6-4 where he has the massive brain-farts, he was perfectly fine in the others.

Are you sure? I could be wrong but I could have sworn that he was pretty dodgy in the other leg too.

[Legion]

No, he was fine when we won 1-0.

[Monty]

Big fan of Big Brad Jnr, and delighted he took his chance with both hands - like how he takes most crosses. I thought it was a sign of how much attention McLeish paid to reputations and hearsay and not facts that he was dropped last year, and delighted to see him come in and do so well today. His distribution is also so much better: much more rolling and throwing than Given's addiction to hoofing.

[ozzjim]

Long time coming. Potential to be one of the best in the league, and glad Lambert re-signed him and deserves credit for having the balls, after 2 defeats with a young back 4 to drop Given. The whole back 4 looked much better though. Given will be gone by the end of January. Liverpool might come knocking by then if Reina doesn't improve! There were rumours of the MLS for Given.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

He played very well.

I particularly liked the way he quickly looks to throw it to someone quickly. Very impressed with that and I'd something PL has probably talked to him about and long may it continue.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Shay Given is a superb shot stopper. Brad is a very good all round keeper. Just how good we'll have to wait and see but I really hope he get's his chance.

In my opinion, GK's in the top league are much of a muchness when it comes to shot-stopping. It's everything else they do that makes the all different.

[Summers]

He was an absolute beast today. The amount of crosses/corners/high balls he claimed was fantastic. Especially considering what we're used to.

[Dave]

Shay Given is a superb shot stopper. Brad is a very good all round keeper. Just how good we'll have to wait and see but I really hope he get's his chance.

In my opinion, GK's in the top league are much of a muchness when it comes to shot-stopping. It's everything else they do that makes the all different.

Very much so. I'd accept that Given is probably one of the more likely to come up with a 'how the fuck did he save that' moment which means that the tenth cross or corner where he remains rooted to his line is forgotten about.

[ozzjim]

Given is like NZogbia is described. Brilliant on MOTD when you see him pull of a stunning save, but 90% of the time very average IMO.

[Irish villain]

He was remarkably commanding. He has grown in stature over the past two years.

[OCD]

He didn't deserve to be dropped by McLeish like he was. Glad that he's getting a fair chance now and I hope the rumours of Given going to the MLS are correct. For me, the whole side looks a lot better when Guzan's in goal - whether that's confidence or not, I don't know.

[peter w]

No, he was fine when we won 1-0.

Not as I remember it. He was very dodgy with their corners and under crosses in general. The 2nd leg saw them targeting him because of it. He did well today but their corners were poor so still not able to assess if he has put that issue to bed. it will be interesting to see what happens should he have a poor game with the fans, the fora, and the manager.

[olaftab]

Given's time has been up a long time ago. I am glad Lambert has seen it and made the change.