There isnt that many decent keepers in the league really. Mignolet is in the spotlight at the moment but Southampton spent 10m on Fraser Forster who really is useless.De Gea, Courtois, Lloris, Begovic probably the best four. Hart has dropped back over the last couple of years. Guzan is in the chasing pack along with the likes of Speroni.
I think Brad needs dropping for a couple of weeks. I love him as a keeper and he is still our long term no.1 but mistakes are creeping in and costing us, his distribution has also been absolutely awful for 3-4 matches. Given should get a game against United. If u want 100% and top performances EVERY player needs to know they are not undroppable, I'm not sure big Brad knows he is. It my do him some good to be out of the firing line as well
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on December 15, 2014, 12:49:28 PMI don't blame Brad for the Leicester goal, what exactly was he meant to do when it took a deflection so close to him? His dealing with crosses and kicking are what have gone downhill, his shot stopping is still excellent.I think shot stopping is the very least you expect from a keeper. His distribution is poor and his command of the area equally so.
I don't blame Brad for the Leicester goal, what exactly was he meant to do when it took a deflection so close to him? His dealing with crosses and kicking are what have gone downhill, his shot stopping is still excellent.
Quote from: brontebilly on December 15, 2014, 09:01:02 PMThere isnt that many decent keepers in the league really. Mignolet is in the spotlight at the moment but Southampton spent 10m on Fraser Forster who really is useless.De Gea, Courtois, Lloris, Begovic probably the best four. Hart has dropped back over the last couple of years. Guzan is in the chasing pack along with the likes of Speroni. I was just thinking today about the sad state of English goalkeepers. We used to be completely blessed in that department. In fact I ended up watching that BBC history of Aston Villa doc earlier today (posted on another thread). It got me to thinking what a crime it was that Rimmer and Spink only got a cap each. Either one could waltz in as England no 1 compared to the current crop.
It was a lot easier to command the box in the old days when people used to loop a mitre delta high into the box
Quote from: Matt Collins on December 17, 2014, 06:56:54 AMIt was a lot easier to command the box in the old days when people used to loop a mitre delta high into the boxNot sure about that - it was also quite difficult knowing that John Hartson or Duncan Ferguson were about to barge you into the middle of next week without any punishment.
Quote from: Dave on December 17, 2014, 10:03:37 AMQuote from: Matt Collins on December 17, 2014, 06:56:54 AMIt was a lot easier to command the box in the old days when people used to loop a mitre delta high into the boxNot sure about that - it was also quite difficult knowing that John Hartson or Duncan Ferguson were about to barge you into the middle of next week without any punishment.I remember Jimmy Rimmer once being clattered by Cyrille Regis (fairly) and he was down for about 3 minutes. After the game he said he was the strongest player physically he had ever faced and that he was shaking for several minutes after the collision. Many teams at that time had players who could clatter keepers into A&E when they felt the need.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on December 15, 2014, 12:55:23 PMThis remains one of the best saves i've ever seen. Yep.
This remains one of the best saves i've ever seen.
He's been shakier this season than at any time since the MON days