Pierluigi Gollini

[LukeJames]

I don't think Guzan should have been judged the same way either

Guzan was judged on two years of mistakes couples with an appauling attitude, not one single mistake.

Apart from a bit of blown-out-of-proportion messing around at Gillingham, what else about his attitude has been called into question?

If you think that incident was blown out of proportion then fair enough, I thought it was a massive lack of disrespect and unprofessionalism though, things were all a bit shit before then, the fans and players needed to pull together, instead that incident was the catalyst for some toxic atmosphere for the remainder of the season.

[Dave]

He also messed around at Wycombe 

Yeah, but of course it was the Gillingham stuff that was the worst.


(it's been a long day)

[SoccerHQ]

Shame about the kick but I liked what I saw from him otherwise...good on the other shots and most pleasing is he actually catches rather than punches crosses which is important in this league.

Was going to say surprising for an Italian keeper but he was at Man. United as a youth player wasn't he?

[villadelph]

Surprised this thread hasn't been bumped in so long.

[supertom]

Blame is six of one, half a dozen of the other as far as he and Elphick(?). A little lack of decisive communication for me. The CH probably should have just dealt with it, or Gollini has to be more decisive and deal with it quicker, or give Elphick a decent shout. But this will all come in time as the team blends together.
Gollini has been at the heart of 3 dropped points but that aside has looked good. I still think we need to sign another back up keeper in case he has a bad run. I'd be reluctant to rely on Bunn again if we had to.

[in exile]

For what it's worth, in my opinion Elphick should have dealt with it

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

For what it's worth, in my opinion Elphick should have dealt with it

Probably would have, if Gollini hadn't have come way out of his area and "took charge". They'll get used to each other over the next couple of games.

[Ad@m]

For what it's worth, in my opinion Elphick should have dealt with it

I'm with you there. There was a simple pass to Chester on. No need for Gollini to be way out there.

[Chris Smith]

He did something similar in the first half, charging out to clear a ball that the defender could have dealt with, that time he just sliced into the Witton Lane. When the keeper comes that far it sort of forces the centre half to leave it or risk the him being stranded. If he stays back then it is a simple ball back to him. Other than that I think he's a decent keeper he just needs to know when to rush out and when to stay, that understanding should come the more they play together.

[KRS]

He did something similar in the first half, charging out to clear a ball that the defender could have dealt with, that time he just sliced into the Witton Lane.

Yeah I remember that in the first half and commented that it looked like he just wanted a kick of the ball having rushed out so far. Both players had a few options, but between them they decided to do the one thing that lead to a goal...kicking it hard as you can straight at the player rushing towards you.

If either of them had remained composed by clearing it into touch, passing to another team mate or just a simple pass back to the keeper, then we may have been a few places higher up the league table with 6pts. Hopefully RDM will have a word with the back five and give them clear instructions what they should do in these situations next time.

[Nastylee]

The way their player was charging in, a bit of composure could've seen him side step said player comfortably.

[tomd2103]

Two poor kicks aside, I think he has been pretty impressive so far.  He made some good saves last night.

[supertom]

A good comparison would be De Gea. Came to Utd very young. People were questionning Fergie's faculties and De Gea really struggling in the first 3/4's of his first season. However Fergie stuck by him, kept the belief in him and kept pushing him and now of course he's arguably the best keeper in Europe.
Now of course I'm not suggesting Gollini will be that good, but he's definitely got a lot of quality in his locker. Hopefully he'll fulfill that here in years to come. He's going to make mistakes.

I know some may say that by that logic we should have stuck by Guzan, but there's a difference. Sometimes a player, in this case a keeper, will peak and then go into decline. Guzan peaked with a very good couple of seasons for us, but had got progressively worse in his final 18 months.
Now individual errors are one thing...it's more forgiveable for a youngster, but it's something that needs to be weeded out with experience and minimised.
But for me, Guzan's biggest sin was not saving shots that you'd expect a high level keeper should stop. Anything low near his body and he was hopeless. He struggled to judge bounces and he was awful at keeping from direct freekicks. Some things he could work on, like positioning and kicking, he just didn't. He just got complacent for me. He needed a move, we needed a change. 

[footyskillz]

Don't think pep guardiola rates him. Gollini only error is his kicling awareness or lack of. I think he's too quality already and good buy.

[PaulWinch again]

I reckon he looks a very good goalkeeper. His shot stopping, control of the box and positioning all look good. Yep he's made a couple of unfortunate errors with kicks, but he's also been unlucky with those too. He'll be a fine signing.