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Author Topic: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)  (Read 142590 times)

Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1305 on: March 09, 2025, 04:46:14 AM »
I like that. Is there a way to share a video off Twitter without sharing a link to Twitter?

Yeah. It is possible to post a twing.

Elon is not happy that you are not calling it X, and has added you to his black book.

Offline RichardBatchelor

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1306 on: March 09, 2025, 05:37:15 AM »
He was far from perfect but he had real resolve about him today. He usually looks scared. The players obviously like him, he’s probably a good guy.

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1307 on: March 09, 2025, 09:09:36 AM »
We give him stick. We dont have much confidence in him.

But, this interview after the Brentford game shows him as a really good guy.

Maybe we need to cut him some slack.

https://youtu.be/UoOaoCC-pho?si=fspg1ef-U84f6w-8

Offline Astnor

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1308 on: March 09, 2025, 09:17:51 AM »
We give him stick. We dont have much confidence in him.

But, this interview after the Brentford game shows him as a really good guy.

Maybe we need to cut him some slack.

https://youtu.be/UoOaoCC-pho?si=fspg1ef-U84f6w-8
Humble and likeable he is.

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1309 on: March 09, 2025, 09:20:12 AM »
Apart from picking up a back pass early on in the game, he did really well. He seemed to play better with a dodgy back.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1310 on: March 09, 2025, 09:21:45 AM »
Yeah he’s a nice guy but football is a tough business, he needs to become a dependable goalkeeper for us.

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1311 on: March 09, 2025, 09:45:52 AM »
Apart from picking up a back pass early on in the game, he did really well. He seemed to play better with a dodgy back.

It was never a back pass. Disasi just tackled their player, he wasn't making a deliberate pass.

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1312 on: March 09, 2025, 09:53:32 AM »
I am so glad most of you now have aligned with me in praise of our Robin.
Fine keeper and a good man. He’s had far too much unnecessary stick. He is not Emi and never will be but he is as good as any say current Chelsea first choice keeper. 

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1313 on: March 09, 2025, 09:58:10 AM »
Apart from picking up a back pass early on in the game, he did really well. He seemed to play better with a dodgy back.

It was never a back pass. Disasi just tackled their player, he wasn't making a deliberate pass.


I thought it was dangerous to pick it up and he should have kicked it away.

Offline Gerrin

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1314 on: March 09, 2025, 10:01:53 AM »
Pleased for the guy, still don't think he's good enough though.

This week's Overlap with Gary Neville, features Kasper Schmeichel, very interesting insight into the way goalkeeping is going. Suggesting keepers are going to be playing further and further up the pitch, so have to be excellent with their feet. I don't feel confident Olsen can do that.

Offline AV84

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1315 on: March 09, 2025, 10:54:57 AM »
He's 35, so I doubt he'll be doing much of anything for too much longer. He seemed quite emotional after the game yesterday, I wouldn't be surprised if he's retiring or at the very least been told this is his last season with us.

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1316 on: March 09, 2025, 12:09:31 PM »
Well, his contract is up in the summer. There was an offer for him in January but he agreed to stay with us until the summer. There's already talk about Monchi wanting a goalkeeper from the Spanish league.

Offline martin o`who??

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1317 on: March 09, 2025, 12:25:03 PM »
Apart from picking up a back pass early on in the game, he did really well. He seemed to play better with a dodgy back.

It was never a back pass. Disasi just tackled their player, he wasn't making a deliberate pass.


I thought it was dangerous to pick it up and he should have kicked it away.
my initial feeling was "oh no" but alls well that ends well.

Offline martin o`who??

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1318 on: March 09, 2025, 12:27:28 PM »
Played well i thought. There was one where he came miles off his line and i thought he had misjudged it but the punch was something Mike Tyson would have been proud of.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)
« Reply #1319 on: March 09, 2025, 05:31:13 PM »
Seemed quite emotional in that interview, for a big, tough Swede. It's probably the highlight of his Villa career. Fair play to him, hopefully it gives him confidence as we may need him again before the season is out (and his contract potentially expires).

 


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