Robin Olsen

[Footy-Vill]

Managers of Emery's calibre consider mild rotation. This is a philosophy helping players as a way to relieve some of the pressure and keep players focused. That has already been proven with Bailey in the last game. For a variety of reasons, Martínez as well as Cash and McGinn, have been softly benched under Unai.

Emery wants the squad to be competitive, energetic, and able to analyse and reflect the matches as well as after training sessions. He talks to players individually and collectively, and then a decision is made to as who better suited outfield and who to be starting on as a substitute.

Regarding the next season and competition, then I can see two goalkeepers being signed this summer and maybe both Martinez and Olsen going.
The remainder of the games will give an indication what's likely to happen with both goalkeepers.

[kippaxvilla2]

Rotation is fine unless your alternative keeper is known as Ray Charles to his team mates.

[Risso]

Martinez hasn't been rotated in the league, he had time off after the World Cup. Sticking Olsen in goal for the cup competitions was stupid by Emery and led to us being knocked out of them both.

[curiousorange]

Nothing good ever comes of rotating keepers. You replace them because of injury or form, but doing it to wet the beak of the reserve is just asking for trouble. Martinez might have been getting a few pelters since the World Cup but the difference in how the defence look when he's in the sticks and when Olsen is is night and day, and that's even accepting the mad amount of goals we've been shipping.

[Footy-Vill]

Martinez hasn't been rotated in the league, he had time off after the World Cup. Sticking Olsen in goal for the cup competitions was stupid by Emery and led to us being knocked out of them both.

That is rotation. Sqaud rotation . Martinez been given a rest.

[Footy-Vill]

Nothing good ever comes of rotating keepers. You replace them because of injury or form, but doing it to wet the beak of the reserve is just asking for trouble. Martinez might have been getting a few pelters since the World Cup but the difference in how the defence look when he's in the sticks and when Olsen is is night and day, and that's even accepting the mad amount of goals we've been shipping.

That's true Martinez is number one on ability. I just see there's more to come with the whole Martinez, Olsen and starting goal keeper affair this season given the nature of Emi and Unai relations and way Emery wants us to play to his instructions.

[curiousorange]

Nothing good ever comes of rotating keepers. You replace them because of injury or form, but doing it to wet the beak of the reserve is just asking for trouble. Martinez might have been getting a few pelters since the World Cup but the difference in how the defence look when he's in the sticks and when Olsen is is night and day, and that's even accepting the mad amount of goals we've been shipping.

That's true Martinez is number one on ability. I just see there's more to come with the whole Martinez, Olsen Emery affair this season given the nature of Emi and Unai relations.

I think that's too much of a stretch. Olsen might get the last game or whatever, depending on where we are in the league, but I can't see him making the team this side of Easter myself.

[Clark W Griswold]

This really is getting very tiresome now isn’t it?

[Mister E]

The remainder of the games will give an indication what's likely to happen with both goalkeepers.

I don't think so, injuries aside.
Frankly, I think Sinisalo will get a shout before Olsen*


*who was rubbish when at Everton and shite when at Sheff U. Don't know why we brought to Villa at all.

[OCD]

This really is getting very tiresome now isn’t it?

Footy snookering the threads? Yep.

[dave shelley]

I'd sooner see a one-eyed one-armed statue of Horatio Nelson in goal than Olsen.

[Clark W Griswold]

This really is getting very tiresome now isn’t it?

Footy snookering the threads? Yep.

That’s a very polite way of putting it. To continue the non sweary theme I’ll describe it as chronic attention seeking.

[Beard82]

Olsen didnt make the bench last game though?  I would be surprised to see him ever play in a Villa side again

[SoccerHQ]

Olsen didnt make the bench last game though?  I would be surprised to see him ever play in a Villa side again

Last couple of games he's been absent with no reason seemingly give, Zych has been sub keeper and the other guy sometimes to make up the numbers.

[LukeJames]

We should have just terminated him in January.