Robin Olsen (The World's Number Two)

[Gareth]

C’mon….the keeper rated Sweden’s best for summit like seven seasons running.

What more can you expect in a backup to the world’s best goalkeeper ?

One without concrete feet

[paul_e]

I sort of agree with Aftab, other than I think the biggest problem is that whilst Olsen isn't as bad as he's made out to be, he's also very poor with the ball at his feet.

[Ads]

He looks better than the lad in pink for Brentford.

[LeeB]

He looks better than the lad in pink for Brentford.

He's going to be their no.1, lol.

[olaftab]

Arsenal Man City Newcastle Manure Brighton spurs Chelsea palace Brentford Everton to name a few.

Arsenal? Brighton? Chelsea? Palace? Brentford? Everton? You are kidding!

[RamboandBruno]

I'd rather not have Olsen either but honestly some posters here are flapping more than he does.

Do you genuinely think that Emery is just going to come out and say 'Robin's a bit crap really but unfortunately we're not likely to be able to sign a backup so sadly we're stuck with the big lump'?  Of course not, he'll back him, because hes our keeper until he isnt, and digging him out in public will do nothing but harm for no gain.

Agree

[Risso]

I sort of agree with Aftab, other than I think the biggest problem is that whilst Olsen isn't as bad as he's made out to be, he's also very poor with the ball at his feet.

He is as bad as he's made out though, that's the inescapable truth. Look at that game the other day. A clearance straight to an opposition player in acres of space, and then parries a shot back into the danger area for an easy goal. He doesn't command his area, and his team mates have no confidence in him. He's conceded a huge amount of poor goals in the few games he's played. There's not one area of the game that you could say he's any good at. Being honest, I know next to nothing about other Premier League reserve goalies, but I don't really care. It's blindingly obvious that Olsen isn't good enough for us, especially now we might actually need the number two a bit more regularly.

[Axl Rose]

Olsen is absymal.

Anyone that thinks otherwise, well...yeah, he's absymal

[Brend'Watkins]

A number 2 should be pushing to be the number 1 not hanging on to his number 2 position. That’s where we’re at.

[Nev]

I have the confidence to say that in 40 years of watching football, Olsen is the worst keeper I have seen in terms of the basics of the art. He doesn't make terrible and obvious mistakes it's just that everything he does is poor from positioning to distribution and everything in between and the players in front of him know that, you can see it every time he plays.

[Mister E]

Here is list that should stop all glib comments. Which one of these gems other than 2 or 3 would you have instead og Olsen? ...

I'd take Adrian, Dubravka, Forster, Heaton, Guaita and Ortega before Olsen. And I don't know enough about the others. As others have said, it's not just that he's limited and seemingly inspires little confidence amongst his defenders; it's also that he's been crap at Everton and SheffU previously.

[Dave]

Here is list that should stop all glib comments. Which one of these gems other than 2 or 3 would you have instead og Olsen? ...

I'd take Adrian, Dubravka, Forster, Heaton, Guaita and Ortega before Olsen. And I don't know enough about the others. As others have said, it's not just that he's limited and seemingly inspires little confidence amongst his defenders; it's also that he's been crap at Everton and SheffU previously.

Whichever of Areola or Fabianski is considered to be second-choice too.

[Risso]

Not really anything to do with Olsen, but keeper related. Ramsdale had a great season with Arsenal, but now apparently they're going to try to sign Raya from Brentford. No messing around, no sentimentality.

[paul_e]

I sort of agree with Aftab, other than I think the biggest problem is that whilst Olsen isn't as bad as he's made out to be, he's also very poor with the ball at his feet.

He is as bad as he's made out though, that's the inescapable truth. Look at that game the other day. A clearance straight to an opposition player in acres of space, and then parries a shot back into the danger area for an easy goal. He doesn't command his area, and his team mates have no confidence in him. He's conceded a huge amount of poor goals in the few games he's played. There's not one area of the game that you could say he's any good at. Being honest, I know next to nothing about other Premier League reserve goalies, but I don't really care. It's blindingly obvious that Olsen isn't good enough for us, especially now we might actually need the number two a bit more regularly.

I really don't think he is, take comments like this:

I have the confidence to say that in 40 years of watching football, Olsen is the worst keeper I have seen in terms of the basics of the art. He doesn't make terrible and obvious mistakes it's just that everything he does is poor from positioning to distribution and everything in between and the players in front of him know that, you can see it every time he plays.

Bunn was worse, Kalinic was worse, Nyland was worse, Gollini was no better.

I don't think he's good enough, he can't be the 'sweeper keeper' that Emi is and doesn't make up for it by being a top class traditional keeper but that doesn't mean it isn't over the top to claim he's the worst keeper we've had in 40 years or that he's the worst reserve keeper in the league.

[tomd2103]

We can only go on what we have seen of Olsen so far and I think he has made at least one mistake which has led to a goal in pretty much every game he has featured.  He cost us in both cups last season and I can't see us getting anywhere in competitions if he is going to play in those games.