Robin Olsen

[Ian.]

So even a pisshead with an angrier red face than Pickford can see he's shite!

An angry faced pisshead would do better in goal as well.

[Toronto Villa]

Olsen and Augustinsson start for Sweden vs Algeria. Final score will be Sweden something, Algeria more than that.

[pablo_picasso]

Olsen and Augustinsson start for Sweden vs Algeria. Final score will be Sweden something, Algeria more than that.

Yeah, I’m not a fan of either. One has the pace of a tree, playing in a position where pace is quite important. The other is just a bit crap. Playing in a position where there is no hiding from being a bit crap…

[N'ZMAV]

they're no better than Mark Bunn and Aly Cissokho

[Toronto Villa]

Bloody hell Olsen kept a clean sheet. Colour me fucking astonished

[wittonwarrior]

What I want to know is who scouted him for the Villa, who told Emery he was match ready for Manure.  He's clearly a fraud - can't catch, is built like a balloon, rooted to his line and can't kick. 

[BigFangVillan]

And hands like crisp packets.

[Mister E]

3 year contract as well. I imagine we'll give this gonk over £1m.

I actually thought he was still on loan

signed permanently for 4 million

"Gonk with crisp-packet hands signed for £4m" ... are we in Trumpton?!



I cannae believe this signing.

[eamonn]

What I want to know is who scouted him for the Villa, who told Emery he was match ready for Manure.  He's clearly a fraud - can't catch, is built like a balloon, rooted to his line and can't kick. 

Don't worry, Big Cutts is gone.

[LeeB]

3 year contract as well. I imagine we'll give this gonk over £1m.

I actually thought he was still on loan

signed permanently for 4 million

"Gonk with crisp-packet hands signed for £4m" ... are we in Trumpton?!



I cannae believe this signing.

We did exactly the same with Kallinic

[eamonn]

And Moreira moreover.

[LeeB]

And Moreira moreover.

We only had him on load didn't we? That one game he played at Yeovil, he looked like he'd won a competition and had never caught a football in his life.

[adrenachrome]

And Moreira moreover.

We only had him on load didn't we? That one game he played at Yeovil, he looked like he'd won a competition and had never caught a football in his life.

We had him on load, but he wasn't locked.

That never works out well.

[FatSam]

We did exactly the same with Kallinic

As with Kalinic, the fact that Olsen has played international football gives his CV a sheen that his ability doesn’t deserve. However, when small(ish) nations are picking from a finite pool of players, there will often be weak positions, especially in goal, which is obviously the most specialist position of all.   

[Footy-Vill]

I do feel there's an opportunity here for Olsen and he'll be ahead of Martinez come boxing day.

You have a very strange and unhealthily negative obsession with Martinez. Even if Olsen hadn't given the absolutely disastrous performances that he has in a Villa shirt, how do you think that barring injury, he's going to replace Martinez when in reality he isn't going to get a game in the next three games, and then it's the World Cup?

Also worth pointing out in one and a bit games for Villa he's conceded 7 goals. He's also conceded 8 goals in his last 3 games for Sweden. But yeah, he'll have replaced Martinez by Boxing Day.

In terms of ranking utter bollocks spouted on this site over the years and we have had some crackers, to suggest that Robin Olsen will replace one of the top keepers in the world at any time, let alone Boxing Day is beyond bonkers.

No so.
And I explained the context as I expected Argentina to win the world cup
Martinez, too, has been told to rest and return later, according to Emery.
Garcia and Emery have now collaborated closely with Olsen, and he will be given the opportunity on Boxing Day.
He falls short of the mark, but he is selected on Boxing Day due to Martinez's world cup success. So yes he has been given an opportunity.