Goalkeepers

[H T B]

Had me thinking, when was the last time we had a keeper that commanded his area, and has Kasper ever had competition for his place?

 

[tedfoxxx]

Had me thinking, when was the last time we had a keeper that commanded his area, and has Kasper ever had competition for his place?

Jimmy Nielsen always gambled...... on coming for crosses.

 

[Skitzo]

thinking about it there are a lot of average keepers in the prem right now, of the ones around I only think, when on top form that, Allison, Ederson, de Gea & Rui Patricio are clearly better there are others that are close and you could debate either way like Lloris, Leno, Pope etc.

I think Dean Henderson could be better long term and he would be a target of mine in the summer.

Short term I think Matt Ryan is a good shot stopper, better in the air but much better with his feet so I wouldn't mind signing him either

 

[silly fox]

Whilst Kasper, alongside most modern keepers, stays on their line for corners and set pieces I think that tactic was justified yesterday. The swirling wind cause real problems and you only had to see the problems Willy C had ‘dealing’ with the Chilwell cross. Other than Allison, Ederson and De Gea, Kasper is up there with the best. Patricio nearly threw a shot into his own net yesterday, Guaita did throw one into his own net and Palace have a great defensive record. Fabianski punched one off a defender into his net. What I would say is you need competition for places but back up keeper won’t be anyone top draw because a keeper wants to play but it’s the one position which is really limited.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

Dubravka at the Toon has always impressed me. Difficult for a keeper to look good in a poor side so when one does they're worth noting.

 

[Miles Away]

Fabianski.

 

[Skitzo]

Dubravka at the Toon has always impressed me. Difficult for a keeper to look good in a poor side so when one does they're worth noting.

Fabianski.

I'd put both of them in the list with Lloris, you could make a case either way

 

[tedfoxxx]

I haven’t got a ****ing scooby which goalkeepers are any good. I only really watch full matches when it involves Leicester so when it comes to Match of the Day or whatever you only see ‘keepers being beaten, ****ing up or making saves.

Assuming that his influence over the squad is as strong as it seems, I personally think it would be madness to bin Kasper off or even sign serious competition for now.

 

[pork pie fox]

Dubravka was shocking against us in the match at our place.

 

[City Fan]

We should be targeting Nick Pope or Dean Henderson when we need to replace Kasper.

 

[H T B]

We should be targeting Nick Pope or Dean Henderson when we need to replace Kasper.

He certainly needs better competition.
Didn't Burnley recently have Pope , Heaton and Hart .
Now that, is competition

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

Henderson currently has the most clean sheets (9) this season with Kasper and a whole host of others second (8).

I think competition is healthy, but if Ward isnt going anywhere near to Kasper, why sign him?

 

[City Fan]

He certainly needs better competition.
Didn't Burnley recently have Pope , Heaton and Hart .
Now that, is competition

Agreed. But unfortunately I doubt the likes of Pope or Henderson would come here to play second fiddle to Kasper.

 

[Lako42]

I liked that lad at Cardiff, he always seemed to have good games against us.

 

[tedfoxxx]

I liked that lad at Cardiff, he always seemed to have good games against us.

Marshall?

Cov had a ‘keeper called Murphy for a bit who would seem to play out of his skin against us.

I wouldn’t currently take either of these over Kasper, mostly because they’re both probably in their 40’s now.

 

[Lako42]

Marshall?

Cov had a ‘keeper called Murphy for a bit who would seem to play out of his skin against us.

I wouldn’t currently take either of these over Kasper, mostly because they’re both probably in their 40’s now.

Neil Etheridge I think

 

[tedfoxxx]

Neil Etheridge I think

Ah I’m still stuck in 2010 obviously.

 

[Brown Nose]

After reading this thread, I'm mightily relieved that none of you have anything to do with our goalkeeper recruitment.

Schmeichel has a dodgy spell most seasons. He's been wobbly for a while now. But he's still the best fit for us for another couple of years.

 

[tedfoxxx]

After reading this thread, I'm mightily relieved that none of you have anything to do with our goalkeeper recruitment.

Schmeichel has a dodgy spell most seasons. He's been wobbly for a while now. But he's still the best fit for us for another couple of years.

Other than stretching his limbs using some sort of medieval torture device, I too struggle to think of how we could improve on him.

 

[popillius]

Other than stretching his limbs using some sort of medieval torture device, I too struggle to think of how we could improve on him.

We couldn't. It's a car crash of a thread. Let's pretend it didn't happen and close the ****er down. Of all our problems, and that really isn't a long list, Schmeichel isn't anywhere close to being considered one of them.