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Stejskal Smithies Dieng Kenny Camp Cerny Green Day Sommer
[Post edited 6 Feb 2021 19:44]
Justice for Rossi! Why isn't our Italian colossus on that list? For shame
EDIT: I see you included him in a later post
[Post edited 22 Feb 2021 18:25]
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
Yann Sommer is the current Swiss #1. Keeping our Seny out.
Sommer's an excellent keeper, he's also captain of Borussia Mönchengladbach. There are also others in line before we get to our boy. Leipzig's Yvon Mvogo, on loan at PSV at present, and Jonas Omlin of Montpellier, are both more experienced. Seny will get his turn but he'll have to wait a bit.
On a personal level, and being selfish I'm quite happy at present that he's not number one pick for his country. If, and when he should move on, then I'd be happy for him to be number one, his time will come.
Sommer's an excellent keeper, he's also captain of Borussia Mönchengladbach. There are also others in line before we get to our boy. Leipzig's Yvon Mvogo, on loan at PSV at present, and Jonas Omlin of Montpellier, are both more experienced. Seny will get his turn but he'll have to wait a bit.
Which may mean he opts for Senegal if he wants the easy route to international football right now. I think the only way he would be getting into the Swiss squad at the moment would be if he were playing for a Premier League team.
Which may mean he opts for Senegal if he wants the easy route to international football right now. I think the only way he would be getting into the Swiss squad at the moment would be if he were playing for a Premier League team.
Technically he already has opted for Senegal, he was on the bench for them once a few years ago and has recently spoken of hoping to return soon:
I'm sure some miserable git out there will turn it against him but (as Devon_4_England commented on the match report) it's been heartening to see Lumley leading the celebrations recently and generally being a really positive character in the squad since returning.
I'm sure some miserable git out there will turn it against him but (as Devon_4_England commented on the match report) it's been heartening to see Lumley leading the celebrations recently and generally being a really positive character in the squad since returning.
Ya, well said. He's got a great attitude.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Always thought it would hinder you a bit as many wouldn't want the disruption in January, also as a goalkeeper probably more so.
Might be totally wrong, and if people thought it was truly worth it but the disruption every 2 season right in January would surely put many off I'd think.
Always thought it would hinder you a bit as many wouldn't want the disruption in January, also as a goalkeeper probably more so.
Might be totally wrong, and if people thought it was truly worth it but the disruption every 2 season right in January would surely put many off I'd think.
Post Covid maybe even more so
AFCON 2023 is moved back to the summer apparently.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
I'm sure some miserable git out there will turn it against him but (as Devon_4_England commented on the match report) it's been heartening to see Lumley leading the celebrations recently and generally being a really positive character in the squad since returning.
Was that Lummers shouting "You Rrrs" after Toddy's goal on Saturday?
Brentford goal (positioning). Shane Long 1-on-1 (too slow off his line, though he recovered well to save anyway) Surridge's header (too slow across).
I think that by his usual high standard he'll be disappointed with all three of them to varying degrees. The great news is that he remained unaffected and quickly returned to his excellent standards.
Your knowledge of goalkeeping vastly superior to mine, Brian. FWIW, I thought he started to come then decided that he might not get there and made sure he covered his angles and the chip.
In your opinion, where should he have been for the Toney touch and how does that compare to where he was?
Was there a realistic chance of him getting across to the far post to save the Surridge header?
Your knowledge of goalkeeping vastly superior to mine, Brian. FWIW, I thought he started to come then decided that he might not get there and made sure he covered his angles and the chip.
In your opinion, where should he have been for the Toney touch and how does that compare to where he was?
Was there a realistic chance of him getting across to the far post to save the Surridge header?
FB,
I appreciate that this is all subjective which is why I usually ask goalies their opinion on saves they make and goals we concede. Because telling them 'facts' when we're dealing with opinions is dangerous.
But these are my thoughts, for the little they're worth:
1. I agree. But I thought that his starting point for sweeping could have been further out and if it was then he beats Long to it and sweeps it upfield. As it is, he came, withdrew (correctly, at that stage), got into his set-up and his positioning and body shape were spot on to make the 1-on-1 save.
2. Similar to the Boro goal I think he could have been a yard closer to his near post and maybe a yard more off his line, particularly as in a free situation he has nobody marking him so he can get across if he has to for second ball. On a corner, he doesn't have that choice, but he does on a free kick. If he had been it would have increased his chances of stopping the ball flashing across him. He may not have saved it anyway, but it's about percentages and using every advantage he has.
3. Again, possibly not, but there was a good chance, but a very good chance As it is, the ball is in the air a long time from the pass to Surridge and I think, as soon as it hits, he has to go on what Linford Christie calls "The B of the Bang". Then he's at his (new) near post, in the set-up, and I would've backed someone as good as him to get a hand to it.
If it sounds like I'm on a tirade against him, I promise I'm not. Just swapping opinions. I think he's superb and it's between him and Dickie for POTS right now.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
I appreciate that this is all subjective which is why I usually ask goalies their opinion on saves they make and goals we concede. Because telling them 'facts' when we're dealing with opinions is dangerous.
But these are my thoughts, for the little they're worth:
1. I agree. But I thought that his starting point for sweeping could have been further out and if it was then he beats Long to it and sweeps it upfield. As it is, he came, withdrew (correctly, at that stage), got into his set-up and his positioning and body shape were spot on to make the 1-on-1 save.
2. Similar to the Boro goal I think he could have been a yard closer to his near post and maybe a yard more off his line, particularly as in a free situation he has nobody marking him so he can get across if he has to for second ball. On a corner, he doesn't have that choice, but he does on a free kick. If he had been it would have increased his chances of stopping the ball flashing across him. He may not have saved it anyway, but it's about percentages and using every advantage he has.
3. Again, possibly not, but there was a good chance, but a very good chance As it is, the ball is in the air a long time from the pass to Surridge and I think, as soon as it hits, he has to go on what Linford Christie calls "The B of the Bang". Then he's at his (new) near post, in the set-up, and I would've backed someone as good as him to get a hand to it.
If it sounds like I'm on a tirade against him, I promise I'm not. Just swapping opinions. I think he's superb and it's between him and Dickie for POTS right now.
Thanks Brian. I didn't for a second think that you were 'on his back'. I was just hoping to get a little more analysis. I had never thought about the different aspects of a keeper with a free kick getting close to the corner as opposed to an actual corner. I was thinking corner and keeper starts near back post as easier to move forward than back. So it has been educational for me on that as well as the other views.
Thanks Brian. I didn't for a second think that you were 'on his back'. I was just hoping to get a little more analysis. I had never thought about the different aspects of a keeper with a free kick getting close to the corner as opposed to an actual corner. I was thinking corner and keeper starts near back post as easier to move forward than back. So it has been educational for me on that as well as the other views.
And plenty may disagree with me on that , FB. Opinions differ.
Another one that divides opinion is "don't get beat on your near post", for instance, which is an old maxim commentators often spill out in a shooting situation.
If the shot comes in from the angle, and you have a defender coming back to either take the far post or slide in and hopefully clear off the line then edging towards the near post makes sense. But in many cases that defender doesn't exist so it's a true one-on-one, so the keeper should stop favouring one post over the other and block as much of the target as possible. And yet sometimes (if the striker decides to go near post and succeeds) the commentator will question the goalie for "getting beat at his near post" whereas many people think he was doing exactly the right thing in that particular situation.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
If you're stuck for something to do, Senegal's game kicks of in half an hour and there's a stream on bet365 if you have an account. Not sure whether he's starting though!
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Why isn't our Italian colossus on that list? For shame 
