Tim Howard

[Donald Twain]

My stats tell me hes a starjumping biff who needs taking out back and putting down

Interesting that, have you got these stats at hand ?

 

[Joey66]

I've heard Coleman talk his American is terrible.

Not funny like the poster!

 

[ilikecheese]

In the six yard box it's the goalkeeper ball on a cross but if you are stuck on your line crapping yourself the it's to be expected if you are Tim Coward!

See @DanEFC92

 

[mlyons]

I watched every keeper that we've played against of 90 mins. Howard has easily cost us more goals than opposition goalies have costs us. The only keeper I would less confident with based on what I have seen is Villa keepers.

Pantilimon? Stekelenburg? Begovic? Myhill (one save against three goals)? Bournemouth's Federici didn't exactly stand on his head against us, either. What about the West Ham match? Adrián was certainly more at fault for our goal than Howard was for theirs.

I guess I can't even believe your judgement when you do watch the matches. I challenge someone to go through with objective eyes and compare the 31 goals we've scored against the 24 we've conceded and truly say that Howard has been at fault for more goals conceded than opposition keepers have been for ones we've scored.

 

[Thomas69]

I'm going to annoy you stat haters some more, take it how you like. With Jags in the lineup we've scored/allowed 15-11, or 1.5/1.1 per game. Without Jags, 16-13 or 2.29/1.86 per game. That's a huge difference.

 

[Joey66]

Irish American who's ever heard of one of them..

Doug there are millions of them if you know your history!

 

[sageyefc]

Interesting that, have you got these stats at hand ?

Maybe later, my hands are currently occupied inside your mother

 

[carolinablue232]

Some/most of our six-yard box marking has indeed been woeful at times, but surely that small section of the penalty box has to be the primary domain and responsibility of the goalie to organise with at least one defender on one of the posts ?
The rest of the players can take the rest of the penalty area.

I don't disagree with much of this as it comes to corners. However, it looks constantly like we never even consider working on this in training....on either end of the pitch. Some of that direction has to come down to Martinez.

 

[AJC5]

don't you at least admit the RS player shouldn't have been unmarked in the 6 yard box? That's my main issue, Howards hasn't been great but neither has our marking. we're giving up the 2nd most shots in the league

Ever thought it's because they know we have a dodgy keeper. All they need to do is hit the target. How many games has Howard actually won for us in the last year with a great display? I can't recall any. The defence has been bad too, don't get me wrong, but he really is a dreadful dreadful keeper. Terrible distribution, terrible judge of when to come off his line for high balls, crosses and one on ones (often resulting in pens or red cards), can't dive to his right. Do you not remember how good our goalies used to be. If we had someone like De Gare we'd be challenging for the title. Just a decent keeper would have us top 6.

 

[USABlue]

Some/most of our six-yard box marking has indeed been woeful at times, but surely that small section of the penalty box has to be the primary domain and responsibility of the goalie to organise with at least one defender on one of the posts ?
The rest of the players can take the rest of the penalty area.

poor from everyone, Tim included. Tim could've came for it, Barkley and Naismith were positioned right there and lost the man/missed timed their jump (Ross). All three culpable which has been my point most of the season in this thread. Tim's not playing great but he hasn't been undermining top class defensive displays.

 

[Joey66]

See @DanEFC92

Thought you had the ignore button on me?lol

 

[mlyons]

I would agree, and was always told, with a player on a post. And the others mark another footballer, not space or a zone. And the goalie should clear out anyone, friend or foe, in the 6 yard box.

Can I be paid £50000 a week please?

How many of our goals have been scored from inside the 6 yard box, though? Why are those always chalked up to a great cross and a striker in phenomenal form, but the ones against us attributed to a keeper failing to control his area?

 

[ilikecheese]

Thought you had the ignore button on me?lol

I unignored everyone. Merry Christmas.

 

[DanEFC92]

See @DanEFC92

Usually that criticism is placed on him when the goal is off a corner/set piece, and he should have anticipated/reacted to the cross better, especially when it lands in his 6 yard box and he's rooted to the spot.

For the first Naismith goal, Galloway plays the ball in from inside the box with pace.

It's hardly the same.

 

[sageyefc]

I don't disagree with much of this as it comes to corners. However, it looks constantly like we never even consider working on this in training....on either end of the pitch. Some of that direction has to come down to Martinez.

Doesn't matter how much you work on it, its all pointless when your keepers a coward