Joel Robles

Chang Elephant · March 2, 2016

Heartbreaking thinking about the points we should have had this season

Zatara · March 3, 2016

I think now we shouldnt be comparing him to Howard.

If we want to be successful we need a Nigel Martyn level keeper so i think that should be the comparison....not Tim Howard.

BiggyRat · March 3, 2016

Robles deserves the rest of the season to audition for the #1 kit, IMHO.

larbert toffee · March 3, 2016

Tim has given us good service over the years but Martinez has been too loyal too him, Joel has been more than patient but seems to have grabbed the opportunity well and is improving each game good luck to the lad. Sorry Tim your race is run all good things must come to an end.

Joey66 · March 3, 2016

larbert toffee said:
Tim has given us good service over the years but Martinez has been too loyal too him, Joel has been more than patient but seems to have grabbed the opportunity well and is improving each game good luck to the lad. Sorry Tim your race is run all good things must come to an end.

Far to loyal it has cost us a top four place no doluby about it you can look back and count the lost points with Timmys mistakes or erors of judgement Robles is playing with the same sort of defence which looked dodgy even v the lowly villa - they had not had a corner for two games yet they managed 9 corners v us!

toffees1878 · March 3, 2016

Martinez should be ashamed of the points HE has cost us this season with his blind faith to Tim Howard. The Champions League spots were there for the taking, and he's single-handedly cost us a real chance of one of them.

MikeH72 · March 3, 2016

Zatara said:
I think now we shouldnt be comparing him to Howard.

If we want to be successful we need a Nigel Martyn level keeper so i think that should be the comparison....not Tim Howard.

Robles isn't near Martyn's level let's be honest. He is a solid, competent Premier League keeper who does the basics of his job though. I've missed those at Everton

BlueToff · March 3, 2016

toffees1878 said:
Martinez should be ashamed of the points HE has cost us this season with his blind faith to Tim Howard. The Champions League spots were there for the taking, and he's single-handedly cost us a real chance of one of them.

RM has to take responsibility for picking Howard, but Howard has to take the blame as well for being so bad so consistently. He had the faith shown in him (wrongly) by the manager, and didn't repay it in any way other than a few good performances vs Spurs and City.

Got a lot of time for Howard as I think he's done well for us over the years, but his form dipped completely by the end of 2014.

Eric Djemba-Djemba · March 3, 2016

Best goalkeeper I've ever seen. Called it from the beginning.

Carlito · March 3, 2016

He isn't going to be perfect in every game, but anyone denying the impact he's had is deluding themselves.

mlyons · March 3, 2016

Joey66 said:
Far to loyal it has cost us a top four place no doluby about it you can look back and count the lost points with Timmys mistakes or erors of judgement Robles is playing with the same sort of defence which looked dodgy even v the lowly villa - they had not had a corner for two games yet they managed 9 corners v us!

Robles isn't playing with the same defense. Howard has never played with a back four of Coleman, Jagielka, Funes Mori, and Oviedo in front of him.

The Howard era is over and I don't want to see him back in goal for Everton ever again; that's not the point. My point is that we finally seem to have hit upon our best defensive lineup, and that's got as much to do with our defensive improvements over the last months as anything.

AaronTheBlue · March 3, 2016

mlyons said:
Robles isn't playing with the same defense. Howard has never played with a back four of Coleman, Jagielka, Funes Mori, and Oviedo in front of him.

The Howard era is over and I don't want to see him back in goal for Everton ever again; that's not the point. My point is that we finally seem to have hit upon our best defensive lineup, and that's got as much to do with our defensive improvements over the last months as anything.

pretty sure howards had coleman, jags funes mori and baines infront of him. So that argument is so poor.

Chimpy Glassman · March 3, 2016

I'd keep Joel at number 1 for next season and get him an understudy. If he doesn't work out, get someone else in. For the moment, I love him. He has done VERY little wrong.

Eric Djemba-Djemba · March 3, 2016

mlyons said:
Robles isn't playing with the same defense. Howard has never played with a back four of Coleman, Jagielka, Funes Mori, and Oviedo in front of him.

The Howard era is over and I don't want to see him back in goal for Everton ever again; that's not the point. My point is that we finally seem to have hit upon our best defensive lineup, and that's got as much to do with our defensive improvements over the last months as anything.

LOL

Joey66 · March 3, 2016

mlyons said:
Robles isn't playing with the same defense. Howard has never played with a back four of Coleman, Jagielka, Funes Mori, and Oviedo in front of him.

The Howard era is over and I don't want to see him back in goal for Everton ever again; that's not the point. My point is that we finally seem to have hit upon our best defensive lineup, and that's got as much to do with our defensive improvements over the last months as anything.

FGS that defence sill looks poor bottom team Villa did more v us tha anyone else 9 corners?
Fortunate the we now have a keeper who comnicates and save the ball with his hands mainly!
Are you taking the proverbial as it's the same squad no new additions in defence since January just a better goalkeeper!