ijjysmith
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Don't be daft mate.
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Don't be daft mate.
Please say we're signing him so that in the process Koeman can utter the words: "if I were the manager at a club like Sunderland and Everton made a bid for one of my players I wouldn't stand in their way. How's that smell Moyes?"
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
Not sure what you mean but if you are saying he is a top keeper just because he has that medal thats daft, decent keeper, no more no less, if Robles is to be replaced we need an upgrade, not to spend money on someone who while at his peak is still nothing spectacular in anything other then surname.
Least Pickford is still learning his trade, besides in 12 months is the best name Walsh can find a guy from the club he left last summer? hardly searching high and low
MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
It's happening.
No, I'm saying to be a first team keeper who has won the leauge you have to be a top keeper.
It's not a position you can get away with mistakes if you're going for the title.
You can see the sadness in our eyes.
playing devil's advocate
most goalies that play for relegation sides tend to look good because their defence is crap and they face a lot of shots against them
when they make the transition to a top team they look crap again
most goalies that play for relegation sides tend to look good because their defence is crap and they face a lot of shots against them
when they make the transition to a top team they look crap again
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
If he is a top keeper why is his clean sheet percentage this season 32,1 % ? In the same amount of games he has kept one more clean sheet than Víctor Valdes at Boro and is bang level with Lee Grant at Stoke?
hows begovic doing these days
flavour of the month 2 years ago
flavour of the month 2 years ago
So I brought this up in the transfer thread and I'll put it here too.
Firstly 6'1" is not short and some of the best keepers in the world are around the same height. That argument is a no go that Pickford is somehow too diminutive to be a good keeper. Southall was 6'1" ffs.
Is he a top level keeper though? He's definitely got age on his side to develop into that, but is he there yet? Would he actually be better as a keeper than Robles next season? He looks like a top not footballer and his distribution is boss. For me those are surplus to the requirements though...great to have, but must be top notch at his required role of keeping goals out and saving points.
For me it's a bit like Stones. So easy to be seduced by his sexy footballing ability. As a defender though he was average to below average.
So is Pickford an above average keeper? If not then it's a no for me. I haven't seen enough to make that judgement. Even the best keeper have the odd clanger.
Firstly 6'1" is not short and some of the best keepers in the world are around the same height. That argument is a no go that Pickford is somehow too diminutive to be a good keeper. Southall was 6'1" ffs.
Is he a top level keeper though? He's definitely got age on his side to develop into that, but is he there yet? Would he actually be better as a keeper than Robles next season? He looks like a top not footballer and his distribution is boss. For me those are surplus to the requirements though...great to have, but must be top notch at his required role of keeping goals out and saving points.
For me it's a bit like Stones. So easy to be seduced by his sexy footballing ability. As a defender though he was average to below average.
So is Pickford an above average keeper? If not then it's a no for me. I haven't seen enough to make that judgement. Even the best keeper have the odd clanger.
TheFinnFan
Finners
But but twitter told me x
royvernon39
Player Valuation: £10m
The Swansea first goal was as bad as anything that Robles has done.
..I've just seen that. I'm not convinced about this fella and that goal makes me even more nervous. Dreadful.
I've been singing Pickfords praises for a few years. He is going to be a top keeper I've got no doubt about it- it's just whether he's ready right now to be a top 4-6 keeper in this league.
I think it would be a smart signing to get him now before his fee rockets IMO.
I think it would be a smart signing to get him now before his fee rockets IMO.
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