Yeah. Like Carlo said it's a case of him being able to play once he gets back into contact training.
If that means 3/4 more days of individual work, so be it.
He'll be a big miss tomorrow but is what it is. Others must step up.
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Yeah. Like Carlo said it's a case of him being able to play once he gets back into contact training.
If that means 3/4 more days of individual work, so be it.
He'll be a big miss tomorrow but is what it is. Others must step up.
The problem is though Toff is his positioning, I don't know why but when he's facing a shot from distance or a free - kick he takes a couple of steps in the opposite direction (I've been watching him closely and he always seems to do this) to where the ball is actually going and because of that he looks unbalanced when he does attempt a save. In theory if he doesn't take those couple of steps then he may have a better chance of reaching a shot.
I know mate, it is an issue. Surely the coach has to have picked up on this too, and surely they have to be working on it.
If he hasn't, then the coach isn't up to scratch. Given it's seeing us concede goals/nearly concede goals, then surely it has to be a priority for him to stop it.
For the Mount free-kick, it nearly cost us. I do think he'd have had it covered but if he hasn't taken that step, then he gets there with ease.
Anyway, wrong thread!
When's that ever stopped us on here Toff. lol
Sorry I never said that you were happy with him. I was merely pointing out his mistakes again which could have cost us the game.
I have been saying for ages that Pickford is terrible on corners and crosses and saying that he needs training on coming for them. I've no problem with him coming for them but hopefully he will start dealing with crosses in a more confident manner.
At the moment he is making basic mistakes in most games. One of saves at Burnley was from a header from a corner from the 6 yard box. I personally think any corners which arrive on the 6 yard box should have the keeper coming out to catch or punch it.
Against Leeds I think their first a player is put through and Pickford comes out and is caught in no man's land. Fortunately we had 2 men behind Pickford when the leeds player put the ball past Pickford. Think that game he also came for a couple of crosses, realised he couldn't get the ball and retreats, especially the one where the Leeds player heads against the bar.
Pickford cam make good reaction saves but until he cuts out the mistakes he will never be good enough.
I'm hoping that he starts to calm down, cuts out most of his mistakes and the criticism recedes. But he has a very long way to go.
This should really be on the pickford thread so I will end it now
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
He could be absolutely potent in the role Sigurdsson played against Chelsea. If we get a 100% fit James when he returns that’s better than him managing knocks through games.
I’m probably in the minority but I’m starting to feel like his best position is still out on that RW, I think it gives him that extra yard before he’s closed down as teams can’t commit too many players to him with the pace of Richarlison wide left.
Centrally he just wouldn’t get the same time on the ball, no matter how quick of mind he is.
Centrally he just wouldn’t get the same time on the ball, no matter how quick of mind he is.
JMT
Player Valuation: £20m
He's easier to mark out of the game on the RW, The LB/LM can just double team him every time, if he's central he has a bit of a free roam and can harder to track if they aren't alert all the time, Depends on the opposition really.
What IS his injury, anyways? Just knocks that accumulated?
I think it depends on who we play and how we set up. All that is currently known is that he is magic wherever he plays.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Double edged sword this - I think playing there gives him more freedom - he naturally faces goal on his stronger left foot and it's difficult for a full back to follow him inside when he's given that licence to drift wherever he likes. On the downside, he offers almost zero defensively and we only have a right back behind him, so we are easy to target on that side. I think Carlo's 343 experiment was an attempt to remedy this. If you play him as a number 10, he's less easy to exploit defensively, but he's also easier to close down and mark. On song he's the most talented player I think I can remember seeing here, but you have to take the rough with the smooth with him - wherever you get him into the side, there will be a negative which can be exploited.
Will probably be back for Utd
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