2020/21 Joao Virginia

[4737carlin]

Was thrown out there, good experience for him

 

[ToffeeBlues]

Positive he come out the game with a cleansheet but realistically Joao isn't ready to be a Premier League back up. He needs to go out and get a run of games at a club and get some experience. If he can get a Championship loan next season would be good and can watch him progress. Last time out at Reading he had a tough deal. Wish we would stop sending our players there as Gibson is suffering near the same fate.

 

[everton1953]

Looks a bit small to me.

 

[Azzurri]

Not sure what the gnabry barkley reference is? 2 very odd players to use....

Both went on loan and didn’t get a game but now have established top flight (/world class in Gnabry’s case) careers.

Just saying there are outliers, but generally not getting a game on loan in the championship is not ideal.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

Looks a bit small to me.

Same here. Must Google his height. I dont think small keepers cut it overall. Southall was different, special,but a keeper has to be special if not well over 6 feet tall.

 

[Zezti]

He did well tbh. One mix up with Godfrey but other than that was okay. Decent kicks too.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

Same here. Must Google his height. I dont think small keepers cut it overall. Southall was different, special,but a keeper has to be special if not well over 6 feet tall.

I'll reply to myself here ha ha. 6 foot 3. Cant be. Doesn't look it anyway.

 

[Zezti]

Looks a bit small to me.

When he came up for the corner you could see he was pretty much the same as Pope.

 

[sageyefc]

Happy for him, first taste of premier league football and came through it with a clean sheet while he was on

 

[sladen90]

Both went on loan and didn’t get a game but now have established top flight (/world class in Gnabry’s case) careers.

Just saying there are outliers, but generally not getting a game on loan in the championship is not ideal.

Yeah I understand it now..... Just find the reference odd haha. Think it's more the gnabry bit

 

[Efcjake]

Kept us in it today. The only thing I came away happy about after that.

 

[banno]

I'll reply to myself here ha ha. 6 foot 3. Cant be. Doesn't look it anyway.

I thought when he came on he looked small but like someone said when he stood next to pope he wasn't far from popes height

 

[McBain]

Looks a bit small to me.

Your first time with Mrs 1953 all over again.

 

[Jamesblue90]

Will he have to start v City?? I mean its going to be a bloodbath regardless, but they will be as 'shoot on site' as ever if that's the case!

 

[Papa Shango]

Same here. Must Google his height. I dont think small keepers cut it overall. Southall was different, special,but a keeper has to be special if not well over 6 feet tall.

It's not really true that.

Jan Oblak - 6'2"
Marc Andre ter Stegen - 6'2"
Keylor Navas - 6'1"
Ederson - 6'2"
Yann Sommer - 6'0"

All top goalies (Virginia is seemingly taller than all of them).

Olsen is 6'5" or so.

Even going back through time there are a lot more good average sized goalies than people realize. Dino Zoff was only 6 foot, Gordon Banks 6'1", Rinat Dasayev 6'2" etc.