The Joel Robles Fanboy Thread.

bignev23 · February 8, 2015

Hope he keeps his place, seems to have settled in a bit now. time will tell whether he is the man to replace Howard long term if he is given the chance.

Dario Terracotta · February 8, 2015

maccavennie said:
When all else fails mate we have but our faith to cling onto! You know what will happen Wednesday don't you. He will be put Howard straight back in lol

I might be wrong but I think he has a lot of faith in Robles,he knows him from his Wigan days and hopefully there is a trust there,I'm hoping this lad makes the No.1 spot his own,will save us a lot of dough although we'll still need a back up keeper if the rumours of Tim going home in the summer are true.

davids · February 8, 2015

He's keeping clean sheets and starting to look more comfortable,I'm happy with that

mutley · February 8, 2015

Absolutely no chance of Howard going straight back in on Wednesday, what confidence Robles is building up in these last few games would be shattered if Bobby was to bring Howard in,
i'm starting to believe we could have a quality keeper if he's given a long run of games in the first team to iron out the silly mistakes.

Deco · February 8, 2015

I'd love to see his stats against Howard from this season (save % etc), and has he already kept more clean sheets?

toffeejack · February 8, 2015

Tubey said:
Not at all - I'm just pointing out that a 'keeper has a glaring weakness in his game that isn't exactly hidden because he tipped over a shot or two.

This is the problem on here people have with Besic - they'll rave about him and utterly gloss over that he slows the game down all the bloody time, and if Lukaku scores he's god's gift to strikers, even if he was utter gash for every moment of the rest of the match.

you do realise we're pennyless everton right? you seem to be expecting us to be bayern munich buying a squad full of players who have no flaws at all. of course our players are going to have the odd weakness, they wouldn't be playing for us if they didn't!

toffeejack · February 8, 2015

hetion said:
I kind of thought he nailed that Sterling half-in-half-out thing. Sterling was expecting him to commit so he could send the ball round him, but then Joel stopped and forced Sterling into committing when he wasn't expecting to. He had nowhere to go by that point and fluffed it into the side netting. Eff knows if that was intentional but I like to think so!

Also fantastic work from him to get on that Ibe chance.

wouldn't say nailed, but i wouldn't hold it against him like others are. quite simply, if he hadn't come out sterling's got a free shot on goal because the whole defence just stopped. he came out to narrow the angle rather than to get the ball imo and yes he did stop at the right time and we got bodies back on the line. i've seen howard in those situations fully commit and get it wrong a lot and concede pens.

Chang Elephant · February 8, 2015

I reckon Howard would have conceded yesterday. Well in Joel you crazy diamond.

mccole · February 8, 2015

He is good keeper! Only a run of games will prove if he is our 1st choice and become a better keeper.

He has everything, height, distribution and makes good decisions.

If Roberto drops him for Howard after how he has played then he needs his head testing.

Once Howard is back, he will put more pressure on him and only his performances will keep him as Number 1!

Tubey · February 8, 2015

toffeejack said:
you do realise we're pennyless everton right? you seem to be expecting us to be bayern munich buying a squad full of players who have no flaws at all. of course our players are going to have the odd weakness, they wouldn't be playing for us if they didn't!

I've never given that indication at all! Even last night I raved about Jagielka and Naismith, both of whom have significant weaknesses but they put in a performance - and in this very thread I've congratulated Joel recently on his performances.

What I'm saying is that he has a glaring flaw that could cost us severely and one that is unacceptable in the position he plays, especially because that flaw forces our back line to stay 5 yards further back so the danger of a ball played in behind is negating because he can't judge a through ball.

The reason it needs to be brought up is because he's done it twice now - one has cost us, and we got lucky last night. It needs bringing up as it's a problem, not completely ignored because it's convenient to do so.

toffeejack · February 8, 2015

Tubey said:
I've never given that indication at all! Even last night I raved about Jagielka and Naismith, both of whom have significant weaknesses but they put in a performance - and in this very thread I've congratulated Joel recently on his performances.

What I'm saying is that he has a glaring flaw that could cost us severely and one that is unacceptable in the position he plays, especially because that flaw forces our back line to stay 5 yards further back so the danger of a ball played in behind is negating because he can't judge a through ball.

The reason it needs to be brought up is because he's done it twice now - one has cost us, and we got lucky last night. It needs bringing up as it's a problem, not completely ignored because it's convenient to do so.

i would like the defence to react though, they all stood their like statues at least he came out narrowed the angle and delayed the shot, the defenders had enough time to get back onto the line and also for one or two to go towards sterling themselves, but they still sort of stood there and let joel get on with it. can be viewed either way though.

DualityNSNO · February 8, 2015

toffeejack said:
i would like the defence to react though, they all stood their like statues at least he came out narrowed the angle and delayed the shot, the defenders had enough time to get back onto the line and also for one or two to go towards sterling themselves, but they still sort of stood there and let joel get on with it. can be viewed either way though.

Well it was a good pass to a player with a lot of pace, to be fair to the defence.

And I gotta agree, Joel's a good goalkeeper, but his decisions when he has to come off the line are criminal.

Joey66 · February 8, 2015

I watched his reactions to the shot that hit the post he had it covered whether he would have been able to stop it we will never know , but if you see it his hands are in place. Also the Gerrard overhead kick which Naismith diverted over the bar with his head Robles had that covered too as he was right in line with the shot with both hands - I like his distribution the way he commands his area, and he as a good understanding now with the back four. - It would be scandalous to drop him, for an ageing keeper who has had an indifferent season so far!
His height on crosses is useful too!!!!

blueblue · February 8, 2015

I think he will be a top top quality keeper. He has all the physical attributes and in about half a dozen games he has already converted many
supporters who were doubtful about him .
Don't forget RM when at Wigan kept him in the team when the first choice keeper was fit again after injury and of course he went on to win a cup medal.

He will still make the odd mistake, all young players do , but they will get fewer and fewer as his experience grows.

Jacob · February 8, 2015

Hes gained confidence from some good performances this season and Ive been impressed with him of late. He has a bigger physical presence and better distribution and kicking than Tim Howard and Im pretty sure that with more games under his belt, he'll have less "wobbles" than him eventually too. Ive got to cough to being surprised at how well hes come on after a more than shaky start...hes done well.