What do you suggest Jackass? Bring back the glory days of Richard Wright? Tim Howard is one of the top three (that's right!) keepers in the EPL and it's high time Evertonians appreciate that fact lest we lose him. "He makes himself small", what the [Poor language removed] are you talking about? Isn't it about time to go pick up your welfare check you bum.
i don't think he was trying to be mean by the original post, no need to resort to that kind of language. by makes himself small, i think he meant that he curls up a little bit, its a flinch, and my guess is its one that will go away with time. the teams staff analyze every detail of the game, i'm sure they'll bring that up with him, since it really was one he could have kept out.
at the same time, i'm a lot more confident with howard in goal than i feel most fans are with their keepers. our most recent alternatives, wright, turner, and wessels have all made mistakes that have cost us games. i'm not sure which arsenal goal you meant, but if u meant the one last season, that was simply bad wall placement and a cracker of a shot, nothing howard could do. i don't remember which specific one you mean if you mean one arsenal scored this year, but part of that may have been a lack of confidence after conceding the earlier goal.
the goal brann scored seemed to me that with all the bodies around he couldn't see the ball till it was too late, so he didn't have time to react. before lunging to stop a shot you have to tense up a bit, which will end up making your body smaller, had he timed it a split second differently he would have had it.
all in all, i don't see much reason for concern, he'll make mistakes, but he'll make far less mistakes than your average keeper. Fiorentina should be a good test for him, i expect Mutu will keep him busy.
