every fecking shot back into the centre of the penalty area even when trajectory of said shot would make it easier to get away from goal. Some skill, possibly not a desirable one in England's No 1
every fecking shot back into the centre of the penalty area even when trajectory of said shot would make it easier to get away from goal. Some skill, possibly not a desirable one in England's No 1
I appreciate he may be left handed but that attempt at a save for the goal was well below average.
And not gathering the ball properly when it was kicked off the line :nono: ( I understand it my have been a free kick, but he never had the ball secured).
He's just not that good.
On an entirely neutral level it was quite alarming to see how poor the second string were last evening.
Of course players cannot just turn it on and off at the drop of a hat, as such, however none really did much to push their case for selection. Was I correct when I heard Trent Darby getting MOTM?
Thought the Belgies was clearly much better.
Perhaps this was Gareth's master plan.
Because he is properly shít, la. Peter Shilton must be turning in his grave.
But anyway, surely the best thing last night was watching Phil Jones careering around the pitch randomly clattering into people like a pinball with Down’s Syndrome? Lord, how I laughed.
Indeed it is quite a challenge and achievement to make Jordan Henderson appear good but Dier carried this off with aplomb.
There was one moment second half when Rose took a clever quick free into Danny who controlled it first time, into the upper tier it has to be said but still. I smiled, because he is our Danny.
I’m increasingly starting to believe that the whole purpose of last night was to make the first team feel better about themselves. Shrood tactics if so.
My favourite bit is England fans saying ‘We’ll be back with our first team whilst apparently failing to note that Belgium left Hazard and De Bruyne on the bench :hehe:
Careful, our genius, foreign ex-manager was only just the other day waxing prophetic on Dier. I must say, I have never seen anything from the lad that makes me think he is anything other than average on his best days when played in the correct position.
I like Pickford, does some things very well and the things he doesn't seem very correctable. Dangerous game slating young keepers, they have a tendency to get better with age.
May we discuss goalkeepers in general, though?
I appreciate that I am very old, but back in my day, goalkeepers used to have this bizarre and amazing trick.
They used to catch the ball. Just like that. Come for a cross, catch the ball. Dive for a shot, catch the ball.
We used to laugh at foreign (scotch) goalies who did ridiculous things like punching the ball. Why would you want potentially to give the ball back to the opposition, when you can just catch it and have solid phase one possession?
I spend about 10% of my football watching screaming 'JUST CATCH THE FÚCKING BALL!' :shrug:
It was always a criticism of Pat Jennings - that he would sometimes save with his feet, meaning the ball went back into play rather than to safety. Of course he was also known for coming a catching crosses with one hand.
Shilton, Clemence, Corrigan - those boys knew how to catch a ball.
I think he is a talented lad, but I think it is quite justifiable to point out that a 30 million pound keeper who is England's No 1 has a massive flaw in his game regardless of his age. He did this countless times last season - in the first half of our game at Goodison alone he did it four times. It's quite a basic skill for a keeper, I don't understand why it hasn't been addressed
The very example I was going to use. There was always a strong suspicion that catching goalkeepers never got the love that non-catching goalkeepers do because what they do is by its nature less spectacular.
Joe Corrigan got about two England caps. He’d walk into the England team today, the big ugly cùnt.
Undoubtedly on both counts, r - I could watch this over and over again though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJO7Rp3Hrvs
and gift the opposition a goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH677srktkk
that pitch :hehe:
LA "Even Nigel Spink got a run out against Australia"
Not forgetting our old favourite
Jimmy Rimmer
This, quite apart from the queasy Spursiness of the current squard, is partly why I struggle to get behind my local international team. That and "Rule Britannia" :-|
Though after 50 years of hurt, I think it was probably the over-hyped legion of thundercùnts known laughingly as the 'golden generation' that broke the camel's back. Lack of these Billy Big Boots types works a little bit in this team's favour tbf.
Then there is Delhi Ali. :-(