What is better: A keeper that comes and flaps or a keeper that is glued to the line?

[craig 5,199]

6 hours ago, alexscottislegend said:

Oh for a Pat Jennings; comes out, takes the ball with one hand. Mind you, he did have hands like shovels.

Was my hero growing up - met him at the Arsenal POTY awards in 1981 when I was a nipper.  Got my photo taken with him and I had to stand 6 steps behind him to be same height.... I can confirm he has hands like shovels 🤣

[craig 5,199]

3 hours ago, 26th of foot said:

Or a Gary Sprake.

 

I remember a Home International at Hampden in the late sixties, Sprake took a through ball with one hand and threw it from the middle of his box towards a lurking Wyn Davies in the centre circle. The throw cleared the half way line and their was a collective wow from the crowd.

 

Interestingly about Pat Jennings, it seemed he made most of his saves with his feet?

Some keepers these days can throw the ball a solid 80 yards

[Uilleam 5,929]

6 hours ago, Rousseau said:

That was OK when every player did the same thing in a given position, but positions are specialised now. 

 

Two forwards can be chalk and cheese in terms of style, yet both can be best for a team that suits them. 

 

Take Joelinton. Superb at Hoffenhiem as a link-up, target man, but never a goalscorer. Newcastle take him and play him as a goal scoring number 9 and he's useless. Then Howe drops him deeper, as a link-up player - nearer to what he did best at Hoffenheim - and he's a revelation. 

So: play your best player in every position, even specialised ones, until you get a better player for that position. 

There are reasons why (pace Compo) Barasic does not turn out at centre half. He would be out of position, like Joelinton was. 

If you get a Jim Baxter, then you adapt, but continue to play your best options in each position. 

[Rousseau 10,604]

2 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

So: play your best player in every position, even specialised ones, until you get a better player for that position. 

There are reasons why (pace Compo) Barasic does not turn out at centre half. He would be out of position, like Joelinton was. 

If you get a Jim Baxter, then you adapt, but continue to play your best options in each position. 

Ok Boomer. 

[Uilleam 5,929]

21 hours ago, Rousseau said:

Ok Boomer. 

K.I.S.S.

 

Keep It Simple,

and Straightforward.

[Rousseau 10,604]

1 hour ago, Uilleam said:

K.I.S.S.

 

Keep It Simple,

and Straightforward.

Four-Four-Facking-Two, lads!

[Uilleam 5,929]

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

Four-Four-Facking-Two, lads!

That's just numbers. 

[Rousseau 10,604]

1 minute ago, Uilleam said:

That's just numbers. 

Get it in the mixer?

[Uilleam 5,929]

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

Get it in the mixer?

Rummle them up, first. 

[Scott7 6,002]

3 hours ago, Uilleam said:

Rummle them up, first. 

But only after you’ve set your stall out early doors.