westham,eggyandchips wrote:
You might want to watch again mate. Came for balls he couldn't get anywhere near. Gave away a clear pen and just looked shakey when the ball went into the box.
He made regulation stops, nothing special. Certainly doesn't look an upgrade on Adrian...... yet.
I made the exact same evaluation of him yesterday and it's been like that for most games. I think he's done alright overall, nothing horrific but nothing to write home about either.
One aspect that's surprised me a bit since he arrived, is his lack of coming for crosses and tends to prefer hugging his goal line rather than being decisive and coming for balls he should be and when he does make a rare moment of coming out for the ball he doesn't look all that convincing.
Having said that, I do still believe he's an excellent shot stopper, great at taking control and commanding his defence making them organised and excellent with his feet (I've long thought he's actually very good with the ball at his feet and was never an issue of his), he can pick a pass from most distances and make most of them.
I don't think there's much between either goalkeepers which isn't a bad thing, just means we currently have 2 very good Keepers on our books now whuch can only be good for decent competition.