sherlock
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Well he was a 6 in the Gazette.
Lenihan, Akpom and McGree were their 8's and I'd agree.
It was a shocking mistake. It's not a one off.
List the goals he’s directly cost us?
Well he was a 6 in the Gazette.
Lenihan, Akpom and McGree were their 8's and I'd agree.
It was a shocking mistake. It's not a one off.
Do I report into you?List the goals he’s directly cost us?
Do I report into you?
But he won't get those wages anywhere. So if he wants to play football, which I sense he does, he'll be on lessI think steffan is great - but I don’t think he’s ever going to be worth to us the rumoured wages he is on at Man City. So signing him long term isn’t really a conundrum in that sense.
Stop being sensible mate. You'll only upset people.I don’t think he costs us anything. He plays as he’s being asked to, does his job well and misplaces the odd pass. Top keeper who we’d be lucky to sign.
He is far from a top keeper. Very far.Top keeper who we’d be lucky to sign.
I think he is the best we have had for a while.
For me this is the how I would rate the keepers I have seen at the Boro.
1 Schwarzer
2 S. Pears
3 Given
4 Valdes
5 Randolph
6 Poole
7 Dimi
8 Walsh
9 Turnbull
10 Jones
11 Steffen
12 Steele
13 Lumley
14 Coyne
15 A. Pears
16 Bettinelli
This board has long since had a general blindspot on the importance of goalkeeping. Just because we are winning does not mean the team doesn’t have issues that clearly need improving on, starting with the keeper. Yes he makes occasional saves, sometimes makes a match winning save, but so did Pears, Lumley, Jones, Turnbull et al.
I remember posters often sticking up for Jones, Pears, even Lumley, we won some games despite them too. All players make mistakes, but the frequency and variety of gaffs with Steffen is worrying. I’d be amazed if he ever plays another PL game at City despite having a contract to 2025. Steffen is one of the poorest keepers in this league for me, yesterdays goal was a joke. We are stuck with him, but whatever happens this season we need a new goalkeeper next season, ideally someone who can actually command his area as well as find a teammates feet from time to time.
Another way of looking at things is thank goodness we have the players capable of covering for his many failings, perhaps we are doing well despite his clear and obvious flaws. He is a poor keeper with the ball at his feet, dreadful on crosses, his positional sense at times fills me with dread, the fact that he is a regular has to be either contractual or the standard of the others must be shocking. The results are great, way beyond my expectations and the group deserve plaudits, fans get carried away with outcomes though, but they also mask flaws that need improvement. As a fan I see every player as being potentially upgradeable, but the first position in this team I’d look to upgrade is the goalkeeper, the sad fact is we have been striving to do that year on year since Schwarzers days, only Dimi and Randolph have proven consistently capable for me, their gaffs existed like all players, but the frequency of them was much lower.
Take a look at the recent highlights to remind you.You just seem so sure he’s costing us I thought you’d have a mental list of the times he’s supposedly done so
Yes, Aynsley, I did refer to since Schwarzers days in my post i think. Steve was a class act and one of the top 3 keepers since Big Jacks days to the present. To suggest Pears Snr would have been a very strange point indeed, i agreeJust to clarify you do mean Aynsley Pears right? Not Stephen? Because that would be a very strange view.
Missplaces the odd passStop being sensible mate. You'll only upset people.
Game of opinion but Valdes?I think he is the best we have had for a while.
For me this is the how I would rate the keepers I have seen at the Boro.
1 Schwarzer
2 S. Pears
3 Given
4 Valdes
5 Randolph
6 Poole
7 Dimi
8 Walsh
9 Turnbull
10 Jones
11 Steffen
12 Steele
13 Lumley
14 Coyne
15 A. Pears
16 Bettinelli
Must be based on reputation, not a chance he should be ahead of Randolph or Dimi based on actual performances for Boro.Game of opinion but Valdes?
I think he is the best we have had for a while.
For me this is the how I would rate the keepers I have seen at the Boro.
1 Schwarzer
2 S. Pears
3 Given
4 Valdes
5 Randolph
6 Poole
7 Dimi
8 Walsh
9 Turnbull
10 Jones
11 Steffen
12 Steele
13 Lumley
14 Coyne
15 A. Pears
16 Bettinelli