tomav84 Posted September 29, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 29, 2023 Just now, Tomaszk said: Yeah that's always a pretty silly thing to say. i think it's often a valid argument, usually when calling for managers' heads however in olsen's case, i honestly think we could go down the list of the teams in the championship and whilst i couldn't name a single one of them, i'd wager 15+ would be an upgrade and many would cost <£10m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, tomav84 said: i think it's often a valid argument, usually when calling for managers' heads however in olsen's case, i honestly think we could go down the list of the teams in the championship and whilst i couldn't name a single one of them, i'd wager 15+ would be an upgrade and many would cost <£10m This is it. With a manager, yes I understand more of a plan being needed (not that that's up to fans anyway). Replacing a sub keeper this bad is not difficult. Burnley's sub keeper was signed on a free from Leyton Orient. He's better than Olsen at absolutely everything. As we all knew in the summer. It is season absolutely over if Martinez gets injured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 It’s not about if Olsen is a good keeper or not, it’s about if he can play our system. He can’t. He just can’t. Either change him, or change the way we play when he plays. I don’t understand why this concept is so difficult. The whole defence starts to panic when he’s in goal for this very reason. Let the guy boot it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Thug said: It’s not about if Olsen is a good keeper or not, it’s about if he can play our system. He can’t. He just can’t. Either change him, or change the way we play when he plays. I don’t understand why this concept is so difficult. The whole defence starts to panic when he’s in goal for this very reason. Let the guy boot it. Some of the passes he makes, and the intensity he nails them are absolutely **** insane (sure he does make some good saves though). I don't know why I'm replying to you particularly here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 28/09/2023 at 15:40, Risso said: The keeper playing it out to the defence, even under pressure is such an integral part of Unai's tactics, that to have a back up keeper who is horrendous at that part of the game doesn't seem like a very good idea to me. Until this is addressed then nothing will improve with confidence in defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) Already shipped 2 away against Azerbaijan. The first one was partly down to him refusing to come off his line and zero communication with Lindelöf. Was mostly Lindelöf thou who was pathetic. Edit: His positioning was also suspect for the shot. Edited November 16, 2023 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted November 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2023 Just got embarrassed again lobbed from half way line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 To be fair it's a great strike and he hit it as soon as he won possession Goals from that distance are always the keepers doing but the hit is about 1 second after the turnover so you see why he's been caught out Its not that bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Weird how this guy earns a Premier League living and plays for his country. In my opinion, there is no validity to the 'It's virtually impossible to find a good backup keeper' argument. I get that it's difficult, but it can't be Robin Olsen level difficult. We've certainly had talented young keepers in the past, so surely we should be churning them out, or at least signing them up as we have done with young talent in other positions. Gotta be better than waiting for the Olsen rick. Robin Olsen is not the answer to any goalkeeping related question, apart from 'who should you play in goal if you want to give the opposition hope by spooking your own defence'? He sticks out as a weak link like a massive sore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I understand we aren't in a position to have a 20m 75k a week back up goalkeeper but hopefully we'll be there in a few years with regular cup competitions. This guy is awful, honestly Nyland would be a better fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I know it's a low level but Marschall is young and did great at Gateshead on loan? Like basically took them from bottom to top 3 form when he joined 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said: I know it's a low level but Marschall is young and did great at Gateshead on loan? Like basically took them from bottom to top 3 form when he joined All by himself ? Wow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 3 hours ago, rodders0223 said: I understand we aren't in a position to have a 20m 75k a week back up goalkeeper but hopefully we'll be there in a few years with regular cup competitions. This guy is awful, honestly Nyland would be a better fit. Very few (if any?) clubs have a player of that profile as backup though. Arsenal currently have Ramsdale but there's no way he'll be staying long or even short-medium term if he remains a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I swear he dived out of the way for the first goal. He's such an unbelievable fanny for a man of his size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 When he wasn’t even trusted against the Bosnian champions at home you have to wonder if he plays again. I reckon we got a new number 2 lined up in Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I'd feel more comfortable with a dustbin in nets than this bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Surprising what a £2 mil goalkeeper buys you. Would be like buying Neil Taylor and not understanding why he isn't as good as Digne or Moreno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 2 hours ago, smg said: All by himself ? Wow. Yep I call it the Emery effect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 44 minutes ago, turvontour said: Surprising what a £2 mil goalkeeper buys you. Would be like buying Neil Taylor and not understanding why he isn't as good as Digne or Moreno. He's supposedly on £50k-£55k/w thou. That's not money well spent imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Need a new nr2 in January. Basically throws the ball in his own net nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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