GrahamC Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I now know what Rob F meant after his report on Saturday. Christ on a bike, he was just awful tonight, considering his height he had no presence at all, he nearly got caught out once when he messed up with the ball at his feet and what on earth was that punch late on to a 5mph daisy cutter that he saw all the way? Simply dreadful, having watched Lucic v Preston who was almost as bad you do have to wonder who is watching these keepers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I hope this is my Matt Smith moment; he's shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Why did he not come for the ball for the first goal?!! He looked a bag of nerves all game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cloud Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 got to agree, he looked terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I think it's a tricky one because particularly for Keepers they need to be in sync with the defence and all new keepers need a bedding in period with their defence. Whilst his English is very good it still will take him longer to achieve total cohesion given the second language. Think he needs to be given the benefit of a few games to make a proper judgement - then again we can't really afford to give him that. Lucic has got plenty of time to improve and I think potential is there to be a good keeper based on what little I've seen. I was right behind the goal in the south stand for the Preston game and bar that error I thought he wasn't that bad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Was about to start my own post entitled 'come back O'Donnell'. Would much rather have ROD between the sticks instead of that poor excuse of a keeper! No wonder he has played about 1 competitive game in the last 6 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Frankieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Get back in the building !!! #Goalkeepingmess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploppy Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 He said he would "destroy the mistakes" though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Haven't seen the first goal, but LJ said that, having seen the replay, he would not have got it if he'd come for the ball. And the second half 'punch' - wet surface, greasy ball, low and skidding off the ground - he got enough distance on it for me to make it safe. That said, I agree he didn't inspire confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I thought he looked decent against Forest, admittedly was poor today. Lets give him a chance rather than writing him off after one dodgy performance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Ok I'm gonna put my tin hat on and await incoming bombing BUT we can't keep blaming the keeper. I kept seeing people on here when FF was in goal saying that he doesn't instil confidence in the defence, which makes them nervous and therefore perform worse. Are we seriously going to say the same with FG and IL? We've used 4 GK's this season and had the same net outcome with each - we're leakier than a pensioner's bladder. This to me tells me that the problem simply cannot be entirely down to the GK unsettling the defence. It's a bit of a chicken and egg argument but for me, a GK draws his confidence from the back 4/5/3 in front of him. ESPECIALLY the centre halves. There's one player who's been a stalwart in our back line this season, perhaps we should be looking there, instead of constantly blaming the keeper for having poor confidence. How's the keeper supposed to have confidence when the back line is unstable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs4Red Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Would probably say he should have come for both on honesty and also nearly cost us late on when he punched a shot that was straight at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Can't comment on tonight as I wasn't there but thought he was very shaky on Saturday. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt as he's still getting used to our defence and English football in general, but he needs to learn quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Amazed we found the need to go abroad for a keeper tbh - there's plenty of decent second / third choice British keepers knocking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 He was certainly dodgy at times. He kicking was particularly poor, That said, hes new to English football, new to England and still anxious about it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 15 minutes ago, OddBallJim said: Ok I'm gonna put my tin hat on and await incoming bombing BUT we can't keep blaming the keeper. I kept seeing people on here when FF was in goal saying that he doesn't instil confidence in the defence, which makes them nervous and therefore perform worse. Are we seriously going to say the same with FG and IL? We've used 4 GK's this season and had the same net outcome with each - we're leakier than a pensioner's bladder. This to me tells me that the problem simply cannot be entirely down to the GK unsettling the defence. It's a bit of a chicken and egg argument but for me, a GK draws his confidence from the back 4/5/3 in front of him. ESPECIALLY the centre halves. There's one player who's been a stalwart in our back line this season, perhaps we should be looking there, instead of constantly blaming the keeper for having poor confidence. How's the keeper supposed to have confidence when the back line is unstable? I don't think anyone is blaming him. People are just saying he looked rubbish, and I'm afraid he did. When did a Bristol City keeper last make a save of any description? Can anyone remember? I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobArnold10 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 25 minutes ago, italian dave said: Haven't seen the first goal, but LJ said that, having seen the replay, he would not have got it if he'd come for the ball. And the second half 'punch' - wet surface, greasy ball, low and skidding off the ground - he got enough distance on it for me to make it safe. That said, I agree he didn't inspire confidence. Re the pushed save near the end, that ball moved a fair bit from my angle so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but I will say he didn't fill me with much confidence at all. Benefit of the doubt for now though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man in the middle Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 not a good game, poor kicking and no control of his area, lets hope he improves fast because he's our new number one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 35 minutes ago, Super said: Why did he not come for the ball for the first goal?!! He looked a bag of nerves all game He should never have needed to be the one to go for it, shocking by the CBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Didn't have a good game but both goals a result of crap decision making from outfield players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Absolutely atrocious. I think we're going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 New league, new team and second language. I'll give the benefit of the doubt that he'll get better but fair enough wasn't a great first impression. I'll tell you what though, first half ball went out of play and I caught it. Proper slick it gets so I'll have that new appreciation when judging when a keeper comes to catch or punch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Put it this way if Frankie fielding was in goal tonight and put that performance in the knifes would be sharpened and he would be dropped! Hard to judge for me watching him twice now but if he continues like this Frankie must come back into the team . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 What do you expect? Everyone knows the Germans have been crap in the air since 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 His contribution for the first goal was appalling. I feared the worst near the end when he parried that shot that you could have thrown your hat on to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stogursey red Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 He has the making of a good keeper his shot stopping is good just needs to get the confidence to come out and command is area more, as he gets settled into the team hopefully that will come, He made two poor mistakes tonight but not going to write him off just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Bit of an overreaction, Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just now, JasonM88 said: Bit of an overreaction, Jesus. Did you see him tonight? If you had you wouldn't say it was an overreaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 56 minutes ago, ploppy said: He said he would "destroy the mistakes" though... Notable quote wasn't it. The sort of arrogance you want in a keeper as long as he can back it up on the pitch. He certainly talks a good game, something that would resonate with our coach I'm sure. Hopefully tonight's jitters were a one off, the last thing we wanted was a nervous keeper in need of time to settle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM88 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just now, Fordy62 said: Did you see him tonight? If you had you wouldn't say it was an overreaction. Yes I did, and I'd still say it is an overreaction. First goal really wasn't down to him. Came off his line more than I've seen Frankie do in his whole city career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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