Cicero Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 United need Mata for this. Need as much creative spark to combat teams that produce this level of shothousery
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Hasn't Martial been doing well recently though? You've also got Greenwood and while you may think he's too young this is the time to use him wherever possible to gain some kind of advantage. Personally I think he’s underperforming. He’s extremely lazy and gives up far too easily.
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 22, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, DeadLinesman said: Personally I think he’s underperforming. He’s extremely lazy and gives up far too easily. If you mean Martial I kind of agree, he reminds me a lot like Berbatov who would play 2 good games on the trot then disappear the next 3 and he was a lazy bastard too and a lot of the time never tracked back and help out in defence if needed and I think that's why he got the heave-ho from United.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted January 22, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 22, 2020 Thought we were done with this but now I've seen a gif from this angle I'm even less of a mind to criticise Pickford. We have every outfield player back in the box and we allow them to get three shots off unchallenged. The frame of him being in the goal is totally misleading as you can see from the full clip, he's there because he's reacting to the shots repeatedly getting twatted at his goal while the rest of the team can't get their act together.
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 50 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Personally I think he’s underperforming. He’s extremely lazy and gives up far too easily. He acts like he's proven he's brilliant and we should all know it, but he really hasn't done that at all. 5 hours ago, Chaaay AFC said: Never been a massive fan of Pickford, just a gobby shite who can do the occasional good kick. Not a dominant keeper and I don't think he is a top notch shot stopper either. I think Southgate should really be looking at Henderson in the run in to the Euros, surely deserves a go. I think Henderson's a good keeper - and maybe ultimately the better keeper overall over Pickford. But I don't think it's a good idea to drop Pickford as the England number one right before the Euros. Even if I think he's a jumped up little shit with a bad attitude and is fun to make fun of his tiny little T-Rex arms. Has Pickford looked a bit shit this season? Yes, absolutely. But Everton have also looked pretty fucking shit and he's got some totally useless players in front of him. He's done well for England though and we've won penalty shootouts with him - I maintain that a lot of what makes sides successfully on the international stage is discipline and mentality to go along with talent; he's got the mentality to be an England keeper, imo - having performed well in a World Cup. Meanwhile Henderson's last U-21 tournament saw him drop some absolute clangers and not look anywhere near as good as he does at club football. Henderson's certainly done enough to be the #2 this summer. And he's done enough to start having people ask the questions of whether Pickford or Henderson should be our long term keeper in the national team. But for a tournament in this summer, I think it's best to stick with the established keeper that England have done well with in recent times. If Everton improve and he still looks a bit wonky at the club level next season, then sure... let's go with Henderson. Or if Everton remain shit and Henderson keeps looking good, wherever he is, then let's give Henderson the gloves. But we're also talking about a keeper that may be spending his next season on the bench as backup to David De Gea - so relying on him as a long term option for England over the guy who's established that position... only for him to not be playing the next season. Long term I would not be surprised if Henderson, a young English goalkeeper in good form and with normal sized arms, is a better goalkeeper in the long term for England than Pickford, a keeper in questionable form with very, very, very small arms. But I think the upcoming Euros is too soon for a big change like that, imo.
LFCMadLad Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Long term I would not be surprised if Henderson, a young English goalkeeper in good form and with normal sized arms, is a better goalkeeper in the long term for England than Pickford, a keeper in questionable form with very, very, very small arms. But I think the upcoming Euros is too soon for a big change like that, imo. Fucking crying
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted January 22, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 22, 2020 This one was better than the T-Rex one by the way:
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 I’d prefer Henderson to have one more season on loan if Romero is happy to be back up. Don’t want his confidence taking a battering playing behind that pile of shite in front of him.
LFCMike Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, RandoEFC said: Thought we were done with this but now I've seen a gif from this angle I'm even less of a mind to criticise Pickford. We have every outfield player back in the box and we allow them to get three shots off unchallenged. The frame of him being in the goal is totally misleading as you can see from the full clip, he's there because he's reacting to the shots repeatedly getting twatted at his goal while the rest of the team can't get their act together. Ok but why's he diving two yards behind his line to try and save one of those shots? Knowing where your line is seems a pretty basic requirement of being a professional goalkeeper
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, LFCMike said: Ok but why's he diving two yards behind his line to try and save one of those shots? Knowing where your line is seems a pretty basic requirement of being a professional goalkeeper He’s had 3 shots blasted at him from 6 yards out. You can only concentrate on your surrounding for so long before disorientation takes over with about 15 players stood in front of you. Pickford has his issues, but people are just being overly critical in this situation.
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, RandoEFC said: This one was better than the T-Rex one by the way: The memes coming from those kids pictures that have taken over Scouse twitter are magical. Still though, arms too long in that drawing
Burning Gold Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 I don't think Pickford's entirely to blame for that last goal, but I do think there's something in what @LFCMike says about him diving into his goal. You've got to have your wits about you more than that. The worst (best) bit, though, was when two Everton defenders jumped in the same place to head clear and the ball dropped over their heads. What the fuck are they doing? 6 hours ago, RandoEFC said: Pickford is a very good shot stopper. If he actually is going to get found out at Everton, it won't be until the rest of the team is sorted because we've got so many issues, it's hard to really look at him and saying he's costing us games individually, unless it's really obvious like the Anfield derby last season which was his first big howler for us. He had a great game last week against West Ham, we would have lost with Howard, Robles, Stekelenburg etc. in goal, but you won't hear anything about it because he's England number one. I'm not saying he doesn't have his good and bad moments but those people who don't see him play every week generally only hear about the bad moments, because he's the England goalkeeper, for some reason he's expected to be world class every game even though that expectation isn't put on any other England footballer, so nobody praises him when he does well. You saw the same thing with Joe Hart, can't do anything wrong as long as he's establishing himself as number one. Then as soon as he's there, he can't do anything right. I honestly don't think he is, for the simple reason that he doesn't save much. He'll make flashy ones, but it feels like every time I watch him he makes the routine look difficult and gets absolutely nowhere near shots that better goalkeepers would keep out. I tend to agree with you that he's not The Problem, but he is a bit crap
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Can’t wait for Burnley to get relegated. Fucking awful football team.
Mpache Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Was it Mata who made that dummy? Great play. Martial should have shot sooner though.
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 I didn’t think there was a worse footballer than Fred. Pereira is definitely worse. Does absolutely nothing.
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Ahahahaahahahahahah. We’re fucking shit.
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Pump, head, kick. Pump, head, kick. Pump, head, kick. Rinse repeat 10 times and it works eventually.
Mpache Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Chris Wood scores for Burnley. Great finish really, though Maguire suspect during that goal. Let Wood run into the ball far too easily.
Mpache Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, DeadLinesman said: Message for Peirera. Since seeing your message about Fred, he has gotten a through ball, and 2 shots (1 on target). I think he's trying too hard to impress you
Cicero Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Norwich level too. My god we are all shit. No one wants 4th spot
The Artful Dodger Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Pump, head, kick. Pump, head, kick. Pump, head, kick. Rinse repeat 10 times and it works eventually. You or them?
DeadLinesman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, The Artful Dodger said: You or them? We’ve certainly not done that, so unsure as to what you’re talking about. You can’t have Peirera, Mata and Martial continually losing the ball if we’re bypassing them.....
Mpache Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Harry Maguire is not worth 80M. I'm not just saying it because of that goal. He is overpriced cos he is English. Van Dijk cost what, 84M if I'm correct? Not much more for a defender completely superior to Maguire.
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