Keefaz Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Great today. Quick off his line when needed and didn't do anything insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Great game by The Pontiff. Held every cross all game iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Cool Hands Pope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I think his kicking might have improved you know. It’s the lowest bar possible to clear but he seems to have developed/been coached a move to give himself a bit of space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, Smal said: I think his kicking might have improved you know. It’s the lowest bar possible to clear but he seems to have developed/been coached a move to give himself a bit of space. It has got better, it's not scattergun now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Massive save that. I know we conceded anyways shortly after but I really would have feared for the mentality of the team if they scored that pen and we got screwed over again. Helped add to the overall defiance of bowing down to them that justice was served with the save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Great penalty save. What a lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, Smal said: I think his kicking might have improved you know. It’s the lowest bar possible to clear but he seems to have developed/been coached a move to give himself a bit of space. They seemed happy to go back to him a lot more tonight. I was not quite as comfortable as them watching. Especially when he had a touch or two It seemed a bit more aimed at a general area and not just spooned to nobody or straight to the opposition. I can only remember a couple of bad ones out of more kicks than usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, Smal said: I think his kicking might have improved you know. It’s the lowest bar possible to clear but he seems to have developed/been coached a move to give himself a bit of space. Seems to take an early touch now when ball is passed back, rather than before wait an age for it to come (taking steps back) which invites pressure and he slices it. Takes a touch now to move it a bit right to give him an angle and composure. Like you say, low bar but something simple that’s working for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 8 hours ago, Keefaz said: Great today. Quick off his line when needed and didn't do anything insane. 😂 Class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 There's very few I'd swap him for and, even if that was a possibility, what they'd cost would be an inappropriate use of our PSR budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Been brilliant since he came back into the side. I think Ramsdale's spell showed just how easy it is to take a top goalkeeper for granted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 People thinking we can spend £30/£40m on a massive upgrade on him are going to be left disappointed. Besides I'd rather the money was spent elsewhere on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: People thinking we can spend £30/£40m on a massive upgrade on him are going to be left disappointed. Besides I'd rather the money was spent elsewhere on the pitch. You probably can. But you can also spend £100m+ cumulative on several goalkeepers that don't cut it. ID'ing great goalkeepers is hard. Very few are the complete package - maybe just Allison. The best is Courtois imo but he is just about ok with his feet. Likewise Donnarumma - just about ok. I know he's on massive wages but I do think PSG thought they could upgrade Donnarumma with the Chevalier lad. So far, he's not looked up to scratch. To the point he was benched for a clown. Edited January 29 by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I love Pope for all his faults, but it’s clear we need to spend big to replace him in the summer if we want to kick on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 He's been much better since he came back into the side, last night he was excellent. For all Ramsdale wasn't very good when he came in, I do think the spell out of the team and the spotlight has helped Pope because he was making too many errors earlier in the season and it seems to have allowed him to reset and refocus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I think the approach with GK should be to scout more of a development player with a high ceiling. Surely we can find one of those. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 29 minutes ago, AJ9 said: I think the approach with GK should be to scout more of a development player with a high ceiling. Surely we can find one of those. Is that because they are super tall? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) I noticed it helped massively that Elanga woltemade and Willock were always jumping for headers off his kicks which often led to the ball dropping to one of our players to get at them. Edited January 29 by andycap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, andyc35i said: I love Pope for all his faults, but it’s clear we need to spend big to replace him in the summer if we want to kick on Or ‘kick out’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 He is going to be really hard to replace. Mainly because, the things he is good at, there are not many better than him around. So obviously we would be looking to get someone who can improve on his weaknesses. But whoever that is will likely have their own weaknesses that will reveal. Abit like when Ramsdale got in the team, sure he seemed a little more comfortable with the ball at his feet and he did really well in the shootout. However what we gained we lost way more in his lack of command on corners/crosses, his reluctance to come off his line despite our defence being set up for a sweeper keeper and his general shot stopping felt inferior. So to try and get someone that is superior to Pope, that we can a) afford and b) would want to join us ahead of the usual suspects, is going to be difficult. Someone like Trafford with the hope he would develop here for many years did seem like the ideal scenario. With all that being said, I do wonder if I am being incredibly harsh because i didn't think it in the moment but having seen the replays, i just wonder if he could have moved just that bit quicker for their goal and got something on it. Probably not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Trafford felt like the perfect replacement tbh. But seeing how awful Ramsdale is we are very lucky to have Pope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 18 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Singing goalkeepers in this era is so hard. True, they don't make 'em like Julio Iglesias any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aiston Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Get rid Badly need two new keepers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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