Dokko Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Nice to have a reliable keeper. It's been a while (Dubs under Rafa) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Wonderful today, some fantastic saves and his positioning seems to be his strongest point, often in the right place to make a save or a block. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Just now, Newcastle Fan said: Wonderful today, some fantastic saves and his positioning seems to be his strongest point, often in the right place to make a save or a block. Hes no De Gea though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Impressed and thankful given how he wasn't battle-tested last week. More fine business by the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Bargain of the season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 It's canny interesting the whole Nick Pope shenanigans. He is a solid keeper but just seems like he is a down to earth run of the mill character. This kind of raises his public profile and likeabilty which won't hurt his England chances in contrast to Pickford who is larger than life and more regularly in the public eye. If I put on a tin foil hat I would almost suggest the club pushed the whole thing a little. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, Disco said: 👏🏻👏🏻 😀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 He was worth the point today, great performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, 54 said: He’s had their pants down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Pope was excellent today, two absolutely top quality saves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Got us a point today, guessing obvs but I reckon Dubs would have let one of those in. He’ll have a mare at some point no doubt but was really good today and imo Henderson wouldn’t have got to at least one them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 A considerable upgrade on Dubravka. I hope he stays fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 He’s got a weird way of letting stuff bounce off his hands sometimes but he’s bloody incredible with his positioning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 28 minutes ago, Kanji said: He’s got a weird way of letting stuff bounce off his hands sometimes but he’s bloody incredible with his positioning. Yea, that may have prompted some of the game day "He's been bad" sort of comments. His clever tip to himself after not securing a deflection early on showed me the guy is pretty damn good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I felt like the impressive thing was not so much that he made those stops, but that he stopped them and got the ball away - they could very easily have fallen for rebounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyprickles Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Love Popey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Some fine saves from him, which were at times point blank almost and his throwing was good, but his long kicks were poor. Very commanding though I thought! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Some good saves, but can’t ignore that he had two balls cleared off the line in order to keep a clean sheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseman Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Didn't think we needed a new keeper last season, when we were linked with Henderson, thought dubravka was the least of our worries. But bringing in Pope looks to have been a smart move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62554168 Quote Nick Pope (Newcastle United) Solly March should have had two goals and would have done had it not been for Pope. Adam Lallana then had a header saved when Pope had no right to be anywhere near it, while a deflection off Dan Burn seemed to wrong-foot the Newcastle goalkeeper, but Pope and Fabian Schar still managed to keep Brighton out. This was a good result for Newcastle who, like Brighton, are making steady progress under a very good manager in Eddie Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 14/08/2022 at 08:44, HTT II said: his long kicks were poor. Seems like the standard "have to provide something negative to add balance" throw away comment to any goalkeeper. Dubs got the same critique under Rafa. Krul when he was at the top of his game. Harper during his good spells. Given as long as I can remember. Wouldn't be surprised if Shaka and Srnicek got it too Never really understood it. The success rate of a punt up the field will in 19 out of 20 instances be determined by who wins the duel for it as players will have time to reposition to where the ball is landing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Conjo said: Seems like the standard "have to provide something negative to add balance" throw away comment to any goalkeeper. Dubs got the same critique under Rafa. Krul when he was at the top of his game. Harper during his good spells. Given as long as I can remember. Wouldn't be surprised if Shaka and Srnicek got it too Never really understood it. The success rate of a punt up the field will in 19 out of 20 instances be determined by who wins the duel for it as players will have time to reposition to where the ball is landing. I understand most players not just ‘keepers when kicking it long will have a less than perfect hit rate if you like, it’s just a pet hate of mine, I’d rather a ‘keeper just passed it short than hoof it for the sake of it and that goes for outfield players too, there is a time and a place for a long kick of course, but statistically you’re giving the ball away cheaply. If Bruno did it a lot he’d rightly get criticised and so should a ‘keeper IMO. I like how he seems very commanding mind and his throws are superb. I’m very pleased with his signing. We now have two very very competent and solid ‘keepers. Edited August 16, 2022 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, HTT II said: I understand most players not just ‘keepers when kicking it long will have a less than perfect hit rate if you like, it’s just a pet hate of mine, I’d rather a ‘keeper just passed it short than hoof it for the sake of it and that goes for outfield players too, there is a time and a place for a long kick of course, but statistically you’re giving the ball away cheaply. If Bruno did it a lot he’d rightly get criticised and so should a ‘keeper IMO. I like how he seems very commanding mind and his throws are superb. I’m very pleased with his signing. We now have two very very competent and solid ‘keepers. Nah. It's super fashionable at the minute to want to see goalkeepers passing it short across the face of their goal, but look at how that bullshit turned out for De Gea this weekend. Get it up the pitch and leave the pretty stuff to the players who are paid to do that. Goalkeepers save shots, command their areas and control the defence. No need for risky shit in front of your own goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 De Gea is awful on the ball. And regressed his command of his area. SO much so Thibaut Courtois had to go on twitter and make sure people know he's nothing like DDG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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