TRO Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Oh Dear....maybe we do need a No 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, TRO said: Oh Dear....maybe we do need a No 2 Olsen is number 2 tbf. Maybe not in the sense we really need, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 minute ago, lexicon said: Olsen is number 2 tbf. Maybe not in the sense we really need, though. I meant a better one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Could we not find someone from the Championship or the continent who’d be a fresh start? Someone like Dubravka. We’ve had the likes of Marvo who would be just fine in a CM emergency. We don’t have that for goalkeeper, we have a liability that nobody trusts. Would be great to see someone like Heaton in on a one or two year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didiersix Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I'd love someone like Bazuna, but doubt he will swap first team football in the Championship for us. So what about Alex McCarthy? Is he still at Southampton? Thought he was OK at Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaslash Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 It’s hard to find someone to be the backup keeper the way we are playing now. If our strategy was the typical out to the full back or go long he might be okay. We are asking for the pressure and Emi seems to love it. 2nd half last night you saw us almost completely change how we played out of the back. Where the center or full back might have slid it back to Emi to start again we started to get surrounded by 3 Newcastle players as we tried to eek it up the side already under pressure. With Europe and Cup games that the number 2 is going to see some action regardless of Emi’s fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: He played one terrible pass out from the box and maybe could have done better with the parry for the goal, didn’t look as bad as some are making out though To me, the problem is not just his ability, it is that the team do not play with the confidence that they have when Martinez is playing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Doss anyone think we would have lost if martinez was in goal vs stevange? Im 100% convinced if emi was in goal we wouldn't have lost that. Olsen cannot be trusted period. Needs to be demoted to 3rd choice. Imagkne doing all the hard work getting to conference league final and we have olsen in goal. We would lose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 36 minutes ago, TRO said: I meant a better one. I meant that he's shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 10 hours ago, Callum said: Honestly lads, I don't think he was half as bad as some of you are making out. I've just watched the second half and the goal was not his fault. Even Tim Howard commentating says he did everything right and was never gonna hold a shot of that power. Distribution - Far better than his usual missiles into the crowd. Was comfortable playing from the back. Clearly needs game time, like a few of the others. There's a decent keeper in there... Somewhere. That you Robin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 6 hours ago, gwi1890 said: My nan would be a good replacement for Olsen. *fixed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Doss anyone think we would have lost if martinez was in goal vs stevange? Im 100% convinced if emi was in goal we wouldn't have lost that. Olsen cannot be trusted period. Needs to be demoted to 3rd choice. Imagkne doing all the hard work getting to conference league final and we have olsen in goal. We would lose Yep, Same for Man Utd away in the league cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lainux Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Emi off for £15million, get ready Olsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 He's definitely the weakest replacement positionally in the squad. I'll leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa 59 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I'd rather have a 95 year old one-eyed Gordon Banks in goal than this clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Blokes a liability, palmed the ball straight to Wilson for his goal then 5 minutes later passes directly to a Newcastle player on edge of 18 yard box. We cannot go into next year with this guys as a number 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCGB Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 If he starts any cup games we are in big trouble!!! He is useless and cost us badly. Trust in Unai to have a replacement lined up before the window closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 It would be so, so Villa for the following to happen: Get rich and great owners Get a world-class manager and coaching staff Get a deep squad with quality internationals and exciting youngsters Be in competition for three and arguably four competitions going into the new season.... .... and then keep faith with a crappy backup keeper for no discernible reason who then costs us cup games and valuable league points when our world-class number 1 gets injured or suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) To be fair I think it's the hardest position to get a good player. Even the top teams have struggled at times. Liverpool had Adrian costing them matches. Steffen for Man City didn't cover himself in glory in some matches he played. I'd say it's actually quite rare that backup keepers come in and you don't notice a huge drop off in quality. Edited July 25, 2023 by villan95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Looking on Transfermarkt for GK free transfers: Samir Handanovic - 39, experienced Slovenian international, played in Serie A Timo Horn - 30, experienced German international, played for Koln for years Benoit Costil - 36, experienced French international, extensive Ligue 1 career And that's just the ones I know (didn't include De Gea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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