Tomaszk Posted Tuesday at 00:39 Share Posted Tuesday at 00:39 3 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’m the only person that thinks he’s okay as backup Ability wise, he probably is OK. Passing the ball around isn't really his thing, I'm sure he's a good trainer and has improved a lot in this area. I don't think he's got it mentally. Or if he ever did, it's gone now. He gets too nervous and goes to bits. It kills every part of his game, and our team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted Tuesday at 00:41 Share Posted Tuesday at 00:41 3 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’m the only person that thinks he’s okay as backup Might be time to lay off some of those drugs you've been mentioning in other threads 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted Tuesday at 04:16 Share Posted Tuesday at 04:16 Maybe he got a kalinic injury. Subbed off with a head injury and then never appeared again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted Tuesday at 05:10 Share Posted Tuesday at 05:10 53 minutes ago, TheMightyVillans said: Maybe he got a kalinic injury. Subbed off with a head injury and then never appeared again. Why did he appear in latest training video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted Tuesday at 05:29 Share Posted Tuesday at 05:29 8 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’m the only person that thinks he’s okay as backup He’s fine as backup, he’s a decent shot stopper just nowhere near Emi with his distribution he’s a typical backup keeper the bed wetting that goes on here about him is embarrassing at times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted Tuesday at 05:51 Share Posted Tuesday at 05:51 8 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’m the only person that thinks he’s okay as backup The issue for Olsen and will probably be the same for Gauci is that he would be a decent back up for Guzan, Johnstone, Nyland or whichever other keeper we had in last 10-15 years since Friedel. He might even be number 1 in that time But he is backup to Emi who is an elite keeper at the moment and the drop in quality is massive and its obvious. Unless we are bringing in a top class backup keeper then will be the case 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted Tuesday at 06:18 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 06:18 9 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’m the only person that thinks he’s okay as backup I think he's played very well in his last few appearances. His reputation is permanently damaged in many people's eyes because of a few flaps in his early appearances which is a shame. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted Tuesday at 06:21 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:21 28 minutes ago, Zatman said: The issue for Olsen and will probably be the same for Gauci is that he would be a decent back up for Guzan, Johnstone, Nyland or whichever other keeper we had in last 10-15 years since Friedel. He might even be number 1 in that time But he is backup to Emi who is an elite keeper at the moment and the drop in quality is massive and its obvious. Unless we are bringing in a top class backup keeper then will be the case Also gets judged differently for letting a goal in or bad out pass that leads to goal that people give Emi a pass on all the time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted Tuesday at 06:26 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:26 Worlds number 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted Tuesday at 06:56 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:56 29 minutes ago, chrisvilla4 said: Worlds number 2. 29 minutes ago, chrisvilla4 said: Worlds number 2. Or is it number 2 to the Worlds number 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted Tuesday at 06:58 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:58 (edited) 32 minutes ago, chrisvilla4 said: Worlds number 2. I thought many on here think Cash is number 2 Edited Tuesday at 06:58 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDR V2 Posted Tuesday at 06:58 Share Posted Tuesday at 06:58 He is not a number, he's a free man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted Tuesday at 07:31 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 07:31 32 minutes ago, TDR V2 said: He is not a number, he's a free man Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted Tuesday at 07:39 Share Posted Tuesday at 07:39 he has a couple of problems that are his own - his save % must be pretty low as a stat- and a couple more problems that are ours firstly i think there's a misconception from fans as to what a number 2 keeper should be, he's never going to be a world beater, even though we're improving we're also arguably not in a position where our back up starts for half the league either, we then also have the problem that despite us getting better we are at our core a nervous fan base, if he starts tonight how many comments do you think there will be about him losing us the game before a ball is even kicked, how much nervous energy will there be around him when we play it around at the back? it doesn't help and then zat is right its a huge drop off between him and emi but thats natural as emi is the best in the world FWIW i think we're ok for keepers, emi obviously, olsen as number 2 is just about serviceable for the 3 games a year we plan on using him and then we have various young options that we're hoping will come good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted Tuesday at 07:53 Share Posted Tuesday at 07:53 12 minutes ago, villa4europe said: he has a couple of problems that are his own - his save % must be pretty low as a stat- and a couple more problems that are ours firstly i think there's a misconception from fans as to what a number 2 keeper should be, he's never going to be a world beater, even though we're improving we're also arguably not in a position where our back up starts for half the league either, we then also have the problem that despite us getting better we are at our core a nervous fan base, if he starts tonight how many comments do you think there will be about him losing us the game before a ball is even kicked, how much nervous energy will there be around him when we play it around at the back? it doesn't help and then zat is right its a huge drop off between him and emi but thats natural as emi is the best in the world FWIW i think we're ok for keepers, emi obviously, olsen as number 2 is just about serviceable for the 3 games a year we plan on using him and then we have various young options that we're hoping will come good I'd hope Gauci gets the game tonight over Olsen (if we're changing keepers) - he's the long-term backup (and possible Emi replacement, I suppose) and has presumably been brought in because has the kind of qualities Emery and Co look for. Olsen is absolutely fine as backup, though. I think the problem is the clear change in atmosphere at the ground when he's in goal; and that's a bad thing, entirely on the fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted Tuesday at 08:29 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:29 He's a decent shot stopper, he just concedes 3 a game, doesn't save anything and has the ball fly through him. Also 'decent shot stopper' is the most annoying phrase in football. You should be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted Tuesday at 08:30 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:30 11 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I’m the only person that thinks he’s okay as backup He is dreadful You can tell he is making the entire backline nervous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted Tuesday at 09:54 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 09:54 He's not a decent backup at all, and that's not because he's backup to the World's number 1. It's because he makes the whole back line nervous and changes the way we play completely (for the worse of course). I won't even go into whether or not he's a "good shot stopper" as it's kind of irrelevant given the above, but his goals conceded per game stats can't be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted Tuesday at 10:11 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:11 With where we are now and especially we want to go, he’s just not good enough, sorry. Let’s hope Gauci is, if not I’d like to see us go out next summer and invest in a really decent young prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AA_786 Posted Tuesday at 10:23 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:23 (edited) Apparently Barca are looking for special permission to sign a senior goalkeeper. Claudio Bravo who's 76 has hinted at coming out of retirement for them. Surely we could offer them Olsen and agree to let him cancel his contract? Would be a great move for him and would free up wages ***Scratch that, as I'm assuming the not being able to sign free agents who were contracted to clubs may also apply Edited Tuesday at 10:34 by _AA_786 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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