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The big positive today


Good Teeth Keith said:
Read what I said - he has one of the best saves in history to his name. One on one in the world cup final:

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People fall into the trap of thinking

Save = bad finish
Finish = poor goalkeeping
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Ahh apologies, my mistake if I mis read it.
 
Houghtoner said:
All of our goals were very good so definitely positives. No shame in losing to a top side like Villa. Just have to defend better in the remaining games.
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Exactly. They were excellent up top, clearly still buzzing after demolishing Bologna.

We were unlucky to get nothing. Bad result but good performance all things considered.

Play like that every week and we’ll have no problems.
 
Good Teeth Keith said:
3 excellent goals from 3 different players in a season where goals have been our biggest problem.

With our first team CB partnership, we win that game today.

Very unlucky that Diarra didn’t score also, he did everything right but it was a world class save from one of the world’s best one on one keepers.

Rigg’s goal was world class, the touch and finish. If he carries on playing with this kind of confidence it’ll be like a new signing.
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World class save from one of the World's one on one keeper, me ganny would of put that chance past him.
 
connolly_31 said:
Even if he did, I think Martinez going Talbi’s was forced a Diarra to take on the shot. Class goalkeeping, poor finish. Shit happens. He made the chance by breaking the lines perfectly, confident he scores the next one.
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Far too sensible for some of the fuckwits on here…..
robbie54 said:
World class save from one of the World's one on one keeper, me ganny would of put that chance past him.
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Not world class but a good save from a top keeper. Not much room for error
 
connolly_31 said:
Even if he did, I think Martinez going Talbi’s was forced a Diarra to take on the shot. Class goalkeeping, poor finish. Shit happens. He made the chance by breaking the lines perfectly, confident he scores the next one.
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He should have scored. When you make the decision to chip the keeper and it doesn’t come off your gonna get stick. We shouldn’t have lost. Balls into the box were our Achilles heel all day. Draw it and Diarra’s miss is forgot about.
 
Ballard’s tackle from behind … brilliant and reminded me of that other number 5 the great Dave Watson … I swear that guy had rubber knees the number of times he tackled a gadgee from behind and walked away with the ball leaving the player untouched. That tackle of Ballard’s showed he is a class above …
 
splorty said:
Far too sensible for some of the fuckwits on here…..

Not world class but a good save from a top keeper. Not much room for error
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Agree more with that, he stood his ground, put some doubt in Diarra head, the save itself after that was pretty routine
 
Good Teeth Keith said:
People completely missing the fact Diarra feinted to go bottom right, sent Martinez one way then dinked it the other way, only for Martinez to somehow adjust his balance to make a fingertip save.

That’s freak of nature goalkeeping.

Looks easy from a sofa. The angle is no where near as favourable in reality.
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Just a poor finish, it needed more pace and loft - but incredible goalkeeping. Done everything else perfectly well. “Just smash the fkr” or “lace the cnt” is what I’ve read, which would have resulted in the same result due to Martinez being an excellent GK.

Wonder if he did just lash the fkr if everyone would still be on his back?
robbied2 said:
Agree more with that, he stood his ground, put some doubt in Diarra head, the save itself after that was pretty routine
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Pretty routine 😂 haway, it was a good save at a pivotal moment. He forced Diarra’s hand and it was all round exceptional goalkeeping
BucketBiff said:
He should have scored. When you make the decision to chip the keeper and it doesn’t come off your gonna get stick. We shouldn’t have lost. Balls into the box were our Achilles heel all day. Draw it and Diarra’s miss is forgot about.
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He scored have scored, not disputing that. But the level of stick he’s getting is absolutely ridiculous - mainly because the defence didn’t do their job too 30 seconds later.
 
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connolly_31 said:
Just a poor finish, it needed more pace and loft - but incredible goalkeeping. Done everything else perfectly well. “Just smash the fkr” or “lace the cnt” is what I’ve read, which would have resulted in the same result due to Martinez being an excellent GK.

Wonder if he did just lash the fkr if everyone would still be on his back?

Pretty routine 😂 haway, it was a good save at a pivotal moment. He forced Diarra’s hand and it was all round exceptional goalkeeping
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Like I say the save itself was routine it was, 99 times out of a 100 every single orem keeper saves that in training. He chose to stand his ground, and didn't panic, fair play, but certainly wasn't world class
 
robbied2 said:
Like I say the save itself was routine it was, 99 times out of a 100 every single orem keeper saves that in training. He chose to stand his ground, and didn't panic, fair play, but certainly wasn't world class
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Didn’t say it was. But it wasn’t routine. Lots of keepers go early on that. He didn’t. He waited and waited. He forced the next action by holding firm. That’s world class. The save was excellent after, the all round goalkeeping was world class. Not routine.
 
Banged the drum about playing them types of balls for Isidor for god knows how long and mixing our play up alot more than most of it coming down the wings.

Works better for him like today when playing the "big boys" who have a very high defensive line etc and want to be on the front foot
 
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