Nod.E Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 1 hour ago, Walkers said: Totally agree with what Pickford says. In general new England players have a honeymoon period of about a year where if they are being picked regularly for squads while not being the best player in the league, their heads will be called for. Maguire was a bit of a cult hero for England even as recently as last summer, then off he trots to Man Utd and suddenly he's not even League One standard. The same will happen to Maddison if and when he leaves to join a bigger side. Everyone wants him in the squad now but his popularity will soon go down. Those calling for Henderson to be our #1 ahead of Pickford will soon blush when they realise he's on Man Utd's books. I've not read what Pickford has said, but sounds to me like he's worried about his spot in the team. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Pickford doesn't help himself to be honest. He shows himself to be wound up too easily. Best thing he can do is just not say anything for a while and get back to performing on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Pickford needs to just get his head down. He’d have a point, if he had been performing well. But he’s simply not that good. So his his place will always be up for debate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shailen Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Pickford is too rash at times as a keeper and no way near the best shot stopper we have. He's good with his feet and his distribution is generally good. It depends on what we want our keeper to be. If we want the best shot stopper then imo we go with Henderson but otherwise its Pickford for his all round play and distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Pickford's distribution is good but he's a bang average goalkeeper who has loads of mistakes/rash decisions in him. Bin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 With the Premier League season edging towards Easter, top-flight players are starting to run the risk of being banned. An accumulation of 10 yellow cards will result in that player having to complete a two-match suspension, a penalty that often causes major headaches for managers. Several stars are nearing the suspension mark this term and could face a stint on the sidelines in the next few weeks. Premier League yellow cards Jorginho, Chelsea – 9 Jefferson Lerma, Bournemouth – 9 Luka Milivojevic, Crystal Palace – 9 Lewis Dunk, Brighton and Hove Albion – 8 Ashley Westwood Burnley – 8 Philip Billing, Bournemouth – 7 Issa Diop, West Ham – 7 Abdoulaye Doucoure, Watford – 7 John Fleck, Sheffield United – 7 Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester City – 7 Mateo Kovacic, Chelsea – 7 Romain Saiss, Wolverhampton Wanderers – 7 James Ward-Prowse, Southampton – 7 Callum Wilson, Bournemouth – 7 Stats correct as of February 9 https://talksport.com/football/608087/premier-league-yellow-cards-suspension-manchester-united-liverpool-arsenal-chelsea-man-city-west-ham/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 8 minutes ago, davieG said: With the Premier League season edging towards Easter, top-flight players are starting to run the risk of being banned. An accumulation of 10 yellow cards will result in that player having to complete a two-match suspension, a penalty that often causes major headaches for managers. Several stars are nearing the suspension mark this term and could face a stint on the sidelines in the next few weeks. Premier League yellow cards Jorginho, Chelsea – 9 Jefferson Lerma, Bournemouth – 9 Luka Milivojevic, Crystal Palace – 9 Lewis Dunk, Brighton and Hove Albion – 8 Ashley Westwood Burnley – 8 Philip Billing, Bournemouth – 7 Issa Diop, West Ham – 7 Abdoulaye Doucoure, Watford – 7 John Fleck, Sheffield United – 7 Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester City – 7 Mateo Kovacic, Chelsea – 7 Romain Saiss, Wolverhampton Wanderers – 7 James Ward-Prowse, Southampton – 7 Callum Wilson, Bournemouth – 7 Stats correct as of February 9 https://talksport.com/football/608087/premier-league-yellow-cards-suspension-manchester-united-liverpool-arsenal-chelsea-man-city-west-ham/ A quick look at our disciplinary record shows we’re the most disciplined team in the league. 25YCs 0RCs, Evans and Soy both on 4 yellows as our highest recipients of cards. That’s pretty good going. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realjimbo Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Article about pre-emptive body art on BBC sport.... Whatever, but if you're gonna get a tat, at least get one that looks like the artist wasn't a half blind a gibbon on speed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 4 hours ago, shailen said: Pickford is too rash at times as a keeper and no way near the best shot stopper we have. He's good with his feet and his distribution is generally good. It depends on what we want our keeper to be. If we want the best shot stopper then imo we go with Henderson but otherwise its Pickford for his all round play and distribution. I'd start Pope over either of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 5 hours ago, shailen said: Pickford is too rash at times as a keeper and no way near the best shot stopper we have. He's good with his feet and his distribution is generally good. It depends on what we want our keeper to be. If we want the best shot stopper then imo we go with Henderson but otherwise its Pickford for his all round play and distribution. I'd take Henderson, Pope and Ramsdale to the Euros. Pickford has better distribution than all three, and in a perfect world we could pick a keeper on one attribute like that, but it's not. We let teams get in on our goal quite a lot, and Pickford makes far too many mistakes to be trusted behind a rocky defence. First and foremost we need the best at keeping the ball out the net, keeping calm and commanding his area. Pickford is the weakest in all three departments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach0000 Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Pickford would be much better if he didn’t have such tiny arms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 3 hours ago, Leeds Fox said: A quick look at our disciplinary record shows we’re the most disciplined team in the league. 25YCs 0RCs, Evans and Soy both on 4 yellows as our highest recipients of cards. That’s pretty good going. So I'm right in saying they're both one yellow off? That's a little bit daunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 3 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said: So I'm right in saying they're both one yellow off? That's a little bit daunting. nope - have to reach 10 before a two game ban …….. the five expires at xmas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 1 hour ago, Deeg67 said: I'd start Pope over either of them. Conrad is probably still better than Pickford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gerard Posted 11 February 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 11 February 2020 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddybad Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Interesting article that includes Leicester Why Premier League clubs are turning to an Australian bank in big numbers https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/11/premier-league-clubs-australian-bank-macquarie-loans-tv-earnings?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Man City vs West Ham rearranged for 19th Feb, just few days before playing us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 Couldn't they have just played it next weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 8 minutes ago, Corky said: Couldn't they have just played it next weekend? Guessing it clashes with TV coverage options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 14 minutes ago, StanSP said: Guessing it clashes with TV coverage options. the players are all away on their break ………. the clubs refused to interfere with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 43 minutes ago, StanSP said: Man City vs West Ham rearranged for 19th Feb, just few days before playing us. That's potentially very good news for us. They play Real Madrid a week later so perhaps they'll use the West Ham game to get their main players match fit after 17 days without a game and then play a team against us with the much more important Real Madrid game in mind? If they beat West Ham they'll be 15pts clear of 5th with 12 games to go so the league games should take less priority than the cup games for Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 7 minutes ago, Gerard said: That's potentially very good news for us. They play Real Madrid a week later so perhaps they'll use the West Ham game to get their main players match fit after 17 days without a game and then play a team against us with the much more important Real Madrid game in mind? If they beat West Ham they'll be 15pts clear of 5th with 12 games to go so the league games should take less priority than the cup games for Man City. they will not want to give us the chance of getting second ahead of them - ours is a game they will be putting it all into, irrespective of the madrid game. whilst they may be playing some of their 'lesser' players, it doesn't usually make any difference with them ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lestajigs Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 6 hours ago, Realjimbo said: Article about pre-emptive body art on BBC sport.... Whatever, but if you're gonna get a tat, at least get one that looks like the artist wasn't a half blind a gibbon on speed! Thats shit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachhere Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 1 minute ago, lestajigs said: Thats shit!! Yeah you are right. I was more focusing on the fact that for once it's not premature getting the tattoo, that I completely overlooked how terrible it looks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 11 February 2020 Share Posted 11 February 2020 1 hour ago, Corky said: Couldn't they have just played it next weekend? Doesn't really give the two teams their break though. They would have trained all last week in preparation and then had to train all this week too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts