coolhandfox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 1 hour ago, Bert said: Even with Wilf, we were still the worst team in the league defending set pieces No doubt, but how many games did we have Wilf, Evans and Fofana in the PL this season? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalletFox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 If Kasper has intimated he is ready for a move I would happily let it happen after this season and take the opportunity to bring in a more commanding GK. There is no doubt he’s been a tremendous, loyal servant to us and is an absolute Leicester legend, but it potentially suits both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesWalk Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MPH said: If he didn’t have a list of suitors, I’d say get Pickford in. I’ve never really been a fan of his. Ever since I saw a post match interview of him repeating multiple times how mentally strong he was, when he was clearly suffering, I’ve had big questions about his mentality. He comes across as very odd. I also don’t think he’s England’s best keeper, maybe 3rd best behind Pope and Ramsdale? Maybe. There’s better out there for less money. Edited 9 May 2022 by FoxesWalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 I’d be utterly gobsmacked if Kasper left this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafewayFox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 2 hours ago, HankMarvin said: When we won the league his high claims were highly rated if not top in the division, I previously posted stats in this thread. as for height Soyuncu same height as Morgan Evans taller than both Huth is a inch taller than Evans and the same height as Fofana Simpson same height as Ricardo Fuchs same height as Timmy Huth and Morgan though had a desire to block/defend the goal with their lives albeit it with quite a lot of blocking off/things that they wouldn’t have got away with if VAR was in play. Does anyone else remember Claudio’s second season and how the rule changes about blocking/holding shirts in the box lead to a lot of penalties early in the season and that aggression seemed to be sapped out of the entire team. As for it’s not down to Rodgers tippy tappy midgets it is definitely down to the personalities of our players in comparison - imagine a ball flying in from 30 yards and picture the difference between Morgan/Huth/Fuchs/Kante compared to that of the current crop even Evans rarely “throws his body on the line” so to speak. Modern day football is constantly evolving but always love a defender who loves to defend and Maguire for all his faults was really good at this for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 6 minutes ago, TJB-fox said: I’d be utterly gobsmacked if Kasper left this summer Why? He has already stated that he wants to play in Europe before he retires, something he could by moving to smaller league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1742 Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 (edited) Goalkeepers come in two forms. There is the type that come for crosses, and there are the ones that don’t ( from corners I am meaning) Although this sounds simplistic, it’s not. The defenders and coaches know what type of keeper you have and so coaching revolves around the keeper type. Kasper has always been a stayer and always will be. Both have their pros and cons, if you are a stayer the defenders know that they have to deal with it as the keeper won’t be coming out. The above is fact, but what I am saying now is just a view. Could Brendan see that whatever he has tried has failed so does he then decide to try a different style keeper, as in the one that comes rather then stays? Just an opinion but one he must be considering as he has some seriously talented defenders in the squad ( Evans and Fofana) I don’t know what Ward is, but if he is the opposite of Kasper you could see him given a run to the end of the season to see if that works? But I don’t know his style. Also Kasper is in limbo contract wise so could be he is one that moves on as one of the key changes. I think we will see a change in the summer Edited 9 May 2022 by Rob1742 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 6 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Why? He has already stated that he wants to play in Europe before he retires, something he could by moving to smaller league Not sure he's getting 100K + elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdiamond Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 3 hours ago, pmcla26 said: Morgan, Huth and Fuchs were all much more aggressive defenders than the 3 you're comparing them to there. It's where we messed up on Vestergaard - it's not just about height, it's also about aggression and desire to win that first ball. Ulloa came back to help at corners too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenom Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 21 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said: I’ve never really been a fan of his. Ever since I saw a post match interview of him repeating multiple times how mentally strong he was, when he was clearly suffering, I’ve had big questions about his mentality. He comes across as very odd. I also don’t think he’s England’s best keeper, maybe 3rd best behind Pope and Ramsdale? Maybe. There’s better out there for less money. 💯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafewayFox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 4 minutes ago, Rob1742 said: Goalkeepers come in two forms. There is the type that come for crosses, and there are the ones that don’t. Although this sounds simplistic, it’s not. The defenders and coaches know what type of keeper you have and so coaching revolves around the keeper type. Kasper has always been a stayer and always will be. Both have their pros and cons, if you are a stayer the defenders know that they have to deal with it as the keeper won’t be coming out. The above is fact, but what I am saying now is just a view. Could Brendan see that whatever he has tried has failed so does he then decide to try a different style keeper, as in the one that comes rather then stays? Just an opinion but one he must be considering as he has some seriously talented defenders in the squad ( Evans and Fofana) I don’t know what Ward is, but if he is the opposite of Kasper you could see him given a run to the end of the season to see if that works? But I don’t know his style. Also Kasper is in limbo contract wise so could be he is one that moves on as one of the key changes. I think we will see a change in the summer Good post mate just out of curiosity what is a pro of a keeper staying on their line? To me it just absolves any responsibility from the keeper and adds pressure to the defenders who clearly have zero confidence at defending set pieces right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 2 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Not sure he's getting 100K + elsewhere He isn’t going to get European football here, so he just has to decide what he wants more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 10 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Why? He has already stated that he wants to play in Europe before he retires, something he could by moving to smaller league Just don’t think he’s ready to move on yet. Got nothing to base it off I just would be surprised if he left. His affiliation with the club is humongous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 I love Kasper but I don't think it would necessarily be a terrible thing for him to move on now. What an amazing servant he's been to the club though in so many ways. A true legend! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 Just now, TJB-fox said: Just don’t think he’s ready to move on yet. Got nothing to base it off I just would be surprised if he left. His affiliation with the club is humongous No idea why, but could just see playing in the CL for some Danish side, has a sort of romantic symmetry (I know it doesn’t, but….) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfoxes Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 Kasper is an amazing shot stopper and his commitment can’t be questioned but at times he doesn’t command his area as much as he should when coming out for crosses or corners he often stays close to the goal line then can punch the ball rather than catch and some of the goals passing him he should be getting to ? Some fans I’ve talked to at games often think the same as me as Kasper is far too comfortable and has no real quality competition to challenge for his starting position, we need to bring in a quality keeper to keep Kasper on his toes to step in if he has poor performances and he has had a few this season ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 3 minutes ago, SafewayFox said: Good post mate just out of curiosity what is a pro of a keeper staying on their line? To me it just absolves any responsibility from the keeper and adds pressure to the defenders who clearly have zero confidence at defending set pieces right now. Being there to save a shot or header, if you commit to coming and miss it, you are in no mans land. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 4 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: He isn’t going to get European football here, so he just has to decide what he wants more Maybe but even 10k less a week is 0.5m a year worse off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Maybe but even 10k less a week is 0.5m a year worse off. True but I am pretty sure he hasn’t be doing a paper round for the last 15 years. You may be right, guess it depends what is most important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 I'd be very surprised if he leaves before next summer and the end of his contract. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxyJim1987 Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Being there to save a shot or header, if you commit to coming and miss it, you are in no mans land. Thats where being commanding and using judgement comes in. Top keepers don't stop on their line. Every goalkeeper at any level should be a good shot stopper, that's their job. It's like saying a defender is good at heading, it's a minimum requirement. It's like tackling in the box, it's calculated risk, maybe sometimes a mistake is made a pen is given away or in a keepers case, you might miss a pinch or be beaten to the ball, but his current tactic of being ganged up on the goal line whilst someone heads at goal from inside the 6 yard box si not working. He needs a better starting position off his line ready to claim. I guarantee if he came out and tried to catch or punch more balls, we wouldn't have conceded anywhere near as much. It's not just Kasper's fault though, some of the marking (or lack of it) has been terrible, but too many balls come in within his range which he doesn't even attempt to deal with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafewayFox Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 13 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Being there to save a shot or header, if you commit to coming and miss it, you are in no mans land. Which makes sense on paper but considering how horrific our defending of set corners is you’d say that being there to save a shot or header clearly isn’t happening enough. That also glosses over the nervousness/confidence sapping which ripples through the team at defending any set piece. Keepers that come off their line, take Mendy at Chelsea as an example don’t come off it every time and make a conscious decision when the ball is whipped in rather than already deciding they’re staying rooted to their line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 1 hour ago, coolhandfox said: No doubt, but how many games did we have Wilf, Evans and Fofana in the PL this season? We haven’t. Something drastic needs to happen over the close season. They say they’ve tried everything but it doesn’t seem to have worked. The players shit themselves when we have a corner, the mood in the stand instantly changes too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1742 Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 1 hour ago, SafewayFox said: Good post mate just out of curiosity what is a pro of a keeper staying on their line? To me it just absolves any responsibility from the keeper and adds pressure to the defenders who clearly have zero confidence at defending set pieces right now. There is pros and cons for each. The positive in staying on the line is if any header does happen from a striker, you are in a good position to save it. If you have gone out and say got a hand to it, you are off your line and out of position. I wouldn’t say having a keeper who is a stayer is a bad thing, we won the league with this style and the likes of Huth and Morgan would know it’s upto them to deal with it, which they invariably did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsintskaro Posted 9 May 2022 Share Posted 9 May 2022 He is not going anywhere at this age and with this salary and club will not sell him. You can tell he has comfortable connections at the top of the club I am afraid of the perspective that he will still be main keeper after 2022/2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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