Kasper Schmeichel

[Bugg]

I'm not that convinced by Heaton, never was even during his Man Utd (my other favourite team) times. But I have to admit, I haven't seen play for a few years.

As for Smithies, he would also be a good choice. Young with plenty of L1 experience, certainly time to move a league up, but he has just returned from an long-term injury, so there are little doubts how strong he will be for the last few games.

Heaton isn't even first choice at Cardiff, He isn't that good.

[L4EV]

Heaton isn't even first choice at Cardiff, He isn't that good.

This, add to that the fact he's behind Marshall who's good on his day but Cardiff fans have uncertainty about. Speroni or Camp would be better replacements.

[Happy Fox]

This, add to that the fact he's behind Marshall who's good on his day but Cardiff fans have uncertainty about. Speroni or Camp would be better replacements.

Camp is pretty shit imo, we need someone like Jason Steele, wouldn't think he would he would be that expensive failing that Kieran Westwood from Sunderland that if Kasper leaves in the summer.

[L4EV]

Camp is pretty shit imo, we need someone like Jason Steele, wouldn't think he would he would be that expensive failing that Kieran Westwood from Sunderland that if Kasper leaves in the summer.

Now he would be expensive. Isn't he well in the picture at Sunderland an all?

[Happy Fox]

Now he would be expensive. Isn't he well in the picture at Sunderland an all?

He is second choice to Mignolet if I am not mistaken, and with Craig Gordan in their as well he could find himself 3rd choice.

[Guest Col city fan]

I feel that Kasper is an exceptional goal keeper.

However, I fear he is destined for a bigger stage and that Prem clubs may well come knocking in the summer.

The problem, IMO is that he has been forced to play behind a defensive UNIT (and I don't only mean the back four in this) that has been more more at odds with itself than one of 'Spherical Foxes Blogs'.

The back four itself has been shuffled so much and the nonsense with Mills cannot have helped to create any stability whatsoever.

Add to that our wafer thin midfield and our inability to keep the ball at crucial times it's hardly surprising that Kasper has been bombarded.

I genuinely believe that without Kasper's performances and Nugents league goals we could easily be in a much worse place at present.

Kasper for me is a superb goalkeeper and the best we have had for many a year.

I don't want to be discussing other keepers. Id like us to do our utmost to keep this man between the sticks.

[Corky]

If you look at some of the 8 goals conceded in the past 2 games, he could have done better in more than half of them.

He stays rooted to his line when he should collect, he comes in no man's land when he should stay rooted, he doesn't boss/advise the defenders consistently, he's piss poor on corners & yes his kicking often seems to concede possession... Could go back before these couple of games too there's plenty more he should have got.

Like Weale all over again.

[Danny the Fox 95]

Why are we thinking of replacements for Kasper? He's an LCFC player at the moment, we should only start speculating when he has actually left

Kasper Schmeichel

[Guest Col city fan]

Like Weale all over again.

You are likening Kasper to Weale?

[FoxinLeeds]

If he was as good as what he is being made out to be why do clubs keep selling him and Denmark refuse to pick him? Leeds fans who I work with said before the season started said that Kasper was a keeper who flapped at high balls and conceded too many goals. They weren't wrong. How many headed goals have we conceded from and around the 6 yard box this season? He is a great shot stopper but a keeper who is better at dealing with crosses and commanding his area and defence would be beneficial for next season and could make all the difference.

[Guest shearfox]

Some of the best keepers in the world have had bad games... The fact remains Kasper as been fantastic this season and he has won us far more points than lost.

[Corky]

You are likening Kasper to Weale?

His description of Kasper seemed very similar to those of Weale we've seen before.

[fox ache]

His description of Kasper seemed very similar to those of Weale we've seen before.

If this is so, do you think the coaching staff could be the problem, as i said, i think Kasper is a great keeper, just cannot understand the reasoning to the long kick, especially as we have forwards who wont chase anything

[inckley fox]

If he was as good as what he is being made out to be why do clubs keep selling him and Denmark refuse to pick him? Leeds fans who I work with said before the season started said that Kasper was a keeper who flapped at high balls and conceded too many goals. They weren't wrong. How many headed goals have we conceded from and around the 6 yard box this season? He is a great shot stopper but a keeper who is better at dealing with crosses and commanding his area and defence would be beneficial for next season and could make all the difference.

I'm confused as to how so many City fans fail to see this; even though it's quite obviously the case.

He, alone, isn't to blame. But reading many of the posts on here you would - at one point or another - think that Schmeichel, Peltier, Konchesky, Mills, Bamba and St. Ledger (though perhaps not Big Wes) were the best defenders we'd ever had. Every time any of the above are criticised there is a sudden bombardment of people telling us that Kasper or Sol or Konchesky or SSL are our best players; or Mills could be our saviour... I'm yet to see any evidence of this and, sorry to say, it smacks of the worst sort of blind optimism you could ever imagine in a fan.

All of these - including Kasper - have a very hefty share of the blame for what has happened this season; a share which outweighs the considerable question marks which have hung over our midfielders and forwards at various other stages of the campaign. Much of the credit I see heaped on individuals after brief glimpses of brilliance is, I'm afraid, missing the point by a fair old margin.

We have under-performed all over the pitch this season, but whereas our midfield and strike force have marginally improved, the defence looks set to establish it as our worst in twenty years. The fans' love affair with pretty much all of its individual components is baffling.

[Kitchandro]

1 He's saved us more times that I can remember this season.

2 If the sieve of a defence in front of him did it's job better he wouldn't be so bloody busy every game.

3 No one is perfect and I'm sure the man himself would admit he's still learning, but he's still a superb keeper.

4 You are barking up the wrong tree if you are looking to solve our problems by changing our keeper, he is more than capable at this level.

Nail on head, don't think anyone can argue with that

[Kitchandro]

By the way, I'm interested to hear what points Kasper has cost us recently, because I can't fault him for any goals in the Bristol, Reading or Blackpool games, not directly anyway.

[hackneyfox]

If this is so, do you think the coaching staff could be the problem, as i said, i think Kasper is a great keeper, just cannot understand the reasoning to the long kick, especially as we have forwards who wont chase anything

DavieG and a couple of others have said it already, Stowell.

He must be a lovely bloke, he's been her for ages, but every goalie we have seems to start making more mistakes than when they first turned up.

Coincidence?

[ThurnbyLodgeFox]

Kasper has been our season saviour. The amount of points we would of lost if it wasn't for him is crazy. He's the best keeper outside the Prem and is a credit to this club

[fosseman]

I don't know about Stowell because I'm not on the training ground to see what he does. I agree that it could be a coincidence that new keepers seem to make more errors as time goes by but does that make them worse keepers? It's easy to pick on individuals without knowing the whole story. Given the state of our back four, I think any keeper would have good and bad days without blaming the GK coach.

[onecapwonder]

Kasper has been our season saviour. The amount of points we would of lost if it wasn't for him is crazy. He's the best keeper outside the Prem and is a credit to this club

This. There was a run of home games just after Christmas where Kasper stopped a certain goal in each maych. If they had gone in it would have lead to wins becoming draws and draws becoming losses. He clearly wasn't at his best against Chelsea but hey it was an FA Cup QF at Standford Bridge, maybe the nerves just got to him, seeing him play against Coventry and Birmingham he looked composed and I can't recall any mistakes. If he has been playign badly away from home ok but one could suggest of all the players he deserves some leeway.

Personally I think his technical ability when it comes to distribution is very good, his kicking out wide regularly hits its target and his throws are great. I think the issue comes with knowing when to use it. There are times when we need to counter quickly and he'll hold the ball too long and kick it when a quick throw to the fullback was required. Other times, when we were 2-0 up vs Cov and all we needed to do was keep the ball and kill the game for example, he was trying to force the pace too much, and instead of holding the ball and rolling it to a defender he immediately looked for the long kick to Beckford behind the defence.

[Raj]

Anyone who even thinks about having a pop at Casper should wake up and apologise!.

You want Ricardo back??

No then shut it.

[Fox92]

I will be ripped apart for saying this but.........................

I think Kasper Schmeichel has also played a big part in a lot of the defensive errors this season. Yes, he is a fantastic shot stopper, and yes he will become a Premier keeper one day,but, far too many times this season, when he has the ball in his hands, he has chose to slow down play by waving players to push further up the field and then `HOOFED` the ball as far as he can.

This has now made the possession of the ball a 50/50, and if their defence win it (and most times they do) ,it usually ends with Beckford not even bothering to run back,whilst Wellens, Gallagher & Konchesky who have all pushed up, are way too slow to help in any counter-attack made by the opposition.

Why can`t he just throw it to our defence in order to keep the flow going and maintain possession??? As i said before, he is a great Keeper.....But a lot of goals this season have been down to that long kick

I agree. I think he is a good shot stopper, but at times he looks hesitant. I have also noticed over the past couple of games that he hasn't called for the ball when he could, meaning an outfield player launches it out of play, giving the opposition the ball. His goal kicks are way too long, and he often asks Konchesky and Peltier to push when they come short. I have been to many games where I have thought he could have saved that.

I do obviously like him, and I think he has 'saved' us at times, but there is just something missing. He isn't the best goalkeeper outside the Prem either, Speroni is better. I don't think we need a new goalkeeper though, and I am not insisting that.

[Karljohn]

I watched some of the footage of when he was at Leeds, hesitant at times, cost Leeds a fair few goals. He's a very good keeper, in our top 3 performers this season but he's over-rated by fans because we've been starved of a decent keeper for a couple of seasons, Weale was impressive in the first championship season, Logan, Ikeme, Ricardo, Kirkland are shite and weale joined that category last year after having what bit of confidence he had ripped out of him by Svennis by taking Ricardo.

I like Kasper, but he was woeful at Chelsea, remains to be seen if he could consistently step up to that level.

[fox ache]

I feel that Kasper is an exceptional goal keeper.

However, I fear he is destined for a bigger stage and that Prem clubs may well come knocking in the summer.

The problem, IMO is that he has been forced to play behind a defensive UNIT (and I don't only mean the back four in this) that has been more more at odds with itself than one of 'Spherical Foxes Blogs'.

The back four itself has been shuffled so much and the nonsense with Mills cannot have helped to create any stability whatsoever.

Add to that our wafer thin midfield and our inability to keep the ball at crucial times it's hardly surprising that Kasper has been bombarded.

I genuinely believe that without Kasper's performances and Nugents league goals we could easily be in a much worse place at present.

Kasper for me is a superb goalkeeper and the best we have had for many a year.

I don't want to be discussing other keepers. Id like us to do our utmost to keep this man between the sticks.

I totally agree with you, not once have i said i want another keeper, not once have i said hes crap (people should read the thread rather than the title)..... I am saying too many times we have been caught out due to the long kick in which Kasper has made some fantastic saves.......But where did the loss of possesion start from in the first place?? Its a tactical move from the training ground that hasnt worked due to the players inabilities to chase the ball if it hasnt fell to their feet

[Charl91]

I think Kasper hasn't had a great run of form recently (though I still love the guy)