And further to my point about penalties, Forster is 6ft 7, If he waited until the ball is kicked he could still fill 2/3rds of the goal whilst diving the correct way. Is it the Kelvin Davis coaching ?
Why don't we train keepers to wait until the ball is kicked until diving, the number we would have saved by penalties shot straight down the middle would far outweigh the ones we don't save by diving out of the way trying to guess right. Put the pressure on the penalty taker.
I liked his game. With no fans in the stadium you could hear him barking out orders repeatedly. He was also dominant coming for crosses and had some good punches to clear the danger. Compare with that Alec Flapcarthy and Forster is the number 1 IMO.
Newcastle away was my final straw with Redmond. Our pathetic attempts at breaking down 9 men seemed to end with Redmond’s contributions. One player who I hope we can move on as he’s been a big part of the malaise encompassing this team.
Make a save? His penalty saving record is atrocious and the flap at Neto’s effort was embarrassing. He’s not very good. Forster has 4 clean sheets plus was in goal during our last win in the league. McCarthy is a sieve right now.
You need pace or players who can beat a man to generate space when playing against a team sat back like this. Djenepo is unpredictable but he offers us pace and trickery. Mystifying why he is still on the bench.