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No worries...but surely you have to admit that he's failed to save many shots that a PL lever keeper should have saved?

And that's my point. Every country analysed different scientific views in different ways and had various different results as a consequence. The common denominator for all countries was a) the virus and b) not having a bloody clue what to do. We witnessed various subjective decisions arrived at after an objective assessment of something unprecedented and unknown, so it's obvious that mistakes were going to be made left right and centre.

It was a long journey... at the beginning you had to be pretty stupid to think that we shouldn't have locked down. Along the way there various arguments for what we should have done differently...not one country knew what to...look at Australia, China, France, others. They all did their own thing based on different scientific opinions and assessment of it. All were right and wrong on varying degrees. We've all got 20/20 hindsight.

It's there..."look over the season...what saves did he not make that most PL (and championship) keepers should be making?"

I'm not fussed what others think...you think Bazunu is ok, and some people think Edozie is a PL player so I ignore lots of opinions. In the incident I'm referring to Bednarek had a quick glance back, only had Baz so git touch. I repeat that Bednarek had better options, but the relevant point to this discussion is that he declined the Baz option cos, like most people, he knows he's not good enough.

There's questioning it and not wanting things to be real. The threat was real... hoping that it wasn't is not challenging the science. The government had to err on the side of caution imo. The simple truth is that they were dammed if they did and dammed if they didn't.

Yep. I know of many people who've benefited. Loans to new and existing companies, companies which didn't take loans issuing "consultancy" invoices to the companies receiving loans, but then having to fold having settled the invoices leaving the COVID loan unpaid. Absolutely shocking how easy it was to get the loans and exploit gaping loopholes.

There's a lot of hindsight in people's opinions. At the time we were reacting to what we were seeing in Italy. With the passage of time, it's too convenient to forget that.

The answer yesterday was none. What's the answer to mine?

Yep...that's my point. The one near the end where Bednarek was on the right, he just didn't fancy passing back so put it into touch. Sure, he should have played it forward, but out of touch was deemed a better option than Baz. If he had a keeper he could have relied on, that ball would have gone backwards.

That's not the question. Look over the season...what saves did he not make that most PL (and championship) keepers should be making? The honest answer is bloody loads. We've been treated to Shilton, Flowers, Niemi, and all sorts of decent keepers. I cannot think of one regular first team keeper in my time as a fan who's been worse than this lad.

That's a bizarre opinion. On any assessment he was trying to take the ball but missed. He either had to get the ball or stay (in a proper position, which to be fair is beyond him) but not what he did.

I don't believe that Willy, or probably any other keeper in a PL clubs first team squad, would have flapped at that cross like Baz. His positioning at various times was as shocking as usual as well. I also think several of Bednarek's decisions were based on his lack of faith in Baz behind him - clearances to touch were considered safer than relying on his keeper. He's appalling and I'd replace him with whoever out of McCarthy and Willy is doing best in training.

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That was some finish.

Yep. Awful. Poor movement. Terrible touch. Looks disinterested.

FFS Del, Janny b! Yep, utter joke though. That header to touch was desperate. In other news , where tf is Alcaraz playing? And who sanctioned the signing of Sulemena?

Not bad that. Hopefully that'll be a 433. That's a nice combination on midfield. Walcott has looked handy when he's played, and Sulemena will hopefully be much more productive left of a 3 rather than up top. KWP is a better left back than Perraud imo. Hard to make a case for Bednarek though.

If you watched the game I'm amazed how you didn't see what JWP added when he replaced Lavia. Selles singled him out for good reason.

There's usually a bit of good in every bad season, and we've not had it yet. My issue is that I don't think that the players give a monkeys, and I don't see us turning the corner.

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You didn't watch the Grimsby game?!

Selles is right. I watched the Grimsby match on paramount. The commentators shared my view in Lavia - he's a very classy player with all the talent in the world but he needs too many touches, slows us down, and rarely helps move ys up the pitch. Compare that to JWP when he replaced him - one touch, passing forwards, and moving us up the pitch. He's going to be a superb player, but at the moment I'm not sure he's the answer in a midfield 2. I'd like to see him in a 3 with JWP and Alcaraz.

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