Gavin Bazunu

[Harry_SFC]

He should've saved the first one for sure. It's that low shot down to the left he seems to really struggle with. 

I thought the second was a foul personally.

Made one very good save and a couple of other half decent stops but he can't keep letting in these goals from range. 

We badly new a keeper in January. 

[stknowle]

Made a couple of decent saves tonight and yes there has been a moderate improvement generally but I remain utterly unconvinced. Bag of nerves, never looks properly in control. 

[tdmickey3]

4 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said:

You sound prejudiced, just like me 😂

No just honest and factual but let the delusional carry on

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, Saint86 said:

You're on the match thread slating him for "not saving anything", yet completely ignore the fantastic 3 saves he made back to back that had the commentator waxing lyrical about him. His ball play at the back is tactically very important to how we draw teams on to us and led directly to the first goal where we broke away, and the first goal he is utterly unsighted for. The 2nd goal he could command the box better, but equally it's about 6 saints players Vs 2 west brom attackers, and once again a case of 3 cbs that cannot win headers. Ditto we seem unable to effectively stop crosses even with a 5 man back line.

So we need him to be a part of the passing around at the back otherwise it all goes wrong? Thats a new excuse to me.

It’s not as if we haven’t got 10 other players on the pitch who could conceivably do that, instead of involving a goalkeeper who barely saves anything.

And people are literally wetting themselves over a couple of saves. Other goalkeepers make good saves too, not just Bazunu. For all McCarthys flaws, I’ve seen him make many brilliant saves. 

If you took the bloke out of this league and plonked him in Junior football he’d still perform at exactly the same level. 

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

No just honest and factual but let the delusional carry on

I’m saying that tongue in cheek. Apparently people who criticise Bazunu are prejudiced.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Fucking hell, Warwick Davies would have jumped higher than Baz for that second goal. Weak as piss, AM would have come and punched that, no bother. I can’t believe anyone thinks he’s not put us under more pressure than was necessary tonight. It’s every fucking week, first one, debatable, second one 100% on that fucking useless clown…

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, Lord Duckhunter said:

Fucking hell, Warwick Davies would have jumped higher than Baz for that second goal. Weak as piss, AM would have come and punched that, no bother. I can’t believe anyone thinks he’s not put us under more pressure than was necessary tonight. It’s every fucking week, first one, debatable, second one 100% on that fucking useless clown…

You’re not allowed to say that. Only Bazunu makes saves. No other keeper is capable. He is the pinnacle, and we should be thankful for that.

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, Crab Lungs said:

I’m saying that tongue in cheek. Apparently people who criticise Bazunu are prejudiced.

Let em get on with it mate, the penny will drop eventually 

[S-Clarke]

He saved 1 or two efforts, but they weren't worldies. 

Let's not ignore the 2nd goal though, he was bullied out of the way. He has no presence in the box. He makes everyone nervous. This is another huge limitation in his game, ignoring the first limitation in that he struggles to make saves.

We will rely on pure luck to win games if we continue with him. But we've all said this for 4 years, so what's the point. Broken record, he'll get a new contract soon.

Edited 5 hours ago by S-Clarke

[Crab Lungs]

2 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Let em get on with it mate, the penny will drop eventually 

I’m not sure it will. It’s almost militant 😂

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

I thought we were rid of this guy after mccarthy got us through the playoffs and then we signed Ramsdale, and yet here we are. Just don't understand why we persevere with him. He is a liability.

Mind you, I thought we would be rid of stephens years ago so what do I know

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

I thought we were rid of this guy after mccarthy got us through the playoffs and then we signed Ramsdale, and yet here we are. Just don't understand why we persevere with him. He is a liability.

Mind you, I thought we would be rid of stephens years ago so what do I know

You’re not allowed to criticise him. He’s the pinnacle of goalkeeping.

[Lord Duckhunter]

I’m looking forward to the photo of his position when the guy heads it in. 
 

One thing for sure, other sides will notice his lack of presence and ownership of his 6 yard box. Peter Schmeichel used to spread himself and look massive, he changed goal keeping with his revolutionary star fish approach. Baz takes the opposite approach,he’s perfected  the jelly fish technique….

[Miltonaggro]

Just now, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’m looking forward to the photo of his position when the guy heads it in. 
 

One thing for sure, other sides will notice his lack of presence and ownership of his 6 yard box. Peter Schmeichel used to spread himself and look massive, he changed goal keeping with his revolutionary star fish approach. Baz takes the opposite approach,he’s perfected  the jelly fish technique….

The fucking penguin.

[saintant]

He was flailing like a weakling for their second goal. For the first he is, as normal, not positioned correctly and has his angles wrong. We need to replace him asap.

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’m looking forward to the photo of his position when the guy heads it in. 
 

One thing for sure, other sides will notice his lack of presence and ownership of his 6 yard box. Peter Schmeichel used to spread himself and look massive, he changed goal keeping with his revolutionary star fish approach. Baz takes the opposite approach,he’s perfected  the jelly fish technique….

I think teams have noticed it tbh. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

I’m going to say this very politely but seriously fuck off if you think he was the issue tonight. 😂

He didn’t do anything wrong in the first half.

From watching from the Northam End; the first goal was through a crowd of players. He then pulled off three or four good saves to keep us in it before the second goal went in.

I’d put the majority of the blame solely on the defenders the rather brilliantly invited all the pressure in that second half to West Brom’s attack.

Is he the best keeper in the world, no.
Is he one of the best in the league, no.
Would I replace him as a priority in the next window, yes I would.

But Jesus Christ he was not the issue for us tonight. Some people’s agenda against him is laughable.

(Based on what I watched in game having not seen highlights yet).

Edited 5 hours ago by Willo of Whiteley

[Galway saint]

7 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said:

I think teams have noticed it tbh. 

It’s a legitimate tactic against a small and physically slight keeper. If the ball beats the first man on the front post we are in trouble and teams have clearly spotted that and teams will continue to target that until he is replaced. If the new guy is all he’s cracked up to be he will see that. It’s like having a weak scrum in rugby - teams will exploit it and you struggle to have a platform to play from. 

It’s one of the reason we get deeper and deeper as he can’t command his box so the CBs have to compensate and fill the space he should be commanding. It must be a nightmare to play with him as a CB as he has no presence in the six yard box.

If there are any CBs on here who would you rather have in goal Baz or McCarthy ? 

[SaintsBarry74]

He's not a natural GK. Poor command of his defence. 

Thankfully we've got a top3 squad in this league who can score. 

Statistically he's still one of the worst GKs in the league, something he's been consistent at his entire career so far.

[die Mannyschaft]

56 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I’m going to say this very politely but seriously fuck off if you think he was the issue tonight. 😂

He didn’t do anything wrong in the first half.

From watching from the Northam End; the first goal was through a crowd of players. He then pulled off three or four good saves to keep us in it before the second goal went in.

I’d put the majority of the blame solely on the defenders the rather brilliantly invited all the pressure in that second half to West Brom’s attack.

Is he the best keeper in the world, no.
Is he one of the best in the league, no.
Would I replace him as a priority in the next window, yes I would.

But Jesus Christ he was not the issue for us tonight. Some people’s agenda against him is laughable.

(Based on what I watched in game having not seen highlights yet).

He's actually doing very well. If you take the saves which opposition should have scored from then saves more than lets in. Our defence really needs upgrading in Jan window or we don't make any subs. 

[skintsaint]

First goal I am assuming he didn't see it until late as he doesn't move until its at that bunch of players in front of him by which time its too late...Did note that both Quarshie and Manning tried to stand and block the shot to no avail.

2nd goal he has fallen for the block and couldn't get to a near post cross, which should have been easily punched away if he had just managed the block better.

Edited 1 hour ago by skintsaint