Gavin Bazunu

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

I think unfortunately, like a lot of our fans, he doesn't have the mental fortitude for it. Classic sports confidence issues. He was clearly very good for Portsmouth.

I don’t know about that but having been thrown into the first team of a struggling premier league side, who had a terrible season and being clearly out of your depth has got to have some impact. Thats the fault of the idiots who decided it was a good idea 

[egg]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

I think unfortunately, like a lot of our fans, he doesn't have the mental fortitude for it. Classic sports confidence issues.

It must be a confidence or psychological thing. 

A mates sister in law was a world beater on the tennis practice court, bossed everyone. On match day she froze and barely made the top 500. She quit and moved into coaching. 

Hopefully Baz can fullfil his potential. For us and his sake. 

 

[Chez]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I don’t think he’s terrible, he isn’t the worst, but he’s definitely a long way from the best; and that’s the problem right there.

We have a few other positions you could say that. Right back for starters. Is Bazunu worse than Bree and Sugawara? I don't hear too many crying about that position. It's been a while since I've had to watch Baz in nets...maybe I have forgotten how poor he looked.

[Football Special]

32 minutes ago, Chez said:

We have a few other positions you could say that. Right back for starters. Is Bazunu worse than Bree and Sugawara? I don't hear too many crying about that position. It's been a while since I've had to watch Baz in nets...maybe I have forgotten how poor he looked.

Right back clearly is a position we are weaker now than last championship season,  difference is it is a position that can be carried a bit as mistakes won't necessarily be as detrimental as a goalkeeper error. 

Bree is steady I think  , Suga has been a disappointment in his Premier league performances, if they've taught him how to defend let's see if he can improve now and lay off the basketball for a bit 

[bugenhagen]

1 hour ago, egg said:

It must be a confidence or psychological thing. 

A mates sister in law was a world beater on the tennis practice court, bossed everyone. On match day she froze and barely made the top 500. She quit and moved into coaching. 

Hopefully Baz can fullfil his potential. For us and his sake. 

 

Based on that analogy, I thought you were going to suggest that Baz should quit and consider coaching 😉

[egg]

9 minutes ago, bugenhagen said:

Based on that analogy, I thought you were going to suggest that Baz should quit and consider coaching 😉

Some would say he should just quit! 

[Chez]

36 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Right back clearly is a position we are weaker now than last championship season,  difference is it is a position that can be carried a bit as mistakes won't necessarily be as detrimental as a goalkeeper error. 

Bree is steady I think  , Suga has been a disappointment in his Premier league performances, if they've taught him how to defend let's see if he can improve now and lay off the basketball for a bit 

Not sure Baz makes lots of howlers, he just hasn't dominated his goal or been good positionally. That seems to equate to having a right back that doesn't dominate, and can't attack or defend all that well...which is what we have in our right backs. Right back isn't the only position that is sewn up. Left back has two guys that are positionally poor and defensively weak - well at least Juric thought so (of Wellington). A holding midfielder doesn't seem to exist in our squad other than Sesay, who looked like he had a bit to learn. Have we any pace out wide...at all? I think I should stop comparing Baz with the other positions. I want to remain positive, at least until I have seen us play a few games.

[SambaMaverick]

I just don't have the energy to watch him for another season. Goalkeeper is the one position where you cannot have passengers, it's just ridiculous.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

I have my doubts like everyone here but it's interesting that we're painting this as the club's decision when presumably Still is on board with it, or perhaps even the main driver of the decision?

Also the club decided Baz wasn't good enough last season so they're obviously not totally wedded to him 

Edited 2 hours ago by Ex Lion Tamer

[HarvSFC]

34 minutes ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

Also the club decided Baz wasn't good enough last season so they're obviously not totally wedded to him 

Did they? They went into the season with McCarthy as number one with the plan for him to keep the gloves until Bazunu returned from his injury and seemed quite confident with doing so at the fans forum last year. Bazunu, McCarthy and Lumley were the three goalkeepers they decided to go into the season with.

It was then after the Newcastle debacle on the opening day and the Nottingham Forest match that the realisation hit that we were going to break Derby's points record with McCarthy and they panic bought a goalkeeper, being Ramsdale. 

[Scummer]

1 hour ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

 

Also the club decided Baz wasn't good enough last season so they're obviously not totally wedded to him 

He was injured for the first few months of last season. It was McCarthy they decided they needed to replace