Gavin Bazunu

[Saint_clark]

11 minutes ago, Badger said:

We questioned his attempt at the penalty at the time, . The odds are always stacked in favour of the penalty taker but he seemed a bit slow to get down to it. Perhaps harsh.

No denying his late save though, important stop. Hope he builds on it.

Not convinced despite yesterday’s performance. He’s no Hannah Hampton ! 

As LD said above, for the penalty he was bouncing up and down which meant he wasn't set to dive as the penalty was struck. 

[Midfield_General]

I think full-time yesterday was the first time I'ver seen Baz smile. He usually seems very serious and loves a scowl. 

Absolutely delighted for the young custodian. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Midfield_General

[Gloucester Saint]

39 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

I think full-time yesterday was the first time I'ver seen Baz smile. He usually seems very serious and loves a scowl. 

Absolutely delighted for the young custodian. 

The club didn’t help him by chucking him in so young, not helped I suspect by RH having fallen out with McCarthy after the Brighton game and not giving GB a rest when the heat came on. Add in the instability of 22/23, Martinball in 23/24 (we’ve seen how many shots League 2 SPL players are taking at goal vs a wide open Rangers) and a mixed spell at Liege. Confidence can’t have been high.

So if Still has brought a good keeping coaching in and lifted confidence and instilled some basic technique to complete the City academy education, then we can hope for continued growth and development.

He will still make mistakes - all keepers do - but it’s the basics I’m watching. And if those go on an upwards curve I think more fans will overlook the mistakes a bit more.

[Convict Colony]

Didn't see the game but in highlights loved how pumped him and quarshie were are that save.

Like a baby Lynaco

[notnowcato]

Just now, Convict Colony said:

Didn't see the game but in highlights loved how pumped him and quarshie were are that save.

Like a baby Lynaco

He had just dug Quarshie out of a hole created by a sloppy attempt to control the ball. Top save though. 

[Whitey Grandad]

45 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

Didn't see the game but in highlights loved how pumped him and quarshie were are that save.

Like a baby Lynaco

As in "The boy Lynaco done good"?

😉

[Convict Colony]

58 minutes ago, notnowcato said:

He had just dug Quarshie out of a hole created by a sloppy attempt to control the ball. Top save though. 

to be far to quarshie, Charles miskicked it back to goal which would of been a through ball, quarshie got his leg up to defend it but richoeted into Wrexham players path.

[notnowcato]

26 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

to be far to quarshie, Charles miskicked it back to goal which would of been a through ball, quarshie got his leg up to defend it but richoeted into Wrexham players path.

Yeah, I know I’m being really picky but I thought Quarshie’s reaction showed a lack of awareness. 

[Saint_clark]

2 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

As LD said above, for the penalty he was bouncing up and down which meant he wasn't set to dive as the penalty was struck. 

Not sure what's funny @notnowcato. Watch it back, as the penalty is struck he's just landing from jumping in the air. At those speeds with those fine margins, that half a second it takes to adjust and dive is massive. 

This isn't a Bazunu thing, I've always said keepers shouldn't jump up and down when facing a penalty.

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Saint_clark

[Turkish]

2 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

'Custodian'. Shoot magazine always used to call goalies 'custodians', but you never hear them called that any more, do you? 

I'm bringing it back. 

Custodian. 

Custodian is a good one, glovesman is my personal favourite but custodian is good 

[Turkish]

8 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Not sure what's funny @notnowcato. Watch it back, as the penalty is struck he's just landing from jumping in the air. At those speeds with those fine margins, that half a second it takes to adjust and dive is massive. 

This isn't a Bazunu thing, I've always said keepers shouldn't jump up and down when facing a penalty.

 

 

I agree it’s a a bit stupid as if you’re mid jump you can’t push off. It wasn’t a great penalty, not even close to the corner but he didn’t get anywhere near it

[notnowcato]

8 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Not sure what's funny @notnowcato. Watch it back, as the penalty is struck he's just landing from jumping in the air. At those speeds with those fine margins, that half a second it takes to adjust and dive is massive. 

This isn't a Bazunu thing, I've always said keepers shouldn't jump up and down when facing a penalty.

Yeah I’ve absolutely no idea why every single top keeper seems to disagree with you. Very strange. 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, notnowcato said:

Yeah I’ve absolutely no idea why every single top keeper seems to disagree with you. Very strange. 

You don't see many of them do it anymore so that's a terrible rebuttal. 

[Whitey Grandad]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I agree it’s a a bit stupid as if you’re mid jump you can’t push off. It wasn’t a great penalty, not even close to the corner but he didn’t get anywhere near it

Hard and low. Always difficult to save. 

[notnowcato]

2 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

You don't see many of them do it anymore so that's a terrible rebuttal. 

If you say so 😂

Baz’s right foot clearly planted and pushed off from at the point of the ball being struck, note picture doesn’t show Windass with his right foot at the top of his back swing. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

18 minutes ago, notnowcato said:

Baz’s right foot clearly planted and pushed off from at the point of the ball being struck, note picture doesn’t show Windass with his right foot at the top of his back swing. 

You can’t post a still picture just as his feet landed and claim it was clearly planted and he’d “pushed off” from it. Watch the moving pictures, he lands just before the lad struck the ball. Contrast this with Dean Henderson fa cup save, where he isn’t so flat when the balls struck. It goes in pretty much the same distance from the post, yet Henderson pushes out further and one leg is further behind the other. If I have the choice between a former pro, who is now coaching professionally, or you, I’ll go with the first. As I said, he has no agenda, he actually thinks Baz is decent. It’s just a little point he picked up on (as I’m sure our coaching staff will have as well). 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

I think full-time yesterday was the first time I'ver seen Baz smile. He usually seems very serious and loves a scowl. 

Absolutely delighted for the young custodian. 

One thing I continue to like is how comfortable it feels when the ball is passed back to him. No one's perfect, and that includes those passing it back. But he remains super cool at it, and better than many other 'keepers I see. I'm generally already looking to see where he's going to put it, rather than any concerns about it going wrong.