GK position sorted - Forster returns!

Sad but true.

 

He does need to start catching instead of punching, for sure. Solid other than that tonight, IMO.

 

He was absolute pish tonight and against better opposition would have been exposed. No excuse for a guy his height that is unable to catch a simple cross.

 

Flapped at a couple of crosses , but never really troubled. Kicking looks to have improved though.

 

Think alot of people might be missing the point regards punching the ball away. Think about it. Theres a corner with the ball being sent into the box. Theres a good 8/9 opposition players in the box never mind your own. Now do you punch the ball away or do you try catch it with the possibility you could drop it with the bodies all falling into you resulting in a possible goal. You get the ball to * and play it safe.
Stevie Woods isn't a mug. He's clearly been training the keepers that way to deal with that kind of situation.

 

Do you punch it, and give possession back to the opposition

or do you have confidence in yourself, knowing your a good few inches taller than everyone, and do you do what yourpaid for and catch the ball and start an attack from the back, or even set a striker away up the park.?

 

Dont get me wrong i see where you're coming from but what if you drop the catch and gift the goal? Take no chances and get it to * surely? Remember you have all these players jumping up into you.

 

More often than not a keeper will be fouled when challinging for the ball or will atleast be given the benefit of the doubt.

Trying to catch the ball should not be a risk for a goalkeeper. Their mentality should be "im going to catch this" not "im goin to punch this, incase i drop it"

 

Number 1 jersey also , he is defo going to be bought this time round i feel

 

what if you punch the ball just to he edge of the box and nearly gift a goal like he did yesterday?
or what if you go to punch a ball and miss like he did yesterday and nearly gave them a goal?

its not like we are asking him to do something my sunday league keeper doesnt do and he is only 6ft.

 

Fraser forster. 6 foot 7. when jumping and with his hands in the air he can get to balls that nobody else can. why does he not catch it and start an attack, rather than gamble on a punch that he might not connect with properly??

 

Said it before and I'll say it again, He's *. Last night just helped to back that up.

Showed once again he can't catch a simple cross, and can't kick the ball to save himself.

Stuck with a poor keeper once again. * great, Oh Boruc how I miss you.

 

I agree. And I'm slowly growing tired of all this Artur Boruc bullshit. Was he good for us? Yes, he was brilliant. But the last season and a half he was overweight and didn't give a *, let in a few howlers as well, yet people forget all that just because he wound up the huns all the time. Ridiculous. There's massive bias among Celtic fans, when it comes to Boruc, whose attitude really screwed us over in the end. And as Artur himself said...this lack of real criticism from the fans, who worshipped him regardless of the mistakes he made, in the end lead to his complacency. Holy Goalie...immune to criticism.

Of course top shape Boruc is better than Forster, but Forster is a lot more consistent (hardly made a goal costing error last season) and at least with Forster you don't have to live in fear of him losing motivation again and gaining more than a couple pounds.

I for one am very pleased with Forster being back, it was clear he was Lennon's top choice from the start.

 

Absolute nonsense of a post!

Boruc was twice the keeper Forster is, completely fit, overweight, or * drunk!

You only think Forster is more consistent because he let's in less goals, solely because we have a stronger defense now. Do you forget the defense Boruc had to play behind? I think you do. And as for the howlers? Yeah he made a few , but so does Casillas along with all the best goalkeepers in the world.

Forster is *, inexperienced and lacking in quality.

 

Fraser forster, 6ft 7 wen standing...5ft 2 wen jumping.

 

Boruc was one of the best keepers in the world, I worshipped the guy just as anyone else did, but he let himself go and I was more nervous with him in goal in his last season than now with Forster, yet Boruc was given a free pass for most part. Come on, you know what it's often like at Celtic, Artur's behaviour against them had a massive influence on how he was viewed by the fans, especially once his form nosedived towards the end of his spell. And yes, even then he could sometimes still provide brilliance (save against Hibs for example). It is in a way similar to the endless MON vs WGS discussions, where WGS often doesn't get the credit he deserves.

This defense Forster plays behind gets slated all the time as well, just look at all the anti-Glenda or anti-Big Dan threads, it's hardly much better than when Boruc was here, Glenda was playing then as well. People slate Forster, but honestly, in his time here, how many goals was he directly responsible for? Davis in the cup final is one often mentioned, but other than that? While there were also brilliant saves that gave us results.

Oh and what I also find odd is how many people were disappointed we didn't sign Sandomierski, but honestly how many of them have actually formed their opinion on seeing him play?

 

Our defense now gets NOWHERE near as slated as it did back then because it is obviously much better.


Yes, Boruc was undoubtedly liked more by some fans because of his off the ball antics but this does not mean he was overrated. He was still clearly a world class keeper who made top class game saving saves on a regular basis. There is no doubt that he is a significantly better keeper than Forster. How many goals was Forster directly responsible? Not many but the truth of the matter is I have seen plenty of goals going past Forster where I'm sure other keepers would have safely saved. He doesn't make mistakes, but he doesn't pull off great saves either which is the difference sometimes between losing and winning a game. Something which Boruc showed time and time again.

 

In our case it isn't, so Forster can just be what he is- reliable.

 

Boruc was a better keeper than Forster and i know i'm inviting an indignant backlash here but he wasn't as amazing as some people make out. People used to go on about Fabien Barthez at Manure too because he was a big character but as a goalkeeper, he had too many dodgy moments.

 

Agree Boruc was a great goalie, BUT MISTAKES HE MADE WERE RIDICULOUS. Ehiogu's goal at Parkhead was disgraceful goalkeeping. The Squiggler at easter road was shocking as well. thats the 1st 2 that come to mind

Really dont want Forster anywhere near the nets. Should have coughed up some cash and got David Marshall back