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| DO WE NEED A NEW KEEPER?; Taylor doesnt command the box well | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 7 2005, 10:27 AM (288 Views) | |
| bluebirdy | Feb 7 2005, 10:27 AM Post #1 |
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I AM THE ONLY TILTON FAN WHO THINKS TAYLORS INEPT??? I COULDNT COUNT HOW MANY TIMES IVE FEARED FOR US WHEN THE BALL HAS BEEN PASSED BACK TO TAYLOR :( ALSO I HAVE TO SAY THAT I THINK NICO IS BETTER. I KNOW I'LL GET PEOPLE SAYIN WHAT ABOUT THIS SAVE WHAT AND WHAT ABOUT THAT SAVE BUT IF YOU WEIGH UP THAT WITHIN 90MINS YOU WILL NOTICE TAYLOR IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST INDICISIVE KEEPERS IN THE PREMIERSHIP!!! |
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| StAndrews4Eva | Feb 7 2005, 10:37 AM Post #2 |
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Gil Merrick
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Can I just throw some statistics into the fray here? Goalkeepers Team Saves Saves/shots R Green Norwich 100 71% G Kiraly C Palace 81 77% M Taylor Birmingham 72 72% M Schwarzer Middlesbrough 72 71% B Friedel Blackburn 71 68% Ok so it does not show a lot on decisiveness but he is one of the best keepers in the prem league on shots/goals ratio. I agree that at times his decsion making is not spot on and he does leave me a little shaky when he has the ball passed back to him. The one thing that alarms me the most is his lack of vocal communication with his defence. I dont think that Nico is much better in all honesty. I think if we are to replace Taylor then it should be with a new keeper. Kirkland is looking to leave Liverppol apparently as they have brought it Scott Carson, Kirkland is a good keeper and is still fairly young. Only problem is any good keeper that becomes available this close season will have Man U and Arsebal on there tail. |
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| hughesie | Feb 7 2005, 10:38 AM Post #3 |
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never been that convinced either. great shop stopper, but at the end of the day that is his job first and foremost. this is however not enough in the premiership, as you need to have a more complete game as with all positions. like dj, taylor is very good at one aspect of his game, which is fine but only to a certain degree and it is the players who offer an another option or are strong at two or three areas of the game when they become premiership class. of course their are the odd exceptions to this rule, but these players are/have to be the very very best at what they do and dj is not the best tackling midfielder and taylor is not the best shot stopper. maybe they are at our club but not overall and we need players that will offer more than one option. |
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| bluebirdy | Feb 7 2005, 10:44 AM Post #4 |
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I KNEW SOME ONE WAS GONNA THROW FIGURES AT ME AND YES I AGREE THE STATISTICS LOOK GOOD BUT DO YOU AGREE THAT HE DOESNT COMMAND THE BOX WELL, ALSO WHEN HE'S HAD TIME TO DISTRIBUTE THE BALL TO EITHER UPSON OR CUNNINGHAM HE'S DECIDED TO HOOOOOOOF IT UP FEILD OR OUT OF PLAY. OK I WAS A BIT HARSH SUGGESTING HE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST BUT HE SURE IS CLUMSY. WE ALL KNOW WHO THE WORST IS AND MAY OUR NIEGHBOURS IN CLARET AND BLUE KEEP HIM |
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| hughesie | Feb 7 2005, 10:46 AM Post #5 |
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ok, you can throw that in to the fray but where in the league are the teams these keepers play for??? yep all below us except for Schwarzer, and including us in the bottom six. when you are low down in the league it is almost inevitable that you will be saving more shots than other keepers, and many of these shots will be straight at you etc etc etc i dont think anybody disputes taylor's shot stopping ability as he is a very very good shot stopper. however, his decision making and box domination is poor and this is probably as if not more important than shot stopping |
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| StAndrews4Eva | Feb 7 2005, 10:47 AM Post #6 |
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I do agree that his decison making is not that great and when he recieves the ball he looks shaky and a good striker will pick up on that and challenge him for the ball. He doesnt seem to command his box and to me he does not look confident and as with clearances, a good striker with his wits about him will pick up on this and take advantage. |
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| StAndrews4Eva | Feb 7 2005, 10:49 AM Post #7 |
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Gil Merrick
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Yeah, totally agree with you there. The facts and figures were to dispute the claim that Taylor was one of the worst keepers in the league. |
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| bluebirdy | Feb 7 2005, 10:55 AM Post #8 |
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GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO ISNT SURE ABOUT HIM!!!!! :D ANY BODY GOT ANY IDEAS ON WHO COULD REPLACE HIM AND I DO AGREE NICO ISNT THE ANSWER BUT I DO PREFER HIM TO MAIK |
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| BCFC_Ben | Feb 7 2005, 10:58 AM Post #9 |
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Bluebirdy, just a Note, users are asked not to use caps lock when typing, it implies you are shouting, thanks |
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| bluebirdy | Feb 7 2005, 10:59 AM Post #10 |
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sorry :D |
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| BCFC_Ben | Feb 7 2005, 11:04 AM Post #11 |
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No worries, by the way have you noticed we now have the official board up and running instead of posting in here. See the pinned thread at the top of the Blues Chat. |
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| mcmonza | Feb 7 2005, 11:06 AM Post #12 |
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are you mad maik taylor is one of the best goal keepers in the prem just because he hasnt repeated last seasons performances dosnt make him a bad goal keeper all season our confidence has been low so i would expect to effect the goalkeeper more then the players |
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| bluebirdy | Feb 7 2005, 11:08 AM Post #13 |
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how about Gudiccini on loan from Chelski????? ;) we seem to have a good club to club relationship with them and i really do rate him, and he commands the box well |
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| bluebirdy | Feb 7 2005, 11:12 AM Post #14 |
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shot stopping dont make a good keeper!!! its his all round abillity.Can you honestly say that when ever the ball is played back to Taylor youve been confident or whenever a cross has come in he has commanded the box well or released it quickly??? ok he did a fantastic throw out to gray during the southampton game but that was it!!! |
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