Claudio Bravo - 2016/2017 performances (continued)

[pudge]

Sorry but you don't. Pep wants Bravo for his distribution and we create more ie score more. And seriously how many shots that went in were really his fault or howlers? We made more howlers in front of goal tbh. But you and others just let yourself led by the shot stop stats. So no you don't, many don't. That's my opinion like it or lump it I don't care eitherways.

If it's all about the distribution then stick Yaya in nets, he'll kick start attacks from the back.

Only Yaya would be wank at keeping the ball out of the net, so it would be silly to play him in there.

So put Bravo in there instead.... only he's wank at keeping the ball out of the net....

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Good sweeper, bad keeper.

Against teams that will offer little going forward, he is an extra defender to move the ball around.

Against teams who will work to break us down, get down the line and cross the ball, or who are dead ball specialists, I'd rather have my wife in goal. At least that way the defence won't be under any illusions the keeper is going to get it or stop it!!! And, she looks better in shorts than him!!!

 

[OB1]

Bravo might play a part in terms of what he does with his feet (his distribution is undeniably excellent), but that's only part of the story. As a goalkeeper in the traditional sense, he's been a fucking car crash. Turns his back in one on ones, tries to smother the ball feet first, and somehow lets in virtually every shot that comes his way. He's not up to goalkeeping in this league either mentally or physically. My fervent wish is that we buy a keeper in the summer competent in both main aspects (distribution and actually saving the ball) of the art, not just one of them

I think we have to buy a new first choice keeper but having just had chance to see the Hull goal again from various angles, Bravo was yet again badly let down by his defence and it wasn't a howler on Bravo's part. For me it is another might have saved it but Stones is in his eyeline and deflects the shot at close range to Bravo. As someone who played in goals regularly for over 30 years, I really feel for the guy.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

If you're justifying a goalkeeper who lets in almost every shot on target he faces because he has a good range of passing, you might as well put Yaya Toure in goal.

Okay, someone else made the same point 5 minutes before me.

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

Deluded more like
We are fighting for top 4 thanks to him sticking with juliet for so long

Can't agree with you here, we are fighting for top four because of years of neglect in the transfer market, not because pep is a bad manager or bravo is a bad keeper

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

You need to go there more often John. You might start to understand why Pep has Bravo in the team.

You're doing it again. I know exactly why Pep has him in the team. He is an excellent conduit, who keeps the ball moving quickly and accurately. The first line of attack. That doesn't change the fact that the trade off is that he has been piss poor all season when it comes to other aspects of the game. Off the top of my head, dropped it onto Big Nose's foot at the Swamp, dived in recklessly with his feet on Rooney after losing control, the fuck up at Barca, letting Conor Wickham's shot straight through him, horrendous positioning for Chelsea's second at the Etihad, Timmy Chocolate wrists at the Walker Stadium, pitiful attempts at saving Everton's 3rd and 4th goals at Woodison Park. Not 'ball trickling through the legs' catastrophes, but substandard stuff nonetheless

 

[bluemc1]

Not one team in the PL would swap their keeper for him, that tells me he's not good enough for a club wanting to achieve what we do

 

[eversince 76]

You're doing it again. I know exactly why Pep has him in the team. He is an excellent conduit, who keeps the ball moving quickly and accurately. The first line of attack. That doesn't change the fact that the trade off is that he has been piss poor all season when it comes to other aspects of the game. Off the top of my head, dropped it onto Big Nose's foot at the Swamp, dived in recklessly with his feet on Rooney after losing control, the fuck up at Barca, letting Conor Wickham's shot straight through him, horrendous positioning for Chelsea's second at the Etihad, Timmy Chocolate wrists at the Walker Stadium, pitiful attempts at saving Everton's 3rd and 4th goals at Woodison Park. Not 'ball trickling through the legs' catastrophes, but substandard stuff nonetheless

If you understand why Pep wants him in the team, why you want him out of it? You better blame the ones who spoils chance after chance. You can probably name the ones Aguero missed as well.

 

[mat]

New chant?

He'll pass to the left
He'll pass to the right
Claudio Bravo
He passes alright

 

[mcfc49]

looking on the positive if bravo plays in nets next week that must mean that willy is now our cup keeper and will play in the semi at Wembley.