Claudio Bravo - 2016/2017 performances (continued)

[Bill]

I can understand people fighting his corner but if we're honest, it hasn't worked. One of the best with the ball at his feet, if he makes people nervous in those situations, that's their problem. But for all his qualities with the ball, you have to keep it out and as mush as Pep likes a build-up keeper I don't recall him saying that goalkeeping is unimportant. Off the top of my head, i can only think of one save that impressed me, low to his left against Everton I think.

Most people seem to believe he'll be here next season and contractually it's likely. I don't think we'll fire him but have a feeling he may walk. He needs first team football at his age and he looks like he's struggling mentally.

good post.

 

[domalino]

I'm sorry Bill but that's just pathetic. An error on his debut thanks in part to a defender not leaving the ball when he clearly shouted for it justifies him being treated like a pariah?

It's complete bollocks as well because people were at his throat before he even arrived.

 

[Rolee]

It's complete bollocks as well because people were at his throat before he even arrived.

True but a lot more dissenting voices did join the rabble following that game. It's sad really, if it had been against anyone else the reaction wouldn't have been half as bad, sadly it's down to a rag inferiority complex that exists amongst some Blues.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

It's complete bollocks as well because people were at his throat before he even arrived.

There was some concern that the manager may have made an error of judgment in letting our established goalkeeper go for an unproven prem goalkeeper but at his throat? The vast majority of 'normal' fans wanted him to do well.

 

[domalino]

There was some concern that the manager may have made an error of judgment in letting our established goalkeeper go for an unproven prem goalkeeper but at his throat? The vast majority of 'normal' fans wanted him to do well.

No, there wasn't concern, there was an atmosphere of "This c*nt better be fucking flawless or else". A large segment of the fans were desperate for an opportunity to moan about Guardiola getting rid of Hart, they couldn't wait, and whether his mistake had come in the united game, or 2 months down the line, some members of this forum were salivating at the idea of him cocking up, backed up by the same "this foreign passing out from the back lark aint for me, what's wrong with defenders who just lump it into row z" attitude that already existed.

The old Bravo thread has been taken down but you could see it in the comments before his debut, he was already on the chopping block before the United game, and afterwards you'd think we'd lost the game because of him, not put in one of the most dominant displays in years at the swamp - a game which would have been 4 or 5 if not for some laughably bad finishing from the front 4.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I think most weren't happy because they couldnt understand why Joe Hart had to go.

Then when Bravo began making mistakes and the match day attending crowd became concerned. It was bound to happen.

What did you expect?

Oh yeah bye Joe...welcome Bravo?

Then oh look he can't save ......... common sense tells you that not many will warm to that no matter what PEP GUARDIOLA says or thinks

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

No, there wasn't concern, there was an atmosphere of "This c*nt better be fucking flawless or else". A large segment of the fans were desperate for an opportunity to moan about Guardiola getting rid of Hart, they couldn't wait.

The old Bravo thread has been taken down but you could see it in the comments before his debut, he was already on the chopping block before the United game, and afterwards you'd think we'd lost the game because of him, not put in one of the most dominant displays in years.

Well, I suppose that depends on how you perceive some of the comments. It's sometimes best to take some of the shite you read on t'internet with a pinch of salt. What we can say now though, looking back on the facts of his actual performances, is that it hasn't gone as well as we/he might have liked. I don't know what's going on in his head but the amateur psychologist in me says he wants out and if Pep opened the door, he'd happily walk through it.

 

[Rolee]

I think most weren't happy because they couldnt understand why Joe Hart had to go.

Then when Bravo began making mistakes and the match day attending crowd became concerned. It was bound to happen.

What did you expect?

Oh yeah bye Joe...welcome Bravo?

Then oh look he can't save ......... common sense tells you that not many will warm to that no matter what PEP GUARDIOLA says or thinks

1 mistake on his debut doesn't justify the groans and grumbles from the crowd that he was met with every time the ball was passed back to him in his first few games at home.

He had performed pretty well in his games after that against BMG, Spurs away, Swansea away but then when he came back to the Etihad he was faced with derision from a section of City fans.

 

[mancityvstoke]

1 mistake on his debut doesn't justify the groans and grumbles from the crowd that he was met with every time the ball was passed back to him in his first few games at home.

He had performed pretty well in his games after that against BMG, Spurs away, Swansea away but then when he came back to the Etihad he was faced with derision from a section of City fans.

was he fuck...where do you sit?

 

[Rolee]

was he fuck...where do you sit?

At the Southampton game I was East Stand level 2 close to South Stand.

In a similar spot for the Monaco game and South Stand for both West Ham and Watford.

Not that any of that is relevant as the crowd is clearly audible on TV.