Claudio Bravo - 2016/2017 performances (continued)

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Just another personal opinion, not a fact, Bill.
And if you think you have "the only fact" among 7,5 bn people here is some news:
you can always turn a medal:

I'd take a 5-3 win anytime we play. :-p
 
Nobody inferred or mentioned supporters do or don't.
That was rhetorical. Now that we know fans do. Then best we sit back and let things unfold.

For what it's worth, I don't think it is a blind spot. He is Peps best option right now. Just happens he hasn't had a great game yet.
 
Pep said in his press conference that Bravo has a big character. He doesn't come across that way, he's quiet on the pitch and isn't commanding on corners for example. It'll be interesting to see if he gets the nod tomorrow, I hope not, stick with a winning team, especially a defensive unit that looks a lot more cohesive when Willy plays. It also takes the pressure off Bravo for a few weeks.
 
Wonder if he is still struggling to adjust to life in the UK? Hopefully this can be used as an easy out to explain his exit end of season
 
Bravo is more than likely struggling to adapt but I don't think the player or club is going to throw in the towel just yet. We could of easily binned Caballero after one season but stuck by him.
 
Wonder if he is still struggling to adjust to life in the UK? Hopefully this can be used as an easy out to explain his exit end of season
this has to be the case. so many players do struggle when they get here. shevchenko ffs couldn't hit a barn door. veron, kesman and many more. just one of those things. I believe you can hide up front or in midfield, but in goal you don't get that leeway. willy has to play ALL games.
 
All Bravo has to do is improve is communication skills and that will come provided he is fully settled and has the desire to succeed (the latter shouldn't be questioned imo). That will give both defence confidence but also the player as well once that problem has been solved. He was good enough for Barcelona to sign him and is good enough for him not only to be selected for his country but also for to appoint him Captain and win a couple of tournaments and also have a few good runs in the World Cup as well. Bravo has only been here since the end of August. Although he has been rightly benched (for now) Willy has had the benefit of being signed at the start of pre-season and has been given time to acclimatise to life in this country.
 
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All Bravo has to do is improve is communication skills and that will come provided he is fully settled and has the desire to succeed (the latter shouldn't be questioned imo). That will give both defence confidence but also the player as well once that problem has been solved. He was good enough for Barcelona to sign him and is good enough for him not only to be selected for his country but also for to appoint him Captain and win a couple of tournaments and also have a few good runs in the World Cup as well. Bravo has only been here since the end of August. Although he has been rightly benched (for now) Willy has had the benefit of being signed at the start of pre-season and has been given time to acclimatise to life in this country.
All well and good but he's actually no good. Lack of communication does root him to the spot whenever the gets near our goal.
 
this has to be the case. so many players do struggle when they get here. shevchenko ffs couldn't hit a barn door. veron, kesman and many more. just one of those things. I believe you can hide up front or in midfield, but in goal you don't get that leeway. willy has to play ALL games.

Had Bravo conceded yesterday's goal you'd certainly be holding him responsible!
Bravo was getting the blame for point blank shots hitting the side netting.

So if he'd have conceded a weak shot from distance that wasn't exactly arrowed in the cirner, fans would having been calling him all sorts!
 
All well and good but he's actually no good. Lack of communication does root him to the spot whenever the gets near our goal.

Barcelona were wrong to sign him a couple of seasons ago and helped them win another La Liga title? He looked agile enough in the Copa America (another title Chile won) before we signed the player.
 
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Had Bravo conceded yesterday's goal you'd certainly be holding him responsible!
Bravo was getting the blame for point blank shots hitting the side netting.

So if he'd have conceded a weak shot from distance that wasn't exactly arrowed in the cirner, fans would having been calling him all sorts!
I just say it as it is. i'll say if he's blameless. that said if he doesn't touch the ball all game it doesn't stop me, proper fans and the players shitting it.
 
Barcelona were wrong to sign him a couple of seasons ago and helped them win another La Liga title? He looked agile enough in the Copa America (another title Chile won) before we signed the player.
What has he done in the shot stopping dept since he signed for us? burnley was a simple tip it over the bar and he made a good save in the boro game,anything else?
 
Had Bravo conceded yesterday's goal you'd certainly be holding him responsible!
Bravo was getting the blame for point blank shots hitting the side netting.

So if he'd have conceded a weak shot from distance that wasn't exactly arrowed in the cirner, fans would having been calling him all sorts!
Dier i think it was was standing in front of willy so he saw it late as bravo would have done i expect so no blame there
 
I just say it as it is. i'll say if he's blameless. that said if he doesn't touch the ball all game it doesn't stop me, proper fans and the players shitting it.
Proper fans,? Do they have a certificate, if so where do I apply?
 
What has he done in the shot stopping dept since he signed for us? burnley was a simple tip it over the bar and he made a good save in the boro game,anything else?

Bournemouth (clean sheet), Watford (clean sheet),Arsenal (he made a save off Giroud), Palace away, Burnley home and away, West Brom away (clean sheet), Hull City (another clean sheet), Swansea away were games where we have won when Bravo had played.
 
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