Injuries - 2023/24 | Ederson cleared to return to training (p 146)

[BongoBlue]

No worries on the keeper score.

As long as Barcodes or Arsenal don't target him and we see out the season with Frank Carson winning the league.

:)

It's the way you tell 'em...;)

 

[freshie]

 

[eastmanc]

Not yesterday it wasn’t it was piss poor, maybe need to switch it up against high press and get it up too haaland quicker

I didn't see any problem with Ortega's passing on Sunday, he was decent.

 

[Ric]

Guess that he's unlikely to feature on Saturday then.

 

[CC1]

Guess that he's unlikely to feature on Saturday then.

Hopefully Belgium just feel he needs fewer games. After all they’re only friendlies - fingers crossed

 

[Alfie Budd]

Good thing about this international break is that most teams are playing friendlies so no problem to have one or two convenient ‘injuries’ to give players a rest providing it doesn’t cause too much resentment.
No requirement for the national team medical staff to insist on making its own assessment.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I wouldn't say that Ortega is a far better shot-stopper than Ed, but he is significantly better. I agree on that. His distribution isn't bad, but Pep prefers a keeper who's distribution is basically that of a very good holding midfielder. It that sense, Ed's a freak. There's no other keeper close to him. All the keepers in the PL are now trying to do it — and often making a hash of it.
That's why Ed usually gets the nod. It's Pep's way of seeing the game, and the structure he wants to impose. Ed's got a bit of a nutcase side to him that's disturbing at times. Ortega seems calmer. Ortega would be in any other team. We are privileged to have both. I don't think we've ever had two keepers of this quality. Imagine Bravo or Pantilimon having to take this responsibility for this run-in.

Pantilimon was OK!

 

[freshie]

 

[bluemc]

Hopefully this is just both club and national team being sensible. After the Liverpool game, having three weeks off should hopefully be enough to clear up any niggles and help with Kev's game management for the rest of the season.

Clearly age is not Kevin's best friend and these niggles won't go away. This summer has to be when we start planting the seed for his replacement, so that next season then process of handing over the baton whilst he's still at the club can begin.

 

[TShed]

Hopefully Kev is putting us before country given how shite they’ve been why risk his season for friendlies anyway