barbus_max bhafc
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Top game from Bart - possibly his strongest game for us so far? Saved us on a number of occasions, really pleased for him and his confidence will grow and grow
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[Albion] Bart Verbruggen SINGS a 5-year deal
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Justice
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We are finally getting the form he shows for Holland, I don’t think last seasons swapping with Steele did his confidence any good whatsoever.
Mustafa II
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Top game from Bart - possibly his strongest game for us so far? Saved us on a number of occasions, really pleased for him and his confidence will grow and grow
He's proven on the international stage that he's a top keeper. Confidence was never the issue.
His distribution is noticeably improving all the time.
Will surely end up being the Albion's best ever keeper.
fly high
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How long before the so called big boys come sniffing round?
Mustafa II
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They already are. Bayern and Barcelona repeatedly keeping tabs.
They will. No problem - we have Rushworth and Beadle on the line.
Withdean South Stand
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Top goalkeepers allow you to win a game 1-0, and we now play our top goalie. Sub-standard keepers make it incredibly hard to win games. Bart's a top goalkeeper.
Nobby Cybergoat
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A question for you all
Can you name a match we've played in that meets all the following criteria?
Just to make it harder, you can't name the Newcastle game last Saturday.
The reason i'm asking the question, is because, if I gave it some thought, I reckon I could name about 50 matches, where we've been on top and the opposing keeper has been inspired and got them something.
But the other way around I find harder. When did a keeper last get us something? Something we probably shouldn't have got?
Can you name a match we've played in that meets all the following criteria?
- Since we've been promoted
- We've generally been second best
- Our keeper has won us a point or 3 with a string of fine saves (Call it 5+ difficult saves)
Just to make it harder, you can't name the Newcastle game last Saturday.
The reason i'm asking the question, is because, if I gave it some thought, I reckon I could name about 50 matches, where we've been on top and the opposing keeper has been inspired and got them something.
But the other way around I find harder. When did a keeper last get us something? Something we probably shouldn't have got?
Papa Lazarou
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I think there will have been a few under Chris Hughton, including a 1-0 victory at St. James' Park, Newcastle. In fact I think we won 3 games 1-0 that month whilst conceding 50+ shots across all 3. So, all 3 of those games may qualify.
Would you say there were really 5 top saves against Newcastle? The curling shot from Gordon, yes. The one on one against Isaac and Gordong, good but not top saves as in both cases, the strikers failed miserably, thankfully.
Nobby Cybergoat
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Just checked and that was 6 years ago yesterday! King Kayal got our winner
We conceded 6 shots on target. No idea if they were regulation saves or worldies, but well done Maty
So I think we're saying, the last time a keeper had a blinder to win us points was 6 years ago? Does anyone disagree that there have been dozens of occasions that the opposite has happened in the interim?
I'm not criticising the keepers we've had. They've all had some great moments. And I don't dispute that we will have have had keepers make one or two notable saves in these matches.
What I'm trying to get towards is games where our keeper has been involved all through the game and looked like an immoveable object, in the way that so many (usually ordinary) keepers do, down at the Amex
Nobby Cybergoat
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I think we should be crediting the keeper there
RandyWanger
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Was chatting to a Newcastle supporting mate after the game, we've been on the end of this multiple times but I can't recall our keepers ever having a worldie and winning us 3 points.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Definitely the Isak one……the Gordon one nope (if we are talking one on ones)
AstroSloth
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Not 3 points but Liverpool last season Verbruggen kept it from being embarrassing.
He's had quite a few very good games, I can't name them off the top of my head though.
Jimmy Grimble
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I think there’s probably a few games from 17-18 and 18-19 seasons where Ryan had very good performances that the opposition may well have seen as points-winning.
Games from 17-18 that spring to mind - Arsenal home, Tottenham home, Stoke away for the penalty save.
18-19 - those three consecutive 1-0s all stick out, Arsenal 1-1 at home and that terrible 0-0 at Wolves.
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sussex_guy2k2
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Agreed. And Sanchez definitely had games like that.
The reality is, the better you get the less you rely on your keeper to make save after save. They make that one or two saves that matter, often saves that are 1v1s or saves that are made to look simple because of their good positioning, but they’re never going have a Foster for Watford performance against us.
Nobby Cybergoat
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We might be getting better but because of the way we play, we have and will continue to give up high quality chances this season.
For that reason it's essential that we have a keeper who once in a while can pull off that string of saves to get us points in a tight game
But how times have those ordinary keepers looked like they’ve had worldies at the Amex, when actually what has cost us was our dire finishing?