Affy
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Thought we might see Lamptey on the bench today as he didn’t feature for the u21s. Very strong bench though Regardless.
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Mustafa II
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It could be because he's not our number 1 keeper.
pb21
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Unorthodox to rotate keepers, certainly within competitions.
cjd
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who is "dos Santos de Paulo "...?
Mustafa II
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cjd
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Thankyou.
Affy
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Think we can all agree RDZ is not orthodox. If he is ready, I’m perfectly happy for him be there. But it is a big call. Big balls no.
Mustafa II
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I remember when Potter dropped Ryan out of nowhere for Sanchez.
Reminds me a little bit like that, except Verbruggen is already our named number 1 and VERY highly rated.
Suspect he could be our starting keeper for the rest of the season from today...
Reminds me a little bit like that, except Verbruggen is already our named number 1 and VERY highly rated.
Suspect he could be our starting keeper for the rest of the season from today...
I’m not convinced the keeper is the best position to rotate.
pb21
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Agree, certainly 'drop' Steele if RDZ thinks Verbruggen is the better option, just will be strange if they are rotated in the league. Maybe they will be until a clear starter emerges...
Only one new signing in the starting XI.
When exactly would you give him a start ? Wait for an injury??
Affy
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Well we’ll either think it was inspired or a dire decision in 2 hours
I kind of get it, they both keep match sharp and it means they both feel needed in the team and involved in all competitions.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Surprised Pedro not starting, thought he might give the Hammers something else to think about and a bit more movement in the central areas.
RandyWanger
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Balls, big balls
He will, last 30 mins.
Well RDZ has had plenty of time in training to decide who’s the better keeper. Would’ve been better if he’d have started him from game 1 to give him the maximum time to get used to playing with the defence.
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It’s unorthodox to keep your top players of any position on the bench while starting relatively inexperienced youngsters but RDZ did it with great effect last season. The one thing I would say about De Zerbi, he’s not orthodox.
i dont think it’s a case of ‘dropping’ anyone (before the ‘either or‘ NSC prophets start predicting Steele may be replaced) - Steele is much more experienced than Verbruggen but Bart needs the match time at the beginning of the season to get up to match speed with the rest of the squad before the Euro fixtures and cup matches - no point throwing him into a knockout competition green at the gills!
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Maybe Steele is not 100 per cent.
My take is that RDZ might think that the new keeper will be better in dealing with crosses that WH will be throwing in. He played on the USA tour so he should have some familiarity with the defence.
Both keepers are likely to get a good bunch of games this season.
My take is that RDZ might think that the new keeper will be better in dealing with crosses that WH will be throwing in. He played on the USA tour so he should have some familiarity with the defence.
Both keepers are likely to get a good bunch of games this season.