GloryDays
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As soon as I saw him as a starter I knew there would be a pile on.Soon as I saw him as a starter today I just knew we Would let in a hat full
As soon as I saw him as a starter I knew there would be a pile on.Soon as I saw him as a starter today I just knew we Would let in a hat full
How long is your list of best managers in Europe? Not even top ten for me.No - if he was ‘shite’ he’d be playing for a League 1 side not selected by one of the best managers in Europe to play in a EPL side.
You really don‘t know better than RDZ you just think you do.
As soon as I saw him as a starter I knew there would be a pile on.
But he didn't did he ? His insistence on rolling the ball under his foot and enticing the City players onto him caused panic within our back four and the crowd. It lead to the third goal. I agree you cannot blame him for starting with Lallana - which is like starting with only 10 on the pitch.It's completely obvious that Steele played today, because of City's high press and he has more ability to pass calmly and break the City lines if they overcommit.
OK. It didn't work. But I guess beating City isn't that easy, especially with more players injured than fit and some highly generous reffing.
This isn't on Steele
Do you think, possibly, that is exactly what he was instructed to do by Roberto De Zerbi?But he didn't did he ? His insistence on rolling the ball under his foot and enticing the City players onto him caused panic within our back four and the crowd.
How long is your list of best managers in Europe? Not even top ten for me.
You quoted me so I’ll respond . - Not sure what you mean ‘spent rest of his career? He plays in a Premier League team now. Roberto played Steele today because Citeh play a high pressing game and Steele is more confident than Verbruggen in playing under pressure - did you not see how tight it was at the back? - Citeh’s forwards were all over us as expected because they know we play out from the back and every pass we made threatened to be intercepted - as I said in a match thread and above - Steele was selected because RDZ thought he was the best choice for our opponent.I’m not sure that there’s any other manager in the PL that would play him as first-choice keeper. He spent the rest of his career at Championship level for a reason.
He was in goal for 6 of our 18 wins last season. We probably would have finished higher without him in goal for any games.
If we are using stats he’s one of the worst PL keepers this season for shots v goals conceded.You are doing Steele a huge disservice on what he contributed last season.
It was actually 7 wins ( he only started 15 games) they were West Ham (h), Palace (h), Bournemouth (a), Wolves (h), Man Utd (h), Arsenal (a) and Southampton (h).
We got 24 points in those 15 games, a PPG average of 1.6. Sanchez played 23 games and we won 38 points which is an average of 1.65 PPG. Near identical points gained per game by both keepers.
If you extrapolate their records over a full season we’d have 2 more points with Sanchez than Steele, so we probably wouldn’t have finished any higher really.
If we are using stats he’s one of the worst PL keepers this season for shots v goals conceded.
That none of the goals were his fault ! Tit.That was the feeling I had away at Rome. After spending hundreds to be there and drinking the whole day, I suddenly sobered up when I saw the starting line up and it was a horrible feeling.
Bigger keeper gets the first.
Third Steele plays barco into trouble
Fourth was a mess which he was part of.
It’s this guy again…
Go and support somebody else you no nothing mug.
It’s my original post you fannyIt’s this guy again…
It’s my original post you fanny
And this is the biggest issue with Steele. There’s no expectation that he’ll do any of the goalkeeping stuff, so rather than sticking with the clear upgrade we end up in this vicious cycle of incompetence with him, where half of us say it as it is (which is that he’s not good enough) and half of us defend him with willful ignorance because he’s apparently a nice guy.Again, as I said in my post on the previous page - Steele couldn’t have been expected to save
Couldn’t agree more.Thinking Verbruggen should be our No 1 does not mean I slag off Steele. I don’t get why Steele starts in all the games against teams that are likely to give us a footballing lesson. Better with his feet, yes, but he is not a better shot stopper and for me that’s the kind of keeper you should be playing when you are likely to face loads of shots.
I am frustrated by RDZ’s refusal to adopt his tactics and trying to play through a team like City is unlikely to ever end well unless we are playing with a mostly fit squad.
I think he could have done better with the first but the others noCouldn’t agree more.
Steele was relatively blameless for the goals.