Player Watch - Fraser Forster

[Yiddo100]

He’d be the first to say he should do better for the goal, either clean out or stay on the line, apart from that, a very good performance, very good.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

Our best backup keeper for years, would like him to stay next season as well.

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Our best backup keeper for years, would like him to stay next season as well.

We should go all out to get Mike Maignon as no1.

 

[bubble07]

Our best backup keeper for years, would like him to stay next season as well.

Think lloris was our best back up when friedal was number 1

 

[mil1lion]

Had no idea he was as good with his feet as he is. Left foot or right foot he seems so calm and picks out a man. Impressed so far.

Yeah there was one ball Romero blasted over to him and he looked so calm controlling it

 

[robotsonic]

After only hitting the deck like a slowly toppling redwood a couple of weeks back, he's really got down low very well ever since, to shots and rushing to someone's feet. Exudes experience and calm which is all you want. Great shot stopping today also. Would absolutely keep him around next season if this keeps up. Bar not getting to the ball for the goal, you'd have to say it's as good a performance as we've seen from a keeper in a while.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

Think lloris was our best back up when friedal was number 1

Lol he was on the bench for the first 10 games as AVB wanted to ease him in but it was clear he was always going to become our first choice keeper.

 

[glacierSpurs]

His first few games after Lloris was out was always gonna be rusty. But after that he's been quite solid and more confident now. Well done. What I must say is he seems more immuned to distraction. Lloris always looked kinda shaken whenever he conceded.

 

[allatsea]

Impressive yesterday and able to pass/throw to a Spurs player which is a big bonus.

 

[Shanks]

Ye, I agree. And if he stood on the line and they scored he would have been blamed for it. So it’s better to try and go for it. Things like that happens to every goalkeeper from time to time.

If a keeper comes for it, he has to get something on it - simple as that.

If he stays on his line, he at least has a chance of saving it, but he would have trusted himself to get the ball, I don’t see it as a mistake as such though.

I’m not digging Forster out, that’s just the basics of goalkeeping, enable your ability to make a save, increase the odds.

unfortunately missing the ball meant it was impossible to make the save.

hindsight is a wonderful thing especially for goalkeepers as it’s such small margins.

overall, he has been solid (more than) in goal though, good distribution, making big saves, a big unit so to speak with some agility.

As I said previously, he’ll be kicking himself about that goal, as he’d have expected to get it being the size he is.

He is a quality keeper though, always has been

 

[phillipjpalmer]

Distribution - shows how poor lloris is in this area, Forster so assured and goes unnoticed, how it should be.

 

[Gassin's finest]

He's been solid... Reminds me a bit of Friedel.

 

[worcestersauce]

Forster is a bloody good premier league standard goalkeeper and no argument. With Lloris's injury he could turn out to be our most successful purchase of last summer's window.

 

[dude573]

Mad to think that he has probably been our best Summer signing. He’s also been our best backup keeper in years. Seems a great character and the three CBs look confident in him too.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

If a keeper comes for it, he has to get something on it - simple as that.

If he stays on his line, he at least has a chance of saving it, but he would have trusted himself to get the ball, I don’t see it as a mistake as such though.

I’m not digging Forster out, that’s just the basics of goalkeeping, enable your ability to make a save, increase the odds.

unfortunately missing the ball meant it was impossible to make the save.

hindsight is a wonderful thing especially for goalkeepers as it’s such small margins.

overall, he has been solid (more than) in goal though, good distribution, making big saves, a big unit so to speak with some agility.

As I said previously, he’ll be kicking himself about that goal, as he’d have expected to get it being the size he is.

He is a quality keeper though, always has been

And he saves pens

 

[Japhet]

Forster now back in the England squad. What could possibly go wrong I wonder?

 

[Shanks]

He is better than Pope anyway, deserved after recent form.

 

[Joely]

Stays in the team for me. Made a couple of vital saves today and right now just feels more assured compared to Lloris.

 

[Yiddo100]

Stays in the team for me. Made a couple of vital saves today and right now just feels more assured compared to Lloris.

Should’ve never been taken out

 

[septicsac]

Stays in the team for me. Made a couple of vital saves today and right now just feels more assured compared to Lloris.

Yes, has to stay in the team, deserves his chance