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Ditto
so to get his confidence he gets dropped, how is that going to help, shirley thats going to do more damage.
Ditto
What he really needs - and has needed for 18 months - is a mentor. I'm actually less worried by Robbo's 'clangers'TM than the rumours that he first told Big Pat to fuck off and now shows disrespect to someone like Pete Shilton, by not accepting their offer of support.
The shot was across him, and he made a decent save but pushed the ball straight out.
BUT Judas & Lescott were about 2 feet apart, stood watching, and allowed the Russian guy to get between them for thr rebound.
IMO all 3 are as to blame as each other.
Rooney should also shoulder some criticism. Absolutely no need to foul his man (although it didn't even look like a foul to me, can see why the ref might have given it).
Overall it was a Spurs performance. Played quite well for 65 mins, went 1 up, started getting indecisive / fancy dan, screwed up and gifted 2 goals.
I've stuck by Robbo for a while now, but this season he has been awful, he needs to be replaced before he costs us more points. That goes for Chimbonda too, the guy is always stoned.
I've stuck by Robbo for a while now, but this season he has been awful, he needs to be replaced before he costs us more points. That goes for Chimbonda too, the guy is always stoned.
i still dont believe that dropping him or hiding him or anything will help though, that will just give him more tome to dwell on mistakes, footballs play on confidence, his is obviously low and the only way for that to improve is by playing and playing well, a clean sheet against newcastle will be a decent start.
You're thinking of him as an outfield player. An outfield player is constantly working whilst on the pitch, so they have more opportunities to analyse their own game and see where they are having problems. This allows them to regain their confidence. Also, a mistake by an outfield player can be rectified or mitigated by a teammate. And a single mistake has a lesser impact on the game because of an outfield player's greater involvement in a game.
In contrast, goalies are only occasionally involved during a match, whenever the ball threatens the goal. As a result, they have less 'game' to analyse. Furthermore, if a goalie makes a mistake, that mistake has a greater impact on the game and is less easily rectified or mitigated by a teammate.
And even if all the above is untrue, let's look at it logically. Robbo's performance at the moment is based on confidence (as every goalkeeper's is). If his confidence is not allowing him to play well, how is he supposed to play well enough to recapture that confidence?
A goalie is a completely different type of football player, and they can't be treated in the same manner as outfield players.
I've backed Robbo all along the line. When I've been in the Park Lane, I've sung his name. On SC, I've backed him and defended him against the morons who think that when a player plays badly it automatically makes him shit. However, it's in that spirit of defence that I think he needs time away from football and a period of benching. His mistakes won't disappear until he gets his confidence back and he won't get his confidence back while he's making mistakes. It's a vicious circle and the only way to stop the cycle is to break it.
I fail to see how keeping him in the team is going to do anything for Robbo's confidence. He's been steadily declining since he joined the club and after a brilliant first season and a decent second he's now having an absolute mare. Keeping him in the team and letting him make more errors will do nothing for him, and even if eventually he does recover some form then it could be at the cost of lots of unnecessary dropped points. Are people really suggesting that we keep Robbo in the team for the sake of our season?
Obviously you can't drop a player after one bad game but since the beginning of the season he's been a liability and that shows no signs of abating. Admittedly he isn't helped by the defence but seriously, I can't think of a single save he's made this season which you wouldn't expect an average Premiserhip keeper to make, and on top of that he's let in several which you would expect them to make!