Ingram has been very good for us and to be honest i didnt see a way Darlow would get a game. I get a more confident feeling playing out from the back with Darlow however. He played very well tonight as you rightly say so has Ingram lots of time this year. Not sure they are any major step ups from either of them in the championship. Maybe better keepers but not stand out. I do find it strange that Ingram didnt get many games for QPR before coming to us.....
Ingram can use his feet and has been getting better with his feet game by game. If you want to get really critical today, the fact darlow spilled the first shot ( I think it was the first ) was piss poor as it was a run of the mill easy save that he should be keeping hold of 100x out of a 100.
Noticed he did that against Bristol City too, hasn't cost us, but he needs to hold those shots better.
His long passing is still poor and while I agree he's improving with the short stuff he still doesn't look comfortable He does, hopefully that will improve as he gets back in the swing of playing regularly
Darlow had one on of those games he just seemed to be at the right place. Which when your on form as keeper, happens. Ingham has been very good and they’re not much between them. Darlow seems to have very quick footwork across his goal. Handling needs to be slightly better but he’s got the gloves till the season ends var a disaster.
I think once you reach a level there’s not a huge amount between keepers. Obviously they all have their unique strengths and weaknesses but as a whole. And the difference is often those that can be the most consistent keeping ant the top of their game and remain calm and rational the most often that rise to the top. Must be the most difficult position to play spending at least 95% of the game doing **** all but having to remain 100% alert.
Yeah, just look at Ederson at Man City, think they've conceded from the first shot on target conceded in a bunch of games in a row now.
Ederson has had 99 clean sheets in 207 appearances. If he gets to 100 tomorrow it will be the third fastest in the Prem era, behind only Van Der Sar and Cech.
I think Liam has played it perfectly with Ingram and Darlow, he always says it is your shirt to lose, and he stuck with Ingram until the injury and then Darlow gets his chance. So now it is Darlow's shirt to lose and will probably keep it now, but at least Liam worked it the right way.
Forward Billy Chadwick's loan spell with National League North side Boston United has been extended until the end of the season.
Re: Darlow....Good shot stopping and excellent reading of game etc....If being picky only down points..(1) Tended to come out of his goal a little too far on a couple of occasions, and (2) his goal kicking isn't great. Hardly reached the half way line from a couple of kicks....Other than that really good. Catching crosses and bossing the area, as good as anything we've had in the past. Up there with Boaz.
We've been lucky with keepers over the years. Boaz was brilliant but we didn't worry if Mat Duke was in. In fact Duke commanded the area better than Bo.
