City v Fenerbahçe

Pandur should have saved the first goal
He was too far out for the lob
I dont think he was at fault for the other goals

 

I would bet tim would want a new starting keeper

 

I can’t believe of all the things Baz has criticised recently he’s gone for saying Pandur isn’t ready for the championship based on a friendly against top attackers

 

I dont know why Acun is so obsessed about Pandur
Allsop seemed a better shot stopper

 

he based it on not having played in the championship before
he has played in Netherlands but is it as intense?
getting rid of Allsop and Ingram seems risky

 

Its not about the goals
He just seems to have no presence in the penalty area
Theres a reason he didnt play at all last season

 

He claimed a few corners. Acun’s put ridiculous pressure on him.

 

So because 2 keepers got panned for conceding the same **** goal, instead of thinking maybe it’s because of **** goalkeeping you reckon there’s some strange agenda against 2 different goalkeepers?

 

That goal would’ve happened to any keeper because it’s how the coaches ask them to play.

 

Well hes a pro goalkeeper

 

the coaches ask them not to save headers?

 

You said he had no presence in the box

 

What powerful headers into the corner? That header was fantastic people just ****ting themselves about the squad building so are doing as much as possible to **** on what we have here as well

 

Well no. If anything I thought there was a very pro-Pandur bias among our fans, for a player who none of us had seen play before last night. I guess people just think it's easier to save point blank headers into the bottom corner than I think it is. In both cases, the keeper got down and made contact, but not enough to save it; I wonder if they'd have got more sympathy if they'd not gone down at all. Perhaps getting something on it makes it look like they've failed when they don't keep it out.

 

no way was that a powerful header
even if it was why would the coach say dont save powerful headers?

 

He doesnt
But if he couldnt catch a cross
Hed be working a 9-5

 

I found that surprising too. But he's mentioned before that LR didn't think he was good enough with his feet, so despite me not having a problem with his performance on the goals last night, I do think Tim will probably want a specialist goalkeeper to play his style and Baz maybe knows that.

 

Pandur may turn out to be an absolute inspired signing and we may concede the least goals of any team in the upcoming season.

Hope so.


However, as it looks at this moment in time, starting the season with 3 goalkeepers who are very inexperienced at the level we play at is a great worry.

Last night, regardless of Pandur’s individual culpability, did nothing to allay the fears.