I'm sure Lloris will feel a proud man when he puts down all his awards, caps and memories and sees a written reply from piskie saying " Lloris, you have my approval".....Piskie, don't wait too long as we need Lloris to have that extra vote of confidence
The stats make an argument, but they don't tell the full picture. The goals a team concedes are the result of several players, not just the goalkeeper. Would you solely blame Lloris for the five he shipped against us ? I think Lloris is a decent keeper, but he's made a few flaps and hesitant decisions this season. Maybe it's a confidence thing, but I don't think he seems as assured as Friedel. It's just my opinion, I'm a bit surprised at the reaction to be honest, but maybe that has more to do with Ghoddle and some previous regarding Lloris ?
You're right that stats don't tell you everything but the reaction is probably because everyone thinks you're wrong, very wrong. In my opinion it's similar to saying Rosicky's better than Cazorla and I think I'd get a similar reaction from Gooners if I said that on your board.
Piskie might have a point guys....having had nothing but **** goalkeepers lately to watch, they're bound to have sharpened his observations!
I think that it's a testament to Lloris that he's had virtually nothing to do in recent weeks. He made a few minor errors in his first few games and there's been a few breakdowns in communication since, but he seems to give the back line a lot of extra composure. He's happy to come for lots of crosses, sweeps up very comfortably and his distribution's excellent. This discourages sides from hoofing balls over the top or hammering them into the box, as he'll take them and play them out quickly, allowing swifts breaks, which nobody wants to face from us. I think that most Spurs fans that've watched him over the last few weeks will have been pretty impressed with him. Once he's settled in completely with our defenders and everyone's on the same wavelength, I think that fans of other sides will be too.
Did I just see a Gooner say that stats aren't the be all and end all of every argument...or did I take the turkey out of the oven too soon?
Think you took the turkey out to soon,the goons live on stats,that how they claim Walnut is better than Bale,crazy!!
What happened to Ghoddle10, he gets his wish of Lloris becoming our number 1 and then does one? I can't believe he is celebrating christmas!, if you're watching Ghoddle10, come and gloat, i'm sure your "mates" will welcome the debate!
Sadly, it has recently been impossible for Ghoddle10 to 'gloat' without being insulting and disrespectful to other posters. The last thing we need is to bring this up again. The point of this article was actually to show a bit of appreciation and respect to a good old fashioned pro, the likes of which are not so often seen these days. .
Ha, yes SC, I know you and Ghoddle10 had a run in! and forgive me for enjoying aspects of your "debating", until Ghoddle10 over stepped the mark, but yes Friedel has been a fab keeper for us and am glad he's sticking around and is no doubt helping Lloris settle in.
Ghoddle10 was fine when he was acting mature, but unfortunately he had a tendency to lose the plot and act odd and then go off on one, but he used to make some good points. I was responsible for getting him to remove his "ignore list" so maybe I'll think twice before I help someone try and re-engage with the forum ! lol
