People criticise his distribution but that is also down to other players not getting into good areas to receive the ball.
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and I should know - I'm not called 'The Cat' for nothing

People criticise his distribution but that is also down to other players not getting into good areas to receive the ball.

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and I should know - I'm not called 'The Cat' for nothing![]()
If Marshall came to the Swans right now, he would be third choice, our keepers are crucial for distribution. Marshall would be great for someone like Stoke who don't play out from the back. £4-5 million.
by far and away the most important thing is for the keeper to make saves and keep the ball out of the net. its not his fault he has 10 players in front that are struggling. on that basis he is better than most in this league and certainly better than your 2.
.... and he still cant distribute the ball by far and away the most important thing is for the keeper to make saves and keep the ball out of the net. its not his fault he has 10 players in front that are struggling. on that basis he is better than most in this league and certainly better than your 2.
...No thanx id rather go in goal myself..
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And if he sees more shots then he gets to save/see more. Great keepers are those that are able to step up when needed when quiet.
Regardless, your own standard fails you again since Vorm has a better save percentage than Marshall
So Swamp, if trophy winning, regular international, clean sheets, goals conceded, save percentage and distribution skills are not a true measure of a keeper, what is?
deary me, looks like i'll have to dumb it down for you.
just because he has a team conceding loads of easy chances for the opposition, doesnt mean the keeper himself is bad. putting casillas in goal wouldnt mean we'd go from conceding 2-3 goals a game to 0.
winning trophies is a team effort, not an individual feat. being an international depends on your competition at international level. as said before achieving clean sheets is a team effort, not solely down to the goalkeeper. 'save percentage' well thats more like it, finally an objective measure of a goalkeepers skill. go away and tell me the figures. distribution, yes important, but not as important as keeping the round thing out of the onion bag.
hope that helps.

" DEARY ME" it must be very dark and cramped for you in my pocket, Swamp
Now Swim thats taking the pi$$. Lewis has played one Prem game only so in statistical terms whatever his shots/save/goal ratio is would be disregarded as not being meaningful.
I do not dispute that Vorm is a good keeper as is Marshall and if those stats are correct then they prove the case for both keepers.
I think we have to admit that Vorm has played behind a generally more miserly defence which has not allowed the opposition scorong opportunities on the scale we have this season hence we are where we are and you are etc.....
Just hope both keepers can improve on those figures in what remains of the season.![]()
When the fire sale starts in the summer, we will take Caulker and Marshall for a very generous £6million, you will obviously be very grateful.
£6million would pay the debt interest for a few months Dai.