El Trofeo Memorial de Quinocho: Celta Vigo 0-0 [4-1 Penalties] Southampton

Agreed, I'd have Puncheon on the right and move Gaston central.

But yeah, I can understand where you are coming from. Nice to have the options.

 

I wonder why Kelvin's getting so much game time. I thought it would be all Boruc and a bit of Gazza in pre-season but Kel seems to have been given the most minutes. Rather interesting.

 

Yeah and Rodriguez on the left

 

Paulo has hardly covered himself in glory. Neither of them have. They're battling it out for the #2 goalkeeper role.

People go on about Boruc needing to be ready and fit, but we need our reserve keeper to be on his toes and ready for action too.

 

If you go on basis that this is about number 2 then you have to presume Davis beats gazza for that role?

 

I'm not sure. I think they'll get a half each this game, then Boruc will play the full 90 next week.

 

Here's what we are playing for... winner takes home the trophy on the left.

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Both our reserve keepers aren't great. It's Boruc or no one really.

 

I'd quite agree. Kelvin is more assertive, but Paulo is a better shot stopper in one on one's, and has better distribution.

It's just a decision that MP has to come to for the season.

 

If the result after 90 minutes is a draw, there will be a penalty shoot-out. No added time.

 

Boruc's handling and throwing is so much better than Kelv and Gazza's. None of them has perfect kicking but Kelvin's is atrocious tbh.

 

Reserve keepers in general aren't great, it's difficult to make a good keeper sit on the bench. I think Davis is a pretty good reserve keeper as it goes.

 

Sorry I meant in sense of season. You would have to presume if something happened god forbid to boruc or he was ill as a game last year it be Davis who would play and not gazza

 

Bit disrespectful of Kelvin who is far from a walking disaster

 

I'm very grateful to Kelvin for his service to us. He is terrific Championship keeper, but his distribution has always been iffy.

 

Final day of the season we started with Davis. Davis was also on the bench whenever Boruc was starting. So Davis must be 2nd choice based on that and pre-season.

 

I think what my point was, if Boruc wasn't able to play for a particular reason, I wouldn't be confident that either Gazza or Kelv would be able to fill that gap.

 

I thought his distribution was good in League One and the Championship.

 

I'm happy with Kel as backup, he'd still walk into most Championship XI's.

 

Exactly, over 260 Saints appearances and an abundance of loyalty, yet people talk about him as if he's a waste of space.