Very good news re. Igor, hopefully he's fully sharp. Think it may only take 1 goal to win this either way today. No concerns about Pope coming in... at the moment I still feel Henderson is the #1, but he's a more than capable deputy, assuming he doesn't go the way of the Pig and let the pressure get to him against Millwall.
pope was brilliant today. solid. barely noticed him, which, for a goal keeper is exactly what you want. if he gets a run in the team now, he's going to be a very good goalkeeper.
Don't agree with this at all. Naff punch in the first half where he was very lucky to get a free kick, and slow to get down to a poor shot which nearly caught him out in the second. His distribution also left a fair bit to be desired. That said, he did get a good save in in the first half and generally looked assured. But any higher than a 6 is generous Should clarify that refers to this game, rather than Pope in general... agree he has the potential to be a top keeper.
Think Pope done well, is distrubution is super fast does not hang on to the ball gets it straight out to his man.
