[Albion] Bart Verbruggen to...Man Utd?

[Jackthelad]

There is a real lack of quality goalkeepers in the game at the moment. Every top club has struggled to fill the position. Verbruggen is obviously better than Steele and he's also obviously better than Ramsdale (3rd time relegated), Hermansen, Muric/Walton/Palmer, Jose Sa, Vicario, Onana, Areola, Flekken and Pickford. Whether he's better than others is debatable but I'd easily have him above that mob without too much doubt. It's more debatable if he's better than Sels (having the season of his life, but not an amazing keeper), Henderson, Kepa, Leno, Pope, Sanchez/Jorgensen. Only Alisson, Ederson and Raya are undoubtedly better in my opinion.

It does seem to be a bad era of goalkeeping. I wonder if there is too much pressure on keepers to be somewhat a jack of all trades now and be good with their feet.

 

[GT49er]

There is a real lack of quality goalkeepers in the game at the moment. Every top club has struggled to fill the position. Verbruggen is obviously better than Steele and he's also obviously better than Ramsdale (3rd time relegated), Hermansen, Muric/Walton/Palmer, Jose Sa, Vicario, Onana, Areola, Flekken and Pickford. Whether he's better than others is debatable but I'd easily have him above that mob without too much doubt. It's more debatable if he's better than Sels (having the season of his life, but not an amazing keeper), Henderson, Kepa, Leno, Pope, Sanchez/Jorgensen. Only Alisson, Ederson and Raya are undoubtedly better in my opinion.

You are joking, I take it. Obviously better than, inter alia, Pickford, Areola, Flekken? Jesus wept!

 

[mothy]

Please can someone take him from us

 

[oldboyroy]

Bart doesn't fill me with any confidence I'm afraid. Gets a good block in here and there but yet to see him make a world class save or penalty save.

 

[Weststander]

You are joking, I take it. Obviously better than, inter alia, Pickford, Areola, Flekken? Jesus wept!

Sels (I praised him on nsc long before the FAC tie), Martinez (despite him being a tosser), Kelleher, Leon are all the equal of or superior to Verbruggen.

 

[jcdenton08]

Bart doesn't fill me with any confidence I'm afraid. Gets a good block in here and there but yet to see him make a world class save or penalty save.

This was pretty good

 

[GT49er]

Please can someone take him from us

If the price is right, yes. Then we give Rushworth his chance.

 

[oldboyroy]

This was pretty good

OK, 1 then

 

[albionalex]

Should have saved the first goal, no?

 

[mothy]

Should have saved the first goal, no?

Could have. Actually made 3 good saves. Some dreadful dithering & 1 kick that luckily rebounded back to him. (I'll be happy to see him gone)

 

[Conkers]

Should have saved the first goal, no?

Think so from where I was sat but kept us in the game lots of other times. Lack of quick distribution is annoying but suspect this is pre meditated rather than him not choosing to

 

[Freddo]

He’ll probably end up being the best keeper in the world in 10 years, but right now if someone offered £50m for him I would take the money and spend some of it on a more experienced keeper with leadership qualities.

 

[Weststander]

Bayern better make that €70m payment soon.

 

[AstroSloth]

Should have saved the first goal, no?

Got unlucky.

He was moving towards the middle to cover the ball across when the ball deflected off Dunk then made himself big for the rebound shot.

Unfortunately bounced off his thigh onto his arm and in. Those kind of chances are more about luck at that point rather than goalkeeping ability.

 

[jackalbion]

I’ll drive him there, Rushworth next game please.

 

[oldboyroy]

So, we need a new keeper, 2 new defenders, a couple of decent midfielders and a new striker who knows where the goal is! Gonna be a busy summer and a spending spree from Tony Bloom

 

[London Irish]

Got unlucky.

He was moving towards the middle to cover the ball across when the ball deflected off Dunk then made himself big for the rebound shot.

Unfortunately bounced off his thigh onto his arm and in. Those kind of chances are more about luck at that point rather than goalkeeping ability.

Ah man it’s ok to say it was a f*** up

 

[One Love]

Now I've had a chance to look at the second goal, the header is from inside the 6 yard box.

Shouldn't he be off his line claiming that?

 

[Ethelwulf]

James beadle should be our new number one next season he is going to play for England

 

[AZ Gull]

James beadle should be our new number one next season he is going to play for England