utility73
Senior Member
“Despite what happened, I won’t change my game as it’s only happened once."
I seriously hope you only quoted some past season statement of him?
“Despite what happened, I won’t change my game as it’s only happened once."
because hes a good keeper. lol, he brainfarts alot but in mats we have a longterm keeper who is very good.
He won't survive 2 years here if he'll make mistakes.
You people should stop with those long term replacements.
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So, Mats can surely improve slightly, get more confidence (lol, do we actually want more confidence from him?), he will learn to kick the ball sometimes, but imo 99%=he will always be this type of player.
In EVERY single match he will have 2-3 dangerous moments with dribbles, dangerous passes, 1 brainfart etc.
That's just his thing, how he plays, his DNA. He can't change that. (Maybe he doesn't even want to change that).
You can't expect from him to become a silent GK (Bravo's style).
The same as how we can't expect from Neymar to stop showboating and slowing down the game (to do tricks). That's his DNA, the end of a discussion.
But as long as Mats will be here (1-2-5 years), it is quite certain that he will ALWAYS produce moments of horror/brilliance (depends on how you look at those moments).
For me, this was always a pure horror, and I hate when Gks enter into stupid risks:
Others were saying that it was an awesome move, and not a dumb move.
His current moves are only a continuation of that move, and they will probably grow and grow further.
He just wants to show that he is good with feet, reliable, different etc.
And those urges are forcing him to do all these dangerous things. Sometimes his passes and tricks are awesome, but way too many times we will experience nights like this.
Imo, for a GK, you don't want to have a showman.
You want a calm, cool, reliable guy.
If not, we will have a bomb which will always either have 99% passing accuracy and 5 great saves, or nights like this one once-twice a Month.
His reaction times to get down for a the 2nd goal was poor as well.
Imo, for a GK, you don't want to have a showman.
You want a calm, cool, reliable guy.
If not, we will have a bomb which will always either have 99% passing accuracy and 5 great saves, or nights like this one once-twice a Month.
I would love if people started to look at the bigger picture with the goalkeeper-situation. It seems like most hasn't come to turns with us being the innovator for a whole new (alright, partly new) kind of tactic, which has potential to benefit us massively, and which our opponents can't easily copy.
We don't have a traditional goalkeeper anymore. Our tactics has been adjusted to a kind of extreme 'passing from the backline' with respect to the goalkeeper (although counters are still possible). There are pros and cons to that:
Pros:
We have the possibility to play our way out of high pressure in a way never seen before. With opponents pressing high, especially when they see the goalkeeper contributing, we have a better possibility to play our way out of it, and start counters/build attacks than before, because Mats is like an extra field-player. The primary advantage is that the centerbacks' responsibility is distributed more to the goalkeeper, and that gives us 1 extra player on the field than normal.
Cons:
It's more risky. But the most "safe" kind of play according to this logic is to kick the ball as far away as possible when you are pressured. That is a flawed logic, when you have great technicians who are able to pass out of trouble, and gives you greater advantages in the long run: More possibilities to build attacks and so on. Immediate relieve from pressure, but greater risk in the long run. The goalkeeper is also more exposed. That means that traditionally only centerbacks made fuckups in passing and cost goals that way - now the goalkeeper is at risk for doing the same. If people judge keepers from how many passing mistakes they make, of course Mats will look worse than others (compared to ones doing 0 passes) - but my opinion is, that before it was just the centerbacks making those mistakes. Those kind of mistakes naturally follow from the playing-style we have, and now the risk is distributed a little more. Of course they should be reduced as much as possible, but a lot of people seem blind to the benefits that comes with this playing style. Is it unnecessary risky? If not kicking the ball away as soon as pressed is risky, then yes.
It's new territory in terms of how much the goalkeeper take part in the build-up, and it is totally alright to be opposed to that. But that traditional/conservative thinking could also be directed right at our precious passing-play further up the field. I believe that this tactic has greater benefit in the long run, and overall, it will help us, and give us an advantage.
The alternative in this situation wasn't being an old fashioned goalkeeper who just punts it. Look at the video. He had at least two other (safe) passing options on the right hand side of the pitch. Instead he decides to pass to the left hand side and hits a Celta attacker.I would love if people started to look at the bigger picture with the goalkeeper-situation. It seems like most hasn't come to turns with us being the innovator for a whole new (alright, partly new) kind of tactic, which has potential to benefit us massively, and which our opponents can't easily copy.
We don't have a traditional goalkeeper anymore. Our tactics has been adjusted to a kind of extreme 'passing from the backline' with respect to the goalkeeper (although counters are still possible). There are pros and cons to that:
Pros:
We have the possibility to play our way out of high pressure in a way never seen before. With opponents pressing high, especially when they see the goalkeeper contributing, we have a better possibility to play our way out of it, and start counters/build attacks than before, because Mats is like an extra field-player. The primary advantage is that the centerbacks' responsibility is distributed more to the goalkeeper, and that gives us 1 extra player on the field than normal.
Cons:
It's more risky. But the most "safe" kind of play according to this logic is to kick the ball as far away as possible when you are pressured. That is a flawed logic, when you have great technicians who are able to pass out of trouble, and gives you greater advantages in the long run: More possibilities to build attacks and so on. Immediate relieve from pressure, but greater risk in the long run. The goalkeeper is also more exposed. That means that traditionally only centerbacks made fuckups in passing and cost goals that way - now the goalkeeper is at risk for doing the same. If people judge keepers from how many passing mistakes they make, of course Mats will look worse than others (compared to ones doing 0 passes) - but my opinion is, that before it was just the centerbacks making those mistakes. Those kind of mistakes naturally follow from the playing-style we have, and now the risk is distributed a little more. Of course they should be reduced as much as possible, but a lot of people seem blind to the benefits that comes with this playing style. Is it unnecessary risky? If not kicking the ball away as soon as pressed is risky, then yes.
It's new territory in terms of how much the goalkeeper take part in the build-up, and it is totally alright to be opposed to that. But that traditional/conservative thinking could also be directed right at our precious passing-play further up the field. I believe that this tactic has greater benefit in the long run, and overall, it will help us, and give us an advantage.
The alternative in this situation wasn't being an old fashioned goalkeeper who just punts it. Look at the video. He had at least two other (safe) passing options on the right hand side of the pitch. Instead he decides to pass to the left hand side and hits a Celta attacker.
It's not about whether or not to be a ball-playing goalkeeper, his assessment of the situation is lacking and as a result the decision where to pass is terrible. It was the same with the infamous goal last season against Bilbao. He had other safe options but decided to head the ball right into a group of players half of which were opponents.
Piss poor performance and it's impossible to defend him costing us the game this way, but the way people are reacting you'd think he's the first player this season to cost us goals. We even have serghei in here channeling his inner Mandrake and blaming Mats for Bravo demanding a transfer
Prior to this game there were no calls to sell him or bring in DDG so calls for it now are almost entirely knee-jerk reactions. If he doesn't learn from this game there will be something to worry about, but I'm sure he can pick it back up going forward.
Just watched the blunder again. It was indeed horrible, and the reason it happened in the first place is not because Lucho told him to do this or that, but because of his arrogance and his desire to show how great he is with his feet.
In the picture we have 4 variants of passes. Now let's look at them in terms of difficulty and utility for the team.
Passing option no1 (orange). Simplest first station pass imo, and the most beneficial for the team except option 3.
Passing option no2, (yellow) is easy (just as easy as option 1) and Pique deliberately goes there to receive under no marking, quite a good option for the team, trying to build from the back, considering the Pique is free and he can receive and then go with the ball at his feet up and initiate an attack.
Passing option no3 (dark green) is the best for the team as it accelerates the game and takes 2 of Celta's players out of the game and behind the ball. Busi is also open, and can receive after which he can initiate the attack faster than Pique. In terms of difficulty it's tougher than options 1 and 2, but a lobbed ball will do the trick.
Passing option no4 is a disastruous pass. The hardest to pull of because there is little space between the receiver and the marker, and even if it is a successful pass it's bound to put the marker into a heavy pressure. Even with a perfect first touch by Alba, he can lose the ball easily. And let's still say you want to make that pass. The way Celta player is positioned, the only way to make it is to pass it paralel with our goal, and determine Alba to move backwards from his position.
Stegen chose the hardest pass to pull off and the most detrimental to the team. The reason why he choose that imo, is because that pass if he makes it makes him look like a great passer. It's just Stegen's attempt to look like Neymar doing a fancy dribble or Messi trying a complex pass.
We don't need that from our keeper.
Wait. CORRECTION. Option 2 is better than 1 because I just realized the receiver in case of option 1 is Mathieu.