lufc1304 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:45 pm
I'm in the pro-Kiko camp too, good sweeper keeper let down by a defence who seemingly didn't understand how a sweeper keeper works. Iron that out and there's no issue here.
Indeed, hopefully better communication and a settled side and they get used to each other.
If you look at the goal conceded last night BPF is in his 6 yard box when the ball is launched forward, now even if he was further out he likely wouldn't have been able to get to it but it would have meant he was in a better position to deal with the striker coming through (and also if the ball hadn't been as inch perfect he would have been in a better position to clear it). Instead the striker was able to keep coming forward and simply slot the ball home. I don't attach any blame on BPF for the ball going through his legs, keepers are trying to make themselves big, but because of his starting position he was never in a good position for blocking the shot.
That also shows how hard it is for a defence to be expecting a keeper to be coming out to clear as last season BPF was in net for over half the games and they had to get used to him coming occasionally, not all the time, and the indecision and confusion it brings.
BPF may be a decent keeper (potentially) but he doesn't suit the way Bielsa wants the keeper to play.