The way Amos played today, Martin would be no 1 soon enough (unless Amos improves).
Keepers need confidence to stake their claim on the jersey.
Please give Amos time and full support to achieve that confidence. If we all do that, assuming he's got the basics, then he will improve - keepers thrive on confidence and perform much better when they are not looking over their shoulder every minute at a potential threat to replace them.
In reality, the psychology behind a number one keeper should be that he performs at his very best every game on the understanding that his substitute is only there to step in if he's injured.
This. I remember watching a keeper called Bob Bolder have an absolute mare on his debut at Man City. I was thinking, Jeez, what have we got here. But he went on to do okay didn't he? I've never judged a keeper on his early performances since.
The way Amos played today, Martin would be no 1 soon enough (unless Amos improves).
Keepers need confidence to stake their claim on the jersey.
Please give Amos time and full support to achieve that confidence. If we all do that, assuming he's got the basics, then he will improve - keepers thrive on confidence and perform much better when they are not looking over their shoulder every minute at a potential threat to replace them.
In reality, the psychology behind a number one keeper should be that he performs at his very best every game on the understanding that his substitute is only there to step in if he's injured.
This. I remember watching a keeper called Bob Bolder have an absolute mare on his debut at Man City. I was thinking, Jeez, what have we got here. But he went on to do okay didn't he? I've never judged a keeper on his early performances since.
Agree about Bokder at Man City.....cost us the game. And he wasn't too clever in the cup at Arsenal either......then he got better and better and better.....and was utterly superb in the run in and the whole of the following season.
Good luck to Amos. However I don't feel at ease about the whole Dillon Phillips saga. Whatever eventually emerges I wish Dillon a good footballing career which I think will happen.
In a perverse way much like Marshals injury forced our hand in buying another midfielder it could be that this twists the arm to get another striker. There is a Northern Irish fella playing for Wigan who seems to be a bit part player nowadays… wouldn't it be good if we could reignite that fire
KR might be tempted to offer Poyet something as he had him on loan at MK but then again he might be of the opinion once bitten.......Shame how he has fallen from grace as he was great for us when CP gave him his chance.
What is it with wanting old players back? Josh Wright, Diego Poyet.etc The only ex players I would want back are Harry Arter, Jemain Defoe, Jonjo Shelvey and Rob Elliott, and none of those will happen.
What is it with wanting old players back? Josh Wright, Diego Poyet.etc The only ex players I would want back are Harry Arter, Jemain Defoe, Jonjo Shelvey and Rob Elliott, and none of those will happen.
What is it with wanting old players back? Josh Wright, Diego Poyet.etc The only ex players I would want back are Harry Arter, Jemain Defoe, Jonjo Shelvey and Rob Elliott, and none of those will happen.
Not desperate for him to rejoin but giving him a trial has no downsides to me. If he's pants, we won't give him a contract.
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However I don't feel at ease about the whole Dillon Phillips saga.
Whatever eventually emerges I wish Dillon a good footballing career which I think will happen.
If Amos was a bit hesitant with crosses, that might mean he was unsure whether his centre backs were going to challenge that ball or not.
A new keeper needs time to work together with his back 4 to develop understanding.
Amos hasn't really had much time yet.
He says he will be
There is a Northern Irish fella playing for Wigan who seems to be a bit part player nowadays… wouldn't it be good if we could reignite that fire
Sad really.
Grass isn't always greener.
etc.