What has Strakosha done to show that "he deserves a decent run in the team". I ask out of interest, clearly management see him constantly in training, and will have made a decision, but what have you seen to indicate that he is the better keeper.
Yes of course. I just meant he didn’t need to help it on its way. It suggested, to me, that he wasnt quite aware of his positioning, and he should have been.
Apparently not. Flekken has only saved 69% of shots faced on target this season...
But the outcome was totally the same??? It was an error by pinnock.
? fair enough. I put it down to a combination of altitude and change of temperature. Just arrived for a warm weather break ?
If Strakosha doesn’t play another game this season, we’ll be able to get £50M for him in summer, if you believe his prowess according to some.
He put it into touch with his first kick of the game ?
He's in the top few percent of GKs with the ball at his feet. I think every keeper occasionally misplaces a pass or kicks it into touch!
I think he was trying to put the ball out for a throwing, to save it from being a corner.
The original poster didn't say they had seen anything to indicate he is the better keeper, did they? The comment was based on what they have seen of Flekken and that it is worth giving Strakosha a go.
And where is he when it comes to making saves? After all, this surely has to be the primary purpose of a keeper.
The league table disagrees, the player who has saved the most is Alison and they are top of the league
Was he not simply trying to get his foot around it and clear it for a throw in rather than a corner ? He was facing his goal so it’s not like he didn’t know where he was.
He went from -6.8 to -7.7 so at a guess he'd have been expected to save one of those yesterday
OK. Which one, in your opinion and who decides?
Strakosha might be absolutely awful in training! I do not know one or the other so if a poster says he deserves a run in the team then he implies that he knows more than Thomas Frank. As always I will watch to see what TF does,
So if a keeper doesn't save a shot that's on target, a mark goes against him regardless of whether it should have been saved, is that right? Nothing to do with a cross into the box.I felt he could have come for the cross and made a better attempt for goal 3.
What is Post-Shot xG (PSxG)?
Regular xG, or what can be considered "Pre-Shot xG", is calculated considering all shots at the time of the shot without knowing the quality of the shot attempt. It not only includes shots that are on target, but also shots that are deflected or off target. Post-Shot xG is calculated after the shot has been taken, once it is known that the shot is on-target, taking into account the quality of the shot. As with xG, PSxG is provided by Opta and is further explained here.
All shots which are off target will have a PSxG of zero since there is a 0% chance that this trajectory will lead to a goal.
When evaluating a goalkeeper's shot stopping ability, we only want to include shots that are on target since these are the shots where the goalkeeper can have an impact. Therefore, we use PSxG to estimate the quality of shots in which they have faced.
Agreed. For me he should have been closer to his right-hand post as that was the most likely area that Olise was going to place his shot.
It is based on thousands of shots that have previously been taken. It is a probability based on the quality of chance. Likely to be a more reliable indicator than you or I saying whether he could or couldn't have saved it.
I think you realise you are being a bit binary over this Les ?
Thanks, would be interesting then to see how it lines up with xG. I felt yesterday those 3 goals would all have a high xG so I'm surprised that the mark went down by almost a point.
I'm being binary because someone is using stats to underline a point. Just trying to understand how the stat is constructed.
I guess the first goal was low xG but that wouldn't be down to the shot saving from the keeper.
Probably best to not keep guessing.
He certainly wasn't middle of the road in the Bundesliga and wouldn't be capped for the Netherlands either. Our defence has been struggling for obvious reasons (Injury, suspension disruption and lack of continuity) and that certainly won't have helped our no.1 GK.
Or equally if he was then Olise has an open target on the left side and you'll say Flekken is to blame for being too far to his right....it really is getting boring now where everything is his fault.
League One standard in my opinion (as I stated in a post above)
Apparently not nowadays. It would appear that having effectively 11 outfield players is of greater importance.
Would have been very difficult with defenders in the way.
I take it Strakosha will get the call for the Wolves cup game , it’s his chance to show if he’s any good
Might be an unfair comparison as he is likely to be in a squad with even more b teamers in it.
Think we already know he’s ok. Question is whether he’s more ok than Flekken. Can’t see any reason for enthusiasm either way tbh.
.............he had that chance at Old Trafford................
That game could've been 4 or 5-1 if it wasn't for some of strakoshas brilliant reflex saves. The goals weren't his fault. Our defense wasnt tracking McTominay at all
Let’s recall Paris Maghoma and stick him in goal then?
