My point is keepers look like dickheads when they dive for balls they have no chance in saving, it may appease a few fans "oooh at least he made an effort )yeah, he was 12 foot from it)" , but why risk injury just for the cameras?
Of course, but goalkeepers can often anticipate where the shot will go and do dive to make saves in the corners. I can't remember Flekken doing that any time recently.
When you see a keeper remain rooted like that you often imagine there must have been a big deflection and make a mental note to check a replay later. Maybe Mark is anticipating a deflection that never comes. ??
He’d just moved his left foot left anticipating the shot to go that side.
Are you in the Union, though? ??
Everyone has acknowledged the poor defending. If defenders were perfect, a keeper would never have a save to make.
I think his left foot should be 2.37cm to the right and his right foot should be 1.94cm to the left. He should bend his knee less but crouch lower. His gloves don't seem tight enough for me either and if I'm being really critical, his left arm is slightly lower than the right when it should be the other way arou.. Oh, the shot went wide anyway?
I think he is brilliant with the ball at his feet. One of the best in the league. But I too disapprove of the chipped pass. The ball is too long in arriving. Any zealous presser is given time to arrive on the scene. And then there’s the added complication of the defender having to bring the ball under control with what needs to be the perfect first touch (to avoid being dispossessed).
But you don’t know that you’re not going to save it unless you try!
Ask a genuine question and get a childish answer. I’d just like an informed opinion on whether he is not diving by choice or because he is unable to because of his feet position and weight distribution.
His apparent flat footedness was previously mentioned by another poster on here and that is what I feel is the crux of the matter. There have been lots of goals where he has just been rooted to the spot and I just can't remember any great saves that he's made which is slightly worrying as we're more than halfway through the season.
I don't remember any fans being on the pitch but if I blinked and missed this, surely the goal should have been ruled out ?
No, because that was saveable, it was about a foot away from him, he just had to get down quickly.
Have to agree to differ on that. He at least had a go at saving it, and got a lot closer to doing so than he would have if he’d just stood by and watched it. It’s many years since I’ve played as a keeper, but I do recollect making the occasional save from shots that my instantaneous reaction when the shot was dispatched was ‘I’m in big trouble here’, but I dived and got an unexpected hand to the ball. That ain’t going to happen if you decide that’s beaten me, so I’ll do my cardboard cutout impression.
I said the same thing to one of my sons yesterday - he doesn’t save a lot. With him, it seems to be either a goal or wide. I don’t know if there is a stat about expected saves (?) like there is expected goals but for me, I don’t have a lot of confidence when an opposition player has the ball on the edge of our box and is shaping up to shoot.That's interesting @Les Beeavinu
When penalties are taken do keepers guess, take a chance or react to the strike?
Flekken seems to just stand still which is also an option. There were 2 occasions yesterday in the 2nd half when Forest shots left him standing still with no reaction.
He seems to not react or be instinctive, like he is stuck in treacle. Raya was the opposite to this which makes it a tough watch at times.
Hopefully it's just a confidence issue. He can't have been helped with the fact that it's not our full side and the fact he's adapting to a new league.
My overriding feeling is that he doesn't save very much and having watched a bit of his interview, he seems distracted.
Agree with this.
He did make good saves last night, just nothing he could do about the goals.
I played in goal to a reasonable standard some years ago, not professional nor at a pro academy. I also coached goalkeepers in my early 20s. Being that MF is 6’5 he’s compensating for that by trying to get lower to decrease the distance/time to low shots, the issue with that is anything that goes low within his diving range (anything that’ll land between the length from his foot to his head not including fully extended arms) will probably go under him because his feet are too wide for his to get low quickly enough which will explain why he makes/attempts to make foot saves more often than not, on a shot like this where it has gone into the bottom corner the width of his foot placement won’t make much difference, he’d have been able to get full stretch had he been able to, which I can’t diagnose why he can’t/hasn’t.
I’m not I’m afraid, was just a sh1t midfielder who just ran around a lot getting in the way.
I can’t disagree with most of the above. I’m all for giving a player a chance. I generally back our players to the hilt and am frequently accused of wearing the rose tinted, as has frequently been the case with players such as Sawyers and Jensen. In fact I’m pretty sure I am on record on this very thread, making similar pleas to your own, on Flekken’s behalf. But there does come a time when, presented with the evidence, reality has to kick in. Let’s hope, as you suggest, that his poor mobility is simply the representation of a loss of confidence, and that this is redressed very soon.
Would be amazed to see any goalkeepers on here being coached professionally on a daily basis. FFS.
Agree three main points for keepering instinct anticipation reaction get those right and confidence will follow But we must tighten up in front of him have faith it will come
Totally agree and if you watch there was also another occasion in the second half when he did the same but the ball hit his water bottle. There seems to be no reading of the oppositions players body position or understanding of where the ball is likely to go. I’m not impressed with him at all yet and to think we paid a similar amount as what Spurs did for their goalkeeper I know who I would rather have. He just doesn’t seem nimble enough.
