And let’s be clear, the club don’t pay players a fortune based on their ability to stay safe. They pay them to contribute to positive results: assisting goals, scoring goals, preventing goals etc.
I admire your tenacity! I have given up arguing with these so called supporters who cannot accept that we no longer have a world class goal keeper just an ordinary one. Their tiresome posts are both boring, and pathetic.
No where near as bad as Simon Moore was defending his near post…
It will certainly improve with more stability of those around him. Having Reguilón settling in will remove one element of uncertainty across the back line, we’ve got Hickey to return and Nørgaard in front, so (hopefully) a more solid defensive unit, with Toney as the target man up front.
I kind of agree with this - I would expect more from a Dutch international keeper TBH but he gets way more flak than he should be for goals that are simply not down to him. Judge him all you want but at least have a balanced viewpoint rather than the same rubbish about him not diving when the end outcome would be the same (not aimed at you specifically BTW).
I think confirmation bias has set in so hard with a number of fans that it’s going to be almost impossible to change (cf. Romaine Sawyers).
Not at fault with either goal!
Absolutely correct. If the keeper isn’t dominating his 6 yard box it heaps pressure on the defence.
Swedish Premier League is bottom end Championship at the very best, the Swedish lad has a lot more to prove to push Flekkin out of top spot.
Not sure how anyone can really make such predictions already ! You don't go from playing in goal in Sweden to the PL so quickly imo
What’s the point in signing another keeper who is not going to from the off threaten Flekken? We are loaded with keepers and would make absolutely no sense signing another and just stock piling.
Perhaps we think he's good and is available at a good price.
I’m sure we do but buying with a view to him breaking into the 1st team sooner rather than later I suspect.
We would not have signed him - assuming we do - if we did not think he is at least good enough to sit on the bench this season and ideally challenge for the position very shortly too. It will also enable us to shed a massive salary for someone who barely contributes.
We're unlikely to put a 22 year old who's never played at this level in the team straight away.
Agreed but he’ll be fast tracked and perhaps be next seasons number 1? Time will tell.
I love the way we all think that some other keeper is going to be better than the ones we have.
Clubs do sign players as squad players and I’d imagine this is what we’ve done
Regardless of Flekken’s perceived performances, no player should ever be fast tracked. Unless you’re buying a player who has clearly been bought with intention of starting (reflected in inflated price) a player should only be starting XI through their own merit not because you don’t like whoever currently has that role.
I was trying to see his foot balance from Saturday but could not see a long enough clip to see all of his movement from the knee down.
The same as the other ‘inbetweeners’ we have been signing.
Are you comparing the signing of a 18 year old who has a handful of first team appearances to a 22 year old who has loads of first team appearances?
I did as I enjoy their pain, I think I also took them on in the comments
That's funny I thought he was Icelandic!
You're cheerful and positive!
Okay now compare his stats in the bundesliga, rated as one of the best based on stats. So on your theory of stats he's very good. Just been unlucky so far, looks lack of confidence.
true. only half a season thus far.
If you are going to continually criticise a player at least have the decency to get their name right...
