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With an inevitability of the sun rising each morning in the East, the first competitive goal conceded by City's new keeper has resulted in the starting gun sounding on Golkeeper Scapegoating Season :016:
Starting with the commentators on Sky ("questions are going to be raised about a new goalkeeper here") it was promptly echoed by our very own Ped who appears to have made up his mind on the basis of very little evidence and leading the charge to once again to undermine confidence in the club's No1 goalkeeper. Last year it we had the sustained use of a classic bullying tactic - pick a derogatory nickname for someone and continue to use it until you provoke the subject of the baiting to punch you. I await with interest what comic nickname emerges this season. Based on this comment in his report I am sure he must be feverishly working on one right now....
"The goalkeeper, Ederson looks just as much a nervous entity as Bravo did last year. Purchased for his fancy footwork, how come he couldn`t use it to prevent Shrek`s softish toe-poke going in?"
Firstly I am sure the lad was nervous - it was his first home debut after all - but I saw little evidence of it in his performance. Some nerves are to be expected, he is young, it is a big stage, expectations are high. He seemed assured with the ball at his feet, never panicked, made some decent saves and played one superb long ball to find Sergio in the second half. Secondly and more importantly he very nearly saved Rooney's well struck SIDE footed shot at pace from 8 yards out. He moved his feet quickly and far from "allowing the ball to squirm through his legs" he actually got his right boot to the ball and deflected it onto the post before it cannoned into the net at pace. A slight change of angle on his contact and it could have gone for a corner. The margins are thin but he actually nearly pulled off a great stop. The ball did NOT "squirm" through his legs à la Masiimo Taibi for the rags all those years ago which is what the description sounds like.
As this MEN article points out the goal came from collective defensive errors from Sane in not dealing with the headed pass from Kompany, the club captain himself for being drawn to the ball instead of leaving the edge of the box closing to Fernandinho who was already doing that job, perhaps Fernandinho for going to ground thinking a shot was imminent, Stones for his positioning (although these points are perhaps hyper-critical) and Silva for filigto continue tracking Rooney's run from midfield (although Merlin had just struck the post at the other end so maybe someone else could have shared the defensive work).
"Why Man City goalkeeper Ederson was made the scapegoat for Wayne Rooney's goal"
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-news-ederson-mistake-13513711
As others have pointed out, had we not squandered several good chances before the opposition manage to be far more clinical with their finishing than our own side, perhaps the inevitable spotlight of what happens when that rare opportunity arises might be dimmed somewhat. The keeper is always the focus when perhaps the collective failure of the team to maximise the chances carved out should be more the subject of discussion.
I hope the hunting rifles can be put aside and we can shut down Goalkeeper Scapegoating Season early on. We do not want a of last season's drip drip drip undermining one of our players.
Starting with the commentators on Sky ("questions are going to be raised about a new goalkeeper here") it was promptly echoed by our very own Ped who appears to have made up his mind on the basis of very little evidence and leading the charge to once again to undermine confidence in the club's No1 goalkeeper. Last year it we had the sustained use of a classic bullying tactic - pick a derogatory nickname for someone and continue to use it until you provoke the subject of the baiting to punch you. I await with interest what comic nickname emerges this season. Based on this comment in his report I am sure he must be feverishly working on one right now....
"The goalkeeper, Ederson looks just as much a nervous entity as Bravo did last year. Purchased for his fancy footwork, how come he couldn`t use it to prevent Shrek`s softish toe-poke going in?"
Firstly I am sure the lad was nervous - it was his first home debut after all - but I saw little evidence of it in his performance. Some nerves are to be expected, he is young, it is a big stage, expectations are high. He seemed assured with the ball at his feet, never panicked, made some decent saves and played one superb long ball to find Sergio in the second half. Secondly and more importantly he very nearly saved Rooney's well struck SIDE footed shot at pace from 8 yards out. He moved his feet quickly and far from "allowing the ball to squirm through his legs" he actually got his right boot to the ball and deflected it onto the post before it cannoned into the net at pace. A slight change of angle on his contact and it could have gone for a corner. The margins are thin but he actually nearly pulled off a great stop. The ball did NOT "squirm" through his legs à la Masiimo Taibi for the rags all those years ago which is what the description sounds like.
As this MEN article points out the goal came from collective defensive errors from Sane in not dealing with the headed pass from Kompany, the club captain himself for being drawn to the ball instead of leaving the edge of the box closing to Fernandinho who was already doing that job, perhaps Fernandinho for going to ground thinking a shot was imminent, Stones for his positioning (although these points are perhaps hyper-critical) and Silva for filigto continue tracking Rooney's run from midfield (although Merlin had just struck the post at the other end so maybe someone else could have shared the defensive work).
"Why Man City goalkeeper Ederson was made the scapegoat for Wayne Rooney's goal"
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-news-ederson-mistake-13513711
As others have pointed out, had we not squandered several good chances before the opposition manage to be far more clinical with their finishing than our own side, perhaps the inevitable spotlight of what happens when that rare opportunity arises might be dimmed somewhat. The keeper is always the focus when perhaps the collective failure of the team to maximise the chances carved out should be more the subject of discussion.
I hope the hunting rifles can be put aside and we can shut down Goalkeeper Scapegoating Season early on. We do not want a of last season's drip drip drip undermining one of our players.
