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Maenpaa must be livid
- Thread starter sdmartin1
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SUA Seagull
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I agree. It feels disloyal to say it after Stockers' many solid performances last season, but that's now history and he hasn't been at his best recently. A spell on the bench may help him regain focus. He's conceded a couple of poor goals recently and is currently performing below the high standards he pulled off last year. He hasn't been helped by some defensive errors in front of him but he does seem to have conceded a few that seemed stoppable. Maenpaa seems confident and has a presence about him, and has performed well when he's stepped up in cup games. I also thought he was impressive against Rotherham and It'll do no harm to give him a Championship run.
theboybilly
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He's been fine all season, I just wish some would give it a rest.
Where DS is concerned there never seems to be any correlation between saves he has to make and goals conceded.
When in Sami's dark days plenty of people, esp those that put themselves on a pedestal above everyone else, see the goal they scored as proof DS is a wrong'un.
Completely blanking on the half a dozen world class saves that kept a point within reach.
Much the same could be said of when Duffy was finding his feet.
Give Stockdale 1 or 2 saves to make and he'll do it.
Unsurprisingly expect 5 world class efforts (while nobody on his team looks like they'll even induce a save) and he'll concede a goal.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Very smart save second half
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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Also incredibly nice to my then 4 yr old at the Xmas party so gets the decent bloke approval from me too
Not much to choose between DS and NM as shot-stoppers, but Stockdale's ball control with both feet (the back passes as others have mentioned) and distribution is streets ahead.