[Albion] Bart Verbruggen SINGS a 5-year deal

[El Turi]

Nothing he could do about the deflected goal but I wonder if he could have saved the Mateta shot.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

As normal, not really much Bart could have done with the goals, but you really do barely need any shots on target against us to get goals. That's been the case all season ..... and actually for a few seasons

 

[tstanbur]

Nothing he could do about the deflected goal but I wonder if he could have saved the Mateta shot.

No chance with that. Great strike.

 

[mothy]

If Bart is worth money - please cash in. He's overrated

 

[saafend_seagull]

Fourth lowest save % in the league out of 21 keepers and third highest errors leading to goals in the league. Not having a good season. He was 6th (out of 25, Steele second worst) highest last year.

SANCHEZ has by far the highest. Bring him back? Although he has the most errors in league for errors leading to goals.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Nothing he could do about the deflected goal but I wonder if he could have saved the Mateta shot.

Not a chance.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

It’s a shame that Steele is not available, I think Bart needs some competition and has not covered himself in glory recently. All keepers need some competition imo

I am not anti Bart btw, just think he would benefit from being pushed

I think he’d benefit from some protection and a manager that sets up a team not to concede…

People can argue all they want about BVs role in Rashford’s goal on Wednesday (and I don’t think it was his fault in the slightest), but leaving Gomez 1v1 against Rashford on the half way line was a suicidal, criminal piece of management that left our keeper highly exposed. And it’s that kind of defensive openness that has led to many of the goals conceded this year, rather than any inability on BVs part.

 

[Barryseagulls]

Nothing Bart could have done with either goal - had the 2nd not taken a deflection off Pervis it wouldn’t had gone in.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Well, he’s the only fit ‘ keeper with any experience so I guess we are stuck …. best to support him.

 

[Doonhamer7]

I mean how stupid must Bayern Munich to be interested in him - they obviously need better scouts than those experts on NSC

 

[portlock seagull]

Poor Bart. If only he got the opportunity to save some goals but they’re always “no chance” because our defence is so open. That or always deflections. Or penalties. Still, he’s our greatest ever keeper.

 

[mothy]

I mean how stupid must Bayern Munich to be interested in him - they obviously need better scouts than those experts on NSC

Let's hope they come in with a massive offer & steal him from us

 

[Weststander]

West Ham in for Kelleher at £20m. Wish we moved for him.

West Ham make Caoimhin Kelleher their top summer target as Liverpool name price

Caoimhin Kelleher is set to leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window in search of regular first-team football, but the Irish goalkeeper's destination remains uncertain

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[pigmanovich]

West Ham in for Kelleher at £20m. Wish we moved for him.

West Ham make Caoimhin Kelleher their top summer target as Liverpool name price

Caoimhin Kelleher is set to leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window in search of regular first-team football, but the Irish goalkeeper's destination remains uncertain

www.mirror.co.uk

There will almost certainly be a bidding war

 

[Justice]

I mean how stupid must Bayern Munich to be interested in him - they obviously need better scouts than those experts on NSC

Do you need to be an expert? Bang average this season low percentage of big saves to keep us in a game, made a few suicide passes out which has cost us.

 

[GT49er]

West Ham in for Kelleher at £20m. Wish we moved for him.

West Ham make Caoimhin Kelleher their top summer target as Liverpool name price

Caoimhin Kelleher is set to leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window in search of regular first-team football, but the Irish goalkeeper's destination remains uncertain

www.mirror.co.uk

You've written off Rushworth already then?

 

[Weststander]

You've written off Rushworth already then?

No. Improvement on Verbruggen, let's take Bayern's €60m .

Kelleher, Rushworth, Beadle's About, etc giving us options.

 

[peterward]

I mean how stupid must Bayern Munich to be interested in him - they obviously need better scouts than those experts on NSC

It's more likely to be Kompany.

He tried to get him for Burnley when we brought him here.

 

[Withdean11]

Fourth lowest save % in the league out of 21 keepers and third highest errors leading to goals in the league. Not having a good season. He was 6th (out of 25, Steele second worst) highest last year.

SANCHEZ has by far the highest. Bring him back? Although he has the most errors in league for errors leading to goals.

That does not look for our GK coaching team.

 

[JBizzle]

Poor Bart. If only he got the opportunity to save some goals but they’re always “no chance” because our defence is so open. That or always deflections. Or penalties. Still, he’s our greatest ever keeper.

I think this is an oft overlooked point. The chances we give up appear harder to save on account of them seeming being fast break one on ones after a cheap turnover by our defence/midfield.

It was the same for Steele last season. It feels like our keepers are always left high and dry, but maybe that's just a result of the type of football we want to play as a club. It is higher risk, so as a result we give up more high xG chances?