[Albion] KNOOP AND STERN DEPART

[Weststander]

Or, alternatively, he didn't want to lump Fab into the first group, but put something separate about the current manager. If he wanted to make a negative point about FH, I dount he would have described the experience as a 'pleasure'. He just would've written something more bland.

Pretty obvious he's talking about the current boss – no need for the surname, IMO.

I was joking.

 

[schmunk]

Age 27 and just 3 caps! Spain must have some incredible keepers to keep Sanchez out.

One-eyed Simon normally gets the gig. Keeps Arsenal's David Raya on the bench too...

 

[Weststander]

Indeed. Rather than being a victim of our ruthless drive for perfection, maybe he's leaving because he got offered a better job?

Posts 14 & 44 hit the knowing mark.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I was joking.

LOLz. The fact that I took it at face value suggests that many people would believe it was a personal SHUNNING of the gaffer!

 

[Weststander]

LOLz. The fact that I took it at face value suggests that many people would believe it was a personal SHUNNING of the gaffer!

I was adding to the drama in post 68 (FH wasn't knowledgeable & didn't help Stern develop).

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I like to see us be ruthless with backroom staff. Bart hasn't shown the improvement that we would have liked and the club would have demanded. They need to be showing results to be kept on.

Best of luck to them of course

 

[Hiheidi]

 

[DJ Chi]

I like to see us be ruthless with backroom staff. Bart hasn't shown the improvement that we would have liked and the club would have demanded. They need to be showing results to be kept on.

Best of luck to them of course

If you'd looked at the FBRef stats around the beginning of December, Bart was then at about +1.0 on post shot xGa, so to now be bottom with -5.0 shows how abject his second half of the season was. A strong reason for these changes I think

 

[albionalex]

Interestking. What are the various columns? Also, is there an equivalent to expected goals, say expected saves? Maybe one of the columns is this? Then I can put this is some sort of context.

Post-shot xG (basically a shot's likelihood of being scored after it has been taken) and then subtracting the actual number of goals conceded.

With this metric, Bart conceded 5 more goals than 'expected' last season. That was the worst in the league, by some distance.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Post-shot xG (basically a shot's likelihood of being scored after it has been taken) and then subtracting the actual number of goals conceded.

With this metric, Bart conceded 5 more goals than 'expected' last season. That was the worst in the league, by some distance.

Thanks. I eventually figured it out last night. Agree, his expected saves is pretty poor.

 

[warmleyseagull]

From The Times:

Brighton & Hove Albion — Bart Verbruggen’s 60.9 per cent save percentage​

There was plenty to like from Fabian Hürzeler’s debut season with Brighton & Hove Albion, but one area for improvement is in goal. Bart Verbruggen had a save-completion rate of 60.9 per cent.

In terms of shots inside the box, it was 60.1 per cent, which is quite low, although four teams have a lower rate (Leicester City, Manchester United, Ipswich Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers); but from outside the area, it was 66.7 per cent.

Collectively, Verbruggen and Jason Steele conceded five goals more than expected, given where those goals have entered the goalmouth. Only Wolves and Ipswich had a worse record, conceding six more than expected.

Goalkeepers with a positive difference have saved more than expected​

Premier League 2024-25

	xG on target	GA	Difference	Per 90
Bournemouth	55	46	8.80 8.80 8.80	0.23
Tottenham	66	61	5.20 5.20 5.20	0.14
Everton	49	44	4.80 4.80 4.80	0.13
Manchester City	46	42	4.30 4.30 4.30	0.11
Crystal Palace	51	48	3.20 3.20 3.20	0.08
Liverpool	42	39	3.20 3.20 3.20	0.08
Nott'ham Forest	49	46	3.10 3.10 3.10	0.08
Newcastle Utd	48	45	2.70 2.70 2.70	0.07
Manchester Utd	54	52	2.10 2.10 2.10	0.05
Chelsea	45	43	2.00 2.00 2.00	0.05
Arsenal	35	34	1.10 1.10 1.10	0.03
Aston Villa	52	51	1.10 1.10 1.10	0.03
Brentford	53	54	−0.70 −0.70 −0.70	−0.02
West Ham	58	59	−1.10 −1.10 −1.10	−0.03
Southampton	84	86	−2.20 −2.20 −2.20	−0.06
Leicester City	75	77	−2.40 −2.40 −2.40	−0.06
Fulham	49	52	−3.10 −3.10 −3.10	−0.08
Brighton	52	57	−5.50 −5.50 −5.50	−0.15
Wolves	60	66	−6.30 −6.30 −6.30	−0.17
Ipswich Town	74	80	−6.40 −6.40 −6.40	−0.17

 

[GrossTurn]

Can we nab Bournemouth’s goalkeeping coach, please?

 

[BevBHA]

Can we nab Bournemouth’s goalkeeping coach, please?

Good shout. He turned Kepa into a keeper

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I always wonder what a goalkeeping coach does to keep things fresh.

"So on Monday was practice catching the ball and making saves, Tuesday is a light session of ball saving and aerial gatherings, wednesday is goal denial and air to hand transitions, Thursday we start with a little bit of a saving and catching drill and Friday is pizza"

When you put it like that what does outfield training look like?

Monday: kick some balls
Tuesday: kick some balls
Wednesday: kick some balls
Thursday: kick some balls
Friday: throw some balls from behind your head and stare longingly at the pizza party

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Head of Goalkeeping is a promotion from First Team Goalkeeper Coach.

I guess. Do we have a Head of Goalkeeping? Do West Ham have a first team goalkeeper coach as well?

I imagine it's a case of his old boss Graham Potter offering him a pay rise to join him over there.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Can we nab Bournemouth’s goalkeeping coach, please?

The only reason Kepa's xG against stats are so good is that nobody expected him to save anything.

 

[Hiheidi]

 

[Hiheidi]

Jelle ten Rouwelaar

 

[METALMICKY]

So we're thinking of employing the man who helped make Bart the player he is now?.........................

 

[Weststander]

Manure’s goalkeeping coach .