StDomingosGringo
Player Valuation: £10m
[video=youtube;Mdd1vIcEmME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdd1vIcEmME[/video]
This where the bar is set at Goodison. Tim knows that. Don't get me wrong I rate Tim and always have. He could pull off some the reaction saves in that video and I'm sure it wouldn't take long to find some similar ones on his own youtube reels.
The creeping changes to the ball leading towards what we used to call "continental goalkeeping" in a slightly derisory way becoming the norm made Nev's and afterwards Schmeichel's old school handling and command of the entire area. Martyn, being older, also displayed those qualities. Howard is our first long term keeper of the newer breed.
Tim is a great shot stopper, his reactions are excellent. His distribution is fine. But he also has weaknesses and some of those have been evident for a long time. His 10 year stint almost counting against him as we can think of more examples of him being lobbed due to poor positioning or unawareness or failing to deal with a ball which probably should have been his.
From my point of view goalkeeping as a whole right now doesn't compare favorably to the golden age in the 80's and 90's. Add in that the shadow of the Binman between the sticks looms at Goodison as one of the best of that era and Tim's flaws are going to be a big itch to some.
For me I'm happy to stick with Howard for now especially looking around at some big money keepers who've arrived and either failed or not looked worth the price. Robles has potential but should also be approaching the age he wants first team football so the competitiveness should be there.
This where the bar is set at Goodison. Tim knows that. Don't get me wrong I rate Tim and always have. He could pull off some the reaction saves in that video and I'm sure it wouldn't take long to find some similar ones on his own youtube reels.
The creeping changes to the ball leading towards what we used to call "continental goalkeeping" in a slightly derisory way becoming the norm made Nev's and afterwards Schmeichel's old school handling and command of the entire area. Martyn, being older, also displayed those qualities. Howard is our first long term keeper of the newer breed.
Tim is a great shot stopper, his reactions are excellent. His distribution is fine. But he also has weaknesses and some of those have been evident for a long time. His 10 year stint almost counting against him as we can think of more examples of him being lobbed due to poor positioning or unawareness or failing to deal with a ball which probably should have been his.
From my point of view goalkeeping as a whole right now doesn't compare favorably to the golden age in the 80's and 90's. Add in that the shadow of the Binman between the sticks looms at Goodison as one of the best of that era and Tim's flaws are going to be a big itch to some.
For me I'm happy to stick with Howard for now especially looking around at some big money keepers who've arrived and either failed or not looked worth the price. Robles has potential but should also be approaching the age he wants first team football so the competitiveness should be there.
