2020/21 Jordan Pickford

[sageyefc]

I do agree, but his age goes against him slightly against him.

I`m talking about someone like the lad at Inter Milan, Donnarumma.

Young, world class and someone who is only going to get better.

Doubt we could attract that type of keeper and tbh there’s probably only about 5 genuinely world class keepers about now. Would be nice to get one but as others have said just a steady and competent keeper is a huge improvement on baby hart and they needn’t cost the world.

 

[sageyefc]

16 mil or something like that

Shame we weren’t all over that been a great signing for villa

 

[nsno-chris]

As above, we don’t need a world class keeper. We just need a keeper better than Pickford.

If Olsen had played the whole season we’d have another 5/6 points now easily.

Can’t really argue with that at all.

 

[Mkjjones]

Shame we weren’t all over that been a great signing for villa

I said it all the way through, villa also got matty cash, great signing, barkley as well, watkins, now sansson, and people are surprised how good they're doing.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

His awareness to where he is in his 6 yard box is terrible.

He just doesn't know where he is it's like he has been dropped onto the pitch.

 

[nsno-chris]

Considering Ancelotti has got the defence very solid, I’d imagine his need for a new keeper has from the “nice to have” to the “get this mackem ballsack out of my club” list

 

[micknick]

We definitely don’t have to break the bank to buy an upgrade on Pickford. We already have one at the club who’d cost £5m absolute tops.

I was wondering where to start with it all. Firstly, I’d say he’s made more mistakes this season than in any other season he’s been here, which puts the bed the idea he’s been more dependable.

Secondly, I don’t think the idea that he “nearly tipped it onto the post” does him any favours, as it shows he got down to the shot in plenty of time and got enough of a hand on it to keep it out. This also disproves the idea that he saw it late.

Finally the assertion that he isn’t liked in the fanbase is true, and it’s because he’s a terrible goalkeeper, not because his name has been randomly drawn out of a hat to be the subject of our ire.

tl;dr version: yes, I disagree with all of it.

I said he should have saved it, did you disagree with that?

Olsen has played a handful of games one of which he had a poor performance. So percentage terms not looking great but you want him as our number 1.

Im all for having upgraded players and maybe Pickford doesnt have the concentration levels needed but I personally dont think Olsen is better in the long term.
Theres a reason why Roma have loaned him out to Cagliari and us and not kept him.

 

[Nymzee]

I said he should have saved it, did you disagree with that?

Olsen has played a handful of games one of which he had a poor performance. So percentage terms not looking great but you want him as our number 1.

Im all for having upgraded players and maybe Pickford doesnt have the concentration levels needed but I personally dont think Olsen is better in the long term.
Theres a reason why Roma have loaned him out to Cagliari and us and not kept him.

Can't Olsen be the short term upgrade till the Summer when we sell Pickford and buy a new starting keeper?

 

[sageyefc]

Take the truly ridiculous price we paid for him off the table, If you offered him as a straight swap to any other team in the league for their first choice not one team would swap

 

[COYBL25]

mendy was bought for no1 mate

Yeah, I realise that, but only after Keppa flopped.

The difference between us an Chelsea is that they can afford to do that, we can’t. Or at least not this season we can’t.

A big problem for us, is that 6 yr contract he signed that doesn’t expire until 2024.

 

[bcblue1878]

Pope is England’s best keeper.

He made 8/9 saves yesterday, kept his side in the game and look what happened, they nicked a win when getting battered for most of the game.

Yup, and he did exactly the same at the pit the other week! He never once looked like conceding over there, think how much confidence he gives to Mee, Tarkowski and co! Meanwhile Holgate, Keane, Mina, Godfrey - every single one of them threw their hands up in despair last night!

 

[wainy]

Hoping a late deal can be done for our Jordan.

 

[MikeH72]

I said he should have saved it, did you disagree with that?

Olsen has played a handful of games one of which he had a poor performance. So percentage terms not looking great but you want him as our number 1.

Im all for having upgraded players and maybe Pickford doesnt have the concentration levels needed but I personally dont think Olsen is better in the long term.
Theres a reason why Roma have loaned him out to Cagliari and us and not kept him.

Did he? When?

 

[everton1953]

There are so many second rate keepers in the PL why should anyone buy Pickford? OK maybe a championship club would have him but that reduces the fee to near zero as they are all broke these days.

 

[MikeH72]

Yeah, I realise that, but only after Keppa flopped.

The difference between us an Chelsea is that they can afford to do that, we can’t. Or at least not this season we can’t.

A big problem for us, is that 6 yr contract he signed that doesn’t expire until 2024.

So Chelsea bought a keeper for £16m to replace the one they bought for £72m, meaning you don’t have to spend more on a replacement than you did on the keeper you’re replacing. Pickford cost £30m, but we could replace him with a better keeper for under £10m.