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i didnt say lloris isnt capable of making spectacular saves, i said he doesnt come up with clutch saves when we need him the most. That's why I didnt critisize the soft goals he conceded at Everton. They were irrelevant.
I dont expect a keeper to bail us out every game, but it's unrealistic to expect a football club to be able to dictate play all the time. They are going up against highly skilled professional on a weekly (daily) basis. Sometimes we are going to come under the kosh, it's a fact of life. Could we and should we have done better as a team against wolves, in a perfect world yes. But it'll be equally nice if we could rely upon our club captain to every so often save the day. (which he doesnt have to do that much at all.)
I watched the same wolves team play against Liverpool at the begininig of this festive period. And absolutely batter Liverpool at times in the first half. They were on top of them creating chances and forcing turnovers just like they did in our game. But Allison bailed them and came up with key stops that gave them a chance.
But he does exactly than, and quite often actually.
Last season he had a MOTM performance at the Bernabeu (the very same match which kinda raised our profile all over the world). This season, at the top of my head, I remember him making important saves when the game was on the balance against the likes of Manu, wolves (away), Cardiff, Palace and West Ham.
I'm afraid you really need to start paying more attention. Lloris may not be able to bail us out always, but he still does it quite often.