Why is Robbo suddenly disposable?

[park_lane]

Calling Robbo shit is not supporting Spurs.

It's doing the opposite, if anything.

Robbo is a Spurs player and therefore I support him (whether I think he's good enough or not) and will continue to do so whilst he is still wearing a Tottenham shirt.

That sounds like blind optimism from a 10 year old, who likes any old spurs player. How old are you?

 

[Evolution]

Even the free kick goal was a result of poor defending in a very dangerous position. I reckon as many as 3 out of 10 would be scored from there and the keeper is on a hiding to nothing. If he covers "his" side it's flipped over the wall or around it

Sorry mate but imho this is rubbish.....

The keeper should NEVER be beaten at the side he is guarding unless it's an amazing free kick but even then, really you should be saving those. If the player taking the free kick loops it in over the wall into the far corner then fair play, good goal and well done son! However to dribble a free kick low down to apprx where Robbo was standing and SCORE?!?!?....nah, thats bollox and he should save those every bloody time. Shit I could have saved that!

The problem was that he done his favorite 'truffle shuffle' to the wall guarding side......again!!......lost his balance and couldn't regain it to go back the other way. Poor poor goalkeeping and how you make a defense for this is absolutely beyond me!

 

[ultimateloner]

There's no valid defence for a player's poor performance. The only argument you could have in us retaining Robbo is that he would be better 'in the future' - paint us a rosy picture to convince us.

The trouble is he's been pretty useless for some time. Credit to him that he made several saves against Newcsatle, but still made a blunder out of the freekick (there simply can be no arguments to this).

He is not the worst keeper in the league. However we can probably agree that he is not one of the top 5 keepers, and there are better ones out there. I think that's good enough reason to sell.

 

[SpurSince57]

Did we have a valid defence to anything yesterday? :grin:

 

[Flatters]

That sounds like blind optimism from a 10 year old, who likes any old spurs player. How old are you?

I really have no idea how you've responded to my post with that.

I didn't even mention how good or bad I thought Robbo was. I just said that we should support him, as we should all our players regardless of how badly we think they might be performing.

If you think I'm 10 years old, you must be around 2 years old.

 

[Zapsta]

^ baby

 

[Rocksuperstar]

I really have no idea how you've responded to my post with that.

I didn't even mention how good or bad I thought Robbo was. I just said that we should support him, as we should all our players regardless of how badly we think they might be performing.

If you think I'm 10 years old, you must be around 2 years old.

a 2 year old with a 25 year olds long fingers... wouldn't that be freaky shit :lol:

 

[Flatters]

a 2 year old with a 25 year olds long fingers... wouldn't that be freaky shit :lol:

You might find yourself making a similar thread about him in 20 years time. :lol:

 

[900triumph]

Sorry mate but imho this is rubbish.....

The keeper should NEVER be beaten at the side he is guarding unless it's an amazing free kick but even then, really you should be saving those. If the player taking the free kick loops it in over the wall into the far corner then fair play, good goal and well done son! However to dribble a free kick low down to apprx where Robbo was standing and SCORE?!?!?....nah, thats bollox and he should save those every bloody time. Shit I could have saved that!

The problem was that he done his favorite 'truffle shuffle' to the wall guarding side......again!!......lost his balance and couldn't regain it to go back the other way. Poor poor goalkeeping and how you make a defense for this is absolutely beyond me!

I happily admit that Robbo has been "done" twice, but I defend him because I think it's such a tough call that the keeper has to make when there's a quality taker in prime position.

Of course Robbo should have covered his side - with the benefit of hindsight. My point is not that he was not to blame at all, but that the defence has let their keeper down by conceding a free kick in a position that begins to favour the taker. That in turn is enough to make the keeper- ANY keeper, doubt whether the wall will be enough to protect "their" side, so he then feels he has to try to cover the whole goal. A decision is then made, which on this occasion was proved to be a wrong decision, but it could equally have been that the ball dipped over the wall and Robbo could have saved. In the modern era, from that position the keeper is, as I said, on a hiding to nothing.

The error that put our goal under threat was the defensive error that gave away a free kick in a prime position. Tactically my preffered solution would be to put a man on one post and take a better chance of defending, without exposing the keeper to looking like a muppet when all that has happened is that he's been forced to make a tough decision by the severity of the situation - which was not his fault. I'll admit if I was Robbo in the future I'd probably just allow the taker to have a go at top corner over the wall and cover "my" side so I don't get blamed, but some on here will still moan that he didn't go for it, or just stood and watched it.

 

[Evolution]

I'll admit if I was Robbo in the future I'd probably just allow the taker to have a go at top corner over the wall and cover "my" side so I don't get blamed, but some on here will still moan that he didn't go for it, or just stood and watched it.

I'm no goalkeeping coach but isn't it his job to guard the side 'not guarded' by the wall. If someone loops one over the wall and in the top corner it normally finds the back of the net anyway. Its a rare thing to see a keeper save one that's accurate like that. If he has a go but it beats him in the corner then "fair enough Robbo...unlucky mate!" would be the comment I guess most of us would say. But to get beat on 'your side' so to speak with such a weak daisy cutting effort is shambolic. Two have it happen twice in such a short space of time is beyond a joke.

I hate saying this cos I really like Robbo's character and the way he banters with the fans etc but when push comes to shove he's gonna cost us serious points. If something like that resulted in us losing a big important cup/league match then I don't think as many people would be defending him on here. Sorry man, it pains me to say it but he's gotta be replaced as his great shot stopping ability alone is not enough to hide his other glaring flaws

 

[SpurSince57]

The flipside of that is that you had people complaining that he didn't move across for Larsson's kick at Birmingham; that's the sort of criticism that drives me nuts, because whatever the guy does he can't win. And it's not just Robbo that that applies to.

 

[RussellYid]

I think if anyone reads my posts re: Jenas, Zokora or any hate figure here on SC, they'll know I'm not a hater...

But the two free-kicks (carling cup final and sundays) are indefensible. I too am not a goalkeeping coach, but I've played in goal for about 15 years and know that you don't stand behind the wall you set up.

It's been said on here already, but you set up your wall. You stand the other side and then if the player is good enough to get the ball over the wall and down and into the back of the net then fair play.

Don't stand behind the wall and let him pass it into the empty side. It's mental!

 

[lifeof...]

Did we have a valid defence to anything yesterday? :grin:

But as u Quite rightly said..........oh and the answers imo is No

 

[lifeof...]

Who was it that run across the back line, right to left, across robbo vision, Keane? why did he do that? wouldnt have helped

 

[Michey]

Hell he had one at the beginning of the season and last year, when he was just as bad. So you're argument is "grasping for straws"

Whatever justifications you need to make, keep on keeping on brother. You have to be right no matter how much it would cost this club.

You've went from a wise contributor, to a cult like kool-aid sipping PR machine for the worst keeper in the league.

Have some rep :up:

 

[RussellYid]

Who was it that run across the back line, right to left, across robbo vision, Keane? why did he do that? wouldnt have helped

It was Keane, but by that time Robbo had taken three steps to his left and was in no-mans-land.

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It's not pretty viewing.

 

[General Levy]

your video isn't pretty viewing as it doesn't work.

 

[lifeof...]

You right it was as ugly as a witches arse with, pussed filled boils. whats worse, is from that angle, it looks like Keane has seen Robbo's gone wondering and tried to cover the gap......

 

[Kendall]

your video isn't pretty viewing as it doesn't work.

works for me

 

[RussellYid]

your video isn't pretty viewing as it doesn't work.

Hmm. Lifeof could see it. Maybe something wrong with you.