Etheridge

been immense for us but he should of saved the first two today imo didn’t move for second one was hardly hit with pace could of done better for the third aswell

been immense for us but he should of saved the first two today imo didn’t move for second one was hardly hit with pace could of done better for the third aswell

I said on another thread he has weaknesses as a keeper.

One of them is his stance.
He quite often wrong foots or flat foots himself leaving him unable to adjust when the ball deflects or a player shoots like Eriksen did today.

One on one and long distance he is fantastic as he has time to adjust, the best keepers are always on there toes and read the game better.

Totally disagree. Also he made a couple of fine saves to keep it at 3-0!
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Camerassa and Etheridge are out best players and we desperately need to keep them.

Always flat footed done it a couple of times this year it frustrates me cos he’s been playing so well

Bigger concerns in front of him.

Always flat footed done it a couple of times this year it frustrates me cos he’s been playing so well

Maybe he could have done better but he's been superb this season so he's due the odd game. More concerned with Morrison and Cunnigham's performances. Baffled why Bennett has been dropped tbh.

Stood still for 2 goals dead inline with him first time i thought this season he was poor not just because he shipped 3 and he needs to call when needed. him and Cunningham lack of communication nealy f.ck.d up.

Stood still for 2 goals dead inline with him first time i thought this season he was poor not just because he shipped 3 and he needs to call when needed. him and Cunningham lack of communication nealy f.ck.d up.

How about,the shit defenders not clearing,giving too much space (Eriksen) he should expect them to at least do their jobs one bad day at the office,and whoosh,some fans,who must lay in wait,pounce and slate them,a keeper who is up there for player of the year ffs! Breathe gentlemen,you will need your stamina for part 2 of the roller coaster known as cardiff city

been immense for us but he should of saved the first two today imo didn’t move for second one was hardly hit with pace could of done better for the third aswell

I said on another thread he has weaknesses as a keeper.

One of them is his stance.
He quite often wrong foots or flat foots himself leaving him unable to adjust when the ball deflects or a player shoots like Eriksen did today.

One on one and long distance he is fantastic as he has time to adjust, the best keepers are always on there toes and read the game better.

He’s not David De Gea. If he was the perfect goalkeeper, he wouldn’t be playing for us.

He’s had a brilliant season and a half for us (after he struggled at first), and I find this criticism extremely unfair.

It’s ridiculous the amount of shots he has to face so, as someone said above, we should be working on what’s in front of him and finding a way to concede less chances.

Of all the players to criticise today, Etheridge is very low on the list.

As a keeper he is very exposed. But based on his form this season he will win us more points than he will lose us. Indeed. He has been pretty handy saving 3 penalties in matches we have gained 5 points.

He wasnt brilliant today. But the other 10 players hardly made life easy for him. Plus he managed to help keep the goals down in the second half with some good work.

To be fair to him, I think his defenders let him down badly. The first goal was pure luck, but Morrison should have cleared but miskicked onto Kane (He made a similar mistake against Arsenal earlier in the season). The second goal occurred because Cunningham missed a tackle just inside our half, and then Eriksen used his magic to create space for himself. The only goal that I thought at the time, should have been saved by Etheridge was the third, but seeing it from behind the goal, it was a very well placed shot by Son. The latter should have been closed down quicker, and his shot blocked. Etheridge has been one of our very best players this season, and has saved us time after time.

been immense for us but he should of saved the first two today imo didn’t move for second one was hardly hit with pace could of done better for the third aswell

Unpopular opinion - Etheridge is massively overrated by our fans. Sure, the stats favour him because he makes a lot of saves, but thats because he’s got a pisspoor defence in front of him and faces a lot of shots every game. Most of the saves he makes are ones you’d expect any keeper to make. Whilst he does make the odd great save, he doesn’t half get caught out of position a lot and ends up flat footed and unable to react. He also can’t command his box from set pieces very well. He has made some good saves from penalties but even then, he pushed Maddison’s straight back to him for an almost certain goal - bar Bamba’s incredible tackle. He’s nowhere near Marshall’s level when he was pulling off unbelievable saves game after game in the prem. Tbh, Smithies is probably equally as good with a decent run of games.

Don't know what happened to my post.

The first goal was a fluke, no t entirely sure what Etheridge could have done.

The second goal was just a fantastic finish, it didn't need power as it had the precision.

As 2Blue said the problems are in front of him, Erikson had all the time in the world to pick a spot, Etheridge tried to position himself more towards the center and he stick it in the corner, one of them, don't see on what planet either of the first two goals were down to him or think any other keeper would have done better.

Unpopular opinion - Etheridge is massively overrated by our fans. Sure, the stats favour him because he makes a lot of saves, but thats because he’s got a pisspoor defence in front of him and faces a lot of shots every game. Most of the saves he makes are ones you’d expect any keeper to make. Whilst he does make the odd great save, he doesn’t half get caught out of position a lot and ends up flat footed and unable to react. He also can’t command his box from set pieces very well. He has made some good saves from penalties but even then, he pushed Maddison’s straight back to him for an almost certain goal - bar Bamba’s incredible tackle. He’s nowhere near Marshall’s level when he was pulling off unbelievable saves game after game in the prem. Tbh, Smithies is probably equally as good with a decent run of games.

Have a day off, been our best player this season.

Don't know what happened to my post.

The first goal was a fluke, no t entirely sure what Etheridge could have done.

The second goal was just a fantastic finish, it didn't need power as it had the precision.

As 2Blue said the problems are in front of him, Erikson had all the time in the world to pick a spot, Etheridge tried to position himself more towards the center and he stick it in the corner, one of them, don't see on what planet either of the first two goals were down to him or think any other keeper would have done better.

Totally agree. First goal was a total fluke where he was relying on the defenders to clear the ball. Second goal was a moment of class from Erikson, gave the keeper the eyes and put it through the defenders legs and into the opposite corner. I was more concerned on the 3rd goal where I didn't think he should have been beaten from that angle.

Don't know what happened to my post.

The first goal was a fluke, no t entirely sure what Etheridge could have done.

The second goal was just a fantastic finish, it didn't need power as it had the precision.

As 2Blue said the problems are in front of him, Erikson had all the time in the world to pick a spot, Etheridge tried to position himself more towards the center and he stick it in the corner, one of them, don't see on what planet either of the first two goals were down to him or think any other keeper would have done better.

Totally agree. First goal was a total fluke where he was relying on the defenders to clear the ball. Second goal was a moment of class from Erikson, gave the keeper the eyes and put it through the defenders legs and into the opposite corner. I was more concerned on the 3rd goal where I didn't think he should have been beaten from that angle.

agree with your view but he is going to make mistakes,they all do