Coventry - v - Leeds United *** Matchday Thread***

[WTF11]

Meslier again was rooted to his line for the first goal as always, it’s not sour grapes but if we can’t beat teams like Coventry, Huddersfield, Watford etc we haven’t got much hope against teams like wolves, West Ham Brighton etc, and god help us against arsenal, Liverpool and such like…..I feel very very depressed. Mr farke needs a goalkeeper, striker and playmaker for next season as we try again to reach the awful premiership.

Agreed as to the lack of any prospect against the "lower" PL teams, but the dropoff by some of those who I thought were possible PL-quality means the strengthening would need to be wider and deeper (in the increasingly unlikely event of us being promoted).

[Billyni]

2 home games to come and 6 pts is a must , anything less will probably blow what chance we have left , its M'boro away after those 2 games at home and that won't be easy.

I am tempted Rev, I really am tempted.

[Billyni]

Think messlier is tied to his line with a bungee rope

[norfolk white]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen him come for the ball from a corner kick to catch or punch, he doesn’t seem to command his area like the old fashioned keepers used to do.

[WTF11]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen him come for the ball from a corner kick to catch or punch, he doesn’t seem to command his area like the old fashioned keepers used to do.

Not sure that behaviour has died out, just that for whatever reason Meslier seems unable to use his height advantage and the "protection" afforded to keepers generally to take more control of the ball, especially when delivered from set pieces and corners.

[norfolk white]

Agree……still very depressed after today….and angry.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Cardinal sin of goalkeeping - coming for the ball and not making it (or at least getting fouled)

[Orgoner]

I don’t think many of the younger ‘keepers have been coached to either come out or even actively catch high balls played into the box, which is a bit strange given that the modern game frowns upon almost any contact on them by the opposition.

Meslier is still young in goalkeeping years.

[Billyni]

I don’t think many of the younger ‘keepers have been coached to either come out or even actively catch high balls played into the box, which is a bit strange given that the modern game frowns upon almost any contact on them by the opposition.

Meslier is still young in goalkeeping years.

He’s also 6ft6’’, without jumping.

[Orgoner]

While I’m thinking about it, I also don’t understand why goalkeepers are encouraged to punch when ball retention is the current coaching flavour of the month.

I’ve yet to see any goalkeeper successfully punch a ball out to a team mate’s feet with any precision whatsoever.

And why are they wearing short sleeved shirts (personal rant!)?