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Title says it all.
Watched the highlights and Fitzsimmons was awful. There game plan was lump crosses under the bar and watch the idiot we have in goal do the rest.
The last goal went straight through his hands.
We desperately need a strong central midfielder, a strong centre half and a goalkeeper.
To be fair, after his disastrous start to the season Fitz has been (along with Enzio) our best player. His lack of height and physical presence will always be an issue, though, and was badly exposed today. Their third goal was a carbon-copy of one we conceded against Exeter in October - when a centre half also scored twice against us - so at least we’re consistent.
Just another position we're not good enough in but he's not helped by having that lot in front of him. Confidence is key for a keeper but his must be shot. Still I must admit I'm not a fan of his, in this league commanding your area and collecting crosses is the basic and he's not great at either. Decent shot stopper though but we need Peter Schmeichel in goal to have a chance with our defensive play.
A little old now, but I've heard his lad isn't bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyfists
I bow to the superior knowledge of people who’ve seen us play more than me this season, but Christ, poor old Ross is, has and always will be a crap keeper. No one will really convince me that our defensive incompetence hasn’t been largely down to him this season. We’ve gone through plenty of defenders and he’s the only constant.
It's a two way street but you are right! Sure the defence isn't great but they know he won't come for crosses so they have to deal with everything coming in which inevitably won't happen and a goal happens. He's awful, needs replacing ASAPQuote:
Originally Posted by BigFatPie
Agree 100% keeper should have claimed 2nd and 3rd before easily stopping 4th. By having such a poor keeper on crosses it puts so much more pressure on the defenders. Replacing him is priority number 1.
True Fitz was culpable but let's be right there's multiple defensive errors on each goal. Woeful. They say defenders get confidence from a good goalie but jeez what must it be like to keep goal behind these donkeys? He was under slightly less pressure last year and looked a decent prospect.Quote:
Originally Posted by cjpieman
But ultimately you can't have a keeper in league two who can't claim crosses. It affects the entire defence. We need a keeper, two full backs and a central midfielder as a minimum to stay in the football league.
I think you will find he was at fault for all four..,,,Quote:
Originally Posted by cjpieman