We need a new goal keeper

[Angus Scott]

9 minutes ago, Jakemoore said:

I can see your point and I don’t disagree that he’s poor from set pieces. He’s relatively short for a goal keeper and I think that’s always affected him. But my point is that he’s the same goal keeper we had last season and the season before so it can’t be his fault that we’re suddenly conceding so many set piece goals. 

Yes it can, he's getting older & his ability is on the wane. How old is he 35,36? If his contract expires at the end of next season we should bin him off. However I suspect we will give him a new contract as we are like some kind of charity, just think James, King, Albrighton

[Ric Flair]

11 minutes ago, Jakemoore said:

I can see your point and I don’t disagree that he’s poor from set pieces. He’s relatively short for a goal keeper and I think that’s always affected him. But my point is that he’s the same goal keeper we had last season and the season before so it can’t be his fault that we’re suddenly conceding so many set piece goals. 

It's not just his fault but as I said, in situations like this you have to think how on earth will we turn this around and I think it starts with a goalkeeper commanding his area at set pieces and deep crosses. It ought not come to this and maybe ripping up the coaching methods and return to Man marking might effect a good enough change but we'll always be vulnerable to Kasper's nemesis.

[It'sblueupnorth]

I don’t think Danny Ward would be any better, having only watched him sparingly for Wales, he seems to be in the same vein as Kasper in that he’s a decent shot stopper but his distribution is no better and he doesn’t command his area any better than Kasper from what I’ve seen. Kasper is in poor form but until one of the coaching staff stops this stupid zonal system that we clearly can’t perform I can’t see anything getting better from set pieces.  

[adam]

1 minute ago, adam1 said:

[Just for clarity for other ft users, yes there are two adams]

 

Yes, he has not been to his best but all players have bad runs. Its not like people have criticised him before and then within a month start raving about him. 

 

The question is whether he is costing us points? I say no. The issue is clearly a defensive issue as a whole 

Well Adam1 I reckon he is costing us ponts. 

[adam]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

It's not just his fault but as I said, in situations like this you have to think how on earth will we turn this around and I think it starts with a goalkeeper commanding his area at set pieces and deep crosses. It ought not come to this and maybe ripping up the coaching methods and return to Man marking might effect a good enough change but we'll always be vulnerable to Kasper's nemesis.

Basically. We just want someone to come and catch a cross

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Where is adam2 with the casting vote?

[adam]

Just now, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Where is adam2 with the casting vote?

Blokes a **** 

[Finnegan]

18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Short term he might be, something has to give on this crisis at set pieces and defending crosses. Ward is far more aggressive at clearing shit.

 

Yeah but let's not forget we're shit defending from open play as well and a keeper needs to be able to stop shots. Danny Ward doesn't have anywhere near Kasper's agility and reactions. 

 

Honestly, this is classic foxestalk "the player on the bench is the best!" 

 

We absolutely have a problem and I'm not denying Kasper is part of it but the solution isn't to keep tinkering and wildly altering things because "something has to work!" The solution has to be that the coaching must improve, the organisational approach must change. Whatever is being done on the training ground to structure the team's defensive shape in every phase of play is not working. 

 

Chucking in Ward or JJ or Fofana or whoever else that's not been playing isn't going to change a defence that's fundamentally broken at its core. 

[twister]

Kasper is still a great shot stopper

 

But he is awful in the air at set pieces now he offers zero authority 

 

At the end of the season I think a big call needs to be made and mti maybe kasper moving on

[adam]

Just now, twister said:

Kasper is still a great shot stopper

 

But he is awful in the air at set pieces now he offers zero authority 

 

At the end of the season I think a big call needs to be made and mti maybe kasper moving on

Maybe he will move us on considering he wants to end his career playing champions league football. 

[JonnyBoy]

He needs dropping ASAP get Ward in and look for replacement end of season 

[smudgerfox]

1 hour ago, escape2victory said:

Kasper is one of the few leaders we have left in the team.
 

You could have the most commanding keeper in the world and we would still be struggling from corners with this lot in front of him.

 

The main problem is they are not being aggressive enough with their defending, with the blocking and attacking the ball, also the half zonal / half man is shite too. 

But is he really an on pitch leader? When we conceded against Southampton he just stood silently  staring into the night air. He didn’t berate the person who made the mistake, he didn’t encourage, he just stood in exasperated silence. As captain and with vice captain Evans Kasper should be ensuring everyone in the defence is in their right place and doing their jobs - especially at set pieces -  but they plainly aren't doing that…you can’t hang all this on Brendon - he isn’t out there organising the defence for an incoming corner - the problem is no one else is doing it either 

Edited 5 December 2021 by smudgerfox

[adam]

Strike the Brentford keeper off the list. Looked shite on motd!

[hejammy]

9 minutes ago, smudgerfox said:

But is he really an on pitch leader? When we conceded against Southampton he just stood silently  staring into the night air. He didn’t berate the person who made the mistake, he didn’t encourage, he just stood in exasperated silence. As captain and with vice captain Evans Kasper should be ensuring everyone in the defence is in their right place and doing their jobs - especially at set pieces -  but they plainly aren't doing that…you can’t hang all this on Brendon - he isn’t out there organising the defence for an incoming corner - the problem is no one else is doing it either 

To be honest it seems as if the players are tired of his constant moaning. He goes at players for very little but doesn't take responsibility for his own rubbish. 

[ozvaldo]

The problem is if Big Brendy drops Kasper (and, as the manager, he should be able to), you just know Kasper, Vardy, etc. will get together again and will get him booted out. 
Kasper has an incredibly inflated opinion of himself and too much power amongst the players. There is no way he’s getting dropped whilst Brendan is in charge. 
Kasper could literally walk the goal into his own net and Brendan wouldn’t drop him. 

[mod hero]

Don’t know if his age is catching up with him now. We know he’s never come off his line and he’s not gonna start now.

 

can anyone remember the last time he was pivotal in us winning a game? 
 

This could be his last season with us I think, he said himself he wants to play Champs League again and his contract runs out end of next season.

 

 

[eblair]

There’s a proper lack of respect flying about for an absolute legend of the club. He’s had a rough spell; and it looks crap for a keeper, when they’re in this spell.

 

But if anyone deserves patience and time it’s Kasper ffs. One of leading appearances for the club, won us countless big games, most decorated player at the club - come on let’s get behind him. I’d rather sack Rodgers than drop Kasper for the corner debacle (don’t want either). 

Defending set pieces looks atrocious atm; but it’s not like we can’t do it with Kasper in goal. We have won the bleeding PL. We need an approach change and maybe for Kasper to see a shrink. Something will click for them. Problem at the moment is amount of pressure every time they concede a set piece is horrific and the oppo have cottoned on to the stress.
 

 

[phoneticerror]

1 minute ago, eblair said:

We need an approach change and maybe for Kasper to see a shrink. Something will click for them. Problem at the moment is amount of pressure every time they concede a set piece is horrific and the oppo have cottoned on to the stress.

 

 

It’s called getting older mate, our reaction times reduce as we reach this age.

[Hales]

Kasper's confidence is clearly shot like the rest of the defence. Every single one of them looks a bundle of nerves when there is a set piece. The defensive coaching needs a massive overhaul.  Brendan said they have been analysing and working hard on it but it's a shambles.  Maybe it's time to hire specialist coaching staff.  

Kasper on his day is amazing and has made some outstanding saves but he is clearly rocked at the moment too.  Its filtering through the team now.

Brendan needs to do the obvious now and stop trying to turn it around with what he has currently as its clear to everyone to see its not working. 

 

The players are shot of confidence and belief right now.

[eblair]

1 hour ago, phoneticerror said:

It’s called getting older mate, our reaction times reduce as we reach this age.

so in 5 months he has gone from winning us an fa cup with superb saves, almost hauling denmark to a european cup final... to be a bomb scare cos of being 5 months older

 

this is a mental thing the entire defence needs to overcome

[whetstonefox]

Whatever the rights and wrongs of dropping Kasper, dropping your club captain is a big deal that could have unintended consequences.

[Izzy]

I think the age argument is a red herring.

Its not uncommon for keepers to be in thier prime in their mid 30’s and there’s many examples of top keepers in playing until they’re 40.

We’ve got another 5 years of our Danish legend 

[LestaFox92]

Find it hard to be negative towards him but his ability to deal with crosses is a huge weakness it's like he knows it as well and has just given up.

[foxinsocks]

1 minute ago, LestaFox92 said:

Find it hard to be negative towards him but his ability to deal with crosses is a huge weakness it's like he knows it as well and has just given up.

So how will his career end?  

[5waller5]

17 minutes ago, eblair said:

so in 5 months he has gone from winning us an fa cup with superb saves, almost hauling denmark to a european cup final... to be a bomb scare cos of being 5 months older

 

this is a mental thing the entire defence needs to overcome

Every game is analysed by a team of coaches and analysts at every premier league club.

 

It’s now clear that LCFC set up with a strict zonal structure and the keeper doesn’t come for crosses.

 

it’s really easy to counter that …. Like stick your two biggest players at the far post - Kasper will watch the ball go over him and the zone is overloaded and you’ll win the header.

 

So every side we play knows this weakness and exploit it. Bringing into focus that weakness every game.

 

It’s Sunday league tactics by Brendan and easy to fix. Keeper comes for crosses and you man mark their 3 biggest players (or revert to man marking).

 

The easiest tactical switch is for the keeper to catch a cross.