tednphil
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As Eddie said more a reflection of how well Artur has trained and was outstanding at Chelsea so deserves a start
I think that was Eddie's polite way of saying he dropped Bego
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As Eddie said more a reflection of how well Artur has trained and was outstanding at Chelsea so deserves a start
Possibly and boruc wouldn’t play if begovic on form of course but also think boruc has been praised a lot for his role behind the scenes. Sends the right message that no player is above being droppedI think that was Eddie's polite way of saying he dropped Berko
Yes Boruc was much better at getting the ball moving ...Begovic can be very frustrating in this respect and take far too long to move the ball in. Cook suggested in his interview he liked Borucs distribution today.
What??The same was said for Begovic when he first came in.
It almost feels to me like there's a pay structure at AFCB so that you get an appearance bonus and a clean sheet bonus because it feels like when a 'keeper change takes place distribution is pretty pacey but the longer a 'keeper in incumbent the more cautious the distribution becomes.
Once your getting the appearance bonus every week you want to cling on to the clean sheet.
Not saying that it's the case but it matches the behaviour I've observed.
Interesting to note that Eddie said post match it was more of a reflection of how Boruc has done in training rather than Begovic not performing in matches. Had no problems with it at all and competition can only be seen as a good thing!
Think the shirt is Boruc's though for the next few games and hopefully we can get a steady starting 11 for the next month or so, certainly the back 5 anyway.
Thought Saturday, bar Lewis Cook, we had all our players fit therfore our strongest team available?
Simon Francis?
I don’t think a fit Simon Francis would break into that back four.
Think it was definitely time to give Boruc a chance. Begovic has been OK but not exactly thrilling of late.
Also of note is the fact that it's easy to focus only on a goalie's save stats, but in reality they are just another player on the team. You have to look at their ability to win the ball, make passes, challenges, etc.
For example, if Boruc challenged Carroll more aggressively than Begovic would have (for the sake of argument), and made him miss, then that is a huge benefit to the team.
Likewise distribution (speed and accuracy) and so on.
So in the end, I'm saying let's give Boruc a run and see what he can do.