Apart from his 1st game when he seemed a little rusty I thought he hadn't put a foot wrong afterwards. I also think Etheridge isn't quite pulling off the saves you'd normally expect him to make. Should he have saved today's goal ? Maybe..
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Apart from his 1st game when he seemed a little rusty I thought he hadn't put a foot wrong afterwards. I also think Etheridge isn't quite pulling off the saves you'd normally expect him to make. Should he have saved today's goal ? Maybe..
Today was Etheridge's worst with his distribution for some time as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Anyone think Etheridge should’ve saved that goal?
Yes absolutely. Looked not too far away from him.
Took a deflection off flint looks like etheridge was covering where the shot was going but the deflection pu paid to that
Seemed like Tomlin was making that point to him, although I might be mistakenQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker
Etheridge had a mare with his kicking but not sure if it was his fault for the goal. It so poor defensively, not many tracking back so they created the extra man and then the defence were scared of getting drawn out so didn’t close Brownhill down. It was a good strike tbf but so much easier when you’re under no pressure.
His distribution hurts us. I feel Smithies is a more rounded keeper than Etheridge, whilst Etheridge has fantastic shot stopping he is questionable everywhere else. Wonder how strong the interest in him was over the summer, feels like we missed an opportunity to make a tidy sum.
I've just seen the goal back, Etheridge has to do better for me
Etheridge always looks nervous, thought he would have grown out of that by now.
Yep, that was my impression also..Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Definitely could have done better, unfortunately like many other players at the moment no where near at his best.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
It’s like the last time we had two good keepers Marshall and Heaton and we let the wrong one go on a free? I think one will leave in January but which one? Probably the one we get the biggest bid for?Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
We have been a better team with Smithies in goal this season. Etheridge's kicking is so bad that it actively hurts us and the rest of his game isn't good enough to make up for it.
No club is going to pay big money for Etheridge when he can't kick the ball properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llandaff Blue
Smithies is the better player, so no doubt we'll end up letting him go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ianto13
Of course Etheridge could have done better, he could have saved it. We could have defended it better too. I think it would be harsh to blame Etheridge though. It was a hell of a strike, and the ball dipped a lot.
People are pissed if they think he should have saved that. It was dipping and moving all over the place.
His distribution is questionable, yes, but he’s an excellent shot stopper.
If youre looking for a scapegoat look no further than the dinosaur in the dugout.
I agree, the ball dipped and swerved, Etheridge wasn’t at fault for the goalQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
His kicking is hurting us? How about the kicking of the other 10? That’s not too clever either.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
Look at Etheridge's goal scoring record,It's there for all to sse
I was behind the ball when it was hit, and it dipped severely at the last second. It was as if Brownhill slammed an air ball really.
But put this in comparison, 33% of the goals we have conceded while Smithies was in net were his fault.
And if we are commenting about the shocking kicking of our goalkeepers, Etheridge was the better of the two!
Opinion or stat?Quote:
Originally Posted by CardiffCitySince1927
Smithies distribution is far superior to Etheridge NQAT
Etheridge has been poor imo and I’d feel better with Smithies playing. He was getting better every game..
More than a tad. How he kept his position after his performance at Swansea I will never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Etheridge is a liability. I find it incredibly harsh on Smithies that he's lost his place just because Etheridge is no longer injured.
Etheridge is very similar to David Marshall for me. Great shot stopper in the premier league (because we were constantly being peppered with shots) but is completely useless at every other aspect of goalkeeping.
We need an all rounder, which is exactly what Smithies is. He's not amazing at anything, just fairly good at everything. A safe pair of hands.
As far as i can tell they both just smash it up field, they are hardly PirloQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker
At least with Smithies the ball usually goes in the intended direction. Etheridge is inaccurate even when he's not under any pressure, but when he is put under pressure he shits himself and the ball is liable to go absolutely anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by OurManFlint II