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Not sure if I’m being too harsh but I thought Smithies could have saved Chalobah’s shot tonight. Admittedly the defenders didn’t help by standing off but the shot didn’t appear to be struck that hard. I’m thinking Etheridge would have pushed that round the post but maybe that’s being over critical?
We need Etheridge back in the side as quickly as possible
I’ve seen enough of Smithies already. Not impressed.
I thought Smithies should have saved their goal at the ground, but having now seen it on video, I think I was wrong. If that is the case, then I don't see what more he could have done tonight, he made a few good saves and his distribution was an improvement on Etheridge's.
With better distribution than Etheridge... and a player who has hardly played for 12 months so needs to get back into a grove. I agree Etheridge has been better, and against Reading I thought Smithies was awful... but right now I think he looks worse as he is playing in front of a woeful flatfooted, last ditch, too stand off defence
Yes, he should have saved it.
The quicker Etheridge is back the better.
I'd go with Joe day until then.
The best ball distributing keeper that we have. A quick throw to Murphy (or was it Ralls?) in the first half was something we haven't seen from a Cardiff goalkeeper in quite some time. I wasn't impressed with him on Sunday and I thought he might have done better for the goal last night.
I thought he did well
He's a proven Championship keeper and I'm happy he stayed to fill Etheridge's spot during his timeout. However, Etheridge will be a big boost when he comes back.
I was directly behind the shot when it went in and thought it was a good strike right in the corner.
Give the keeper some slack it was just a good goal.
We're just spoilt with Etheridge. Could be worse at least we don't have Jack Butland
Thought he may have saved it but think he was slightly unsighted. Wasn't the most powerful of shots. Everything else I thought he dealt with well. Closed angle down well in last minute. Commanded area well, one quick throw from a corner had us on the attack.
I thought that Smithies could have done better with Reading's first goal last Sunday.
Smithies was good. The goal was clever and caught me out watching it.
Interestingly I thought the Liverpool loanee at the other end had a great game. I think he will be a premiership keeper fixture before very long.
Must look his name up.
Contrary to what is stated above Smithies is not the worst 'keeper we've had in years. Only 3 years ago we used 6 goalkeepers on one season - Marshall who was sold, Moore who was sold, Wilson, Amos, Murphy and McGregor. After the first two were sold Wilson wasn't good enough, Amos was not very good , then Murphy who was only ever a back up came in, then McGregor who's was good. We\ve been very fortunate to have signed Etheridge who has only missed one League game up until he got injured recently.
I think Smithies is fine, he needs a bit of regular football to get back in to things and he's much better than Day. £4m vs Free.
Surely if the defence let the opposition’s best player run 15 years unopposed and leave him with a free shot on goal, they are the most culpable?
I thought he might have done better, but I was more annoyed at how we gave the ball away first, then allowed the scorer to turn and take several touches before shooting