Arsenal V Spammers, 9th August, KO 1330

[fakeyank]

First game of the season and I think we should get an easy win.

2-0

[Niall_Quinn]

3-0 Ozil hattrick. Must win.

[Letters]

Wenger Out!

[AFC Leveller]

Dont know what kind of West Ham team this is, they have a new manager and some decent additions but anything other than a home win would be very disappointing. We have to get off to a good start, we cannot repat last season's mistakes. Crystal palace away and then Liverpool, Stoke and Chelsea means we really cant fanny about, maximum points now and head into October-November either top or just behind the leaders.

[Marc Overmars]

Always dangerous coming up against a team with a new manager but it would be incredibly disappointing if we didn't pick up the 3 points.

2-0.

[Xhaka Can’t]

West Ham should be more match fit given the 'competitive" matches they've played, but they have been absolutely awful.

[AFC Leveller]

Slavic did make it very difficukt for us last season when he was in charge of Besiktas but the PL is different and we should get the win needed.

[Injury Time]

Wenger Out!

This. Normal service resumed turgid first half, concede one, tap around midfield until Giroud comes on and scores two.

[Dein-machine]

We desperately need to lose this one & boo Wenger at the end - then will go & spend £40 mill+. .

[Letters]

We desperately need to lose this one & boo Wenger at the end - then will go & spend £40 mill+. .

:lol:

[fakeyank]

We desperately need to lose this one & boo Wenger at the end - then will go & spend £40 mill+. .

Not happening unless you are buying my tickets to London and getting me a ticket to the game. Only I can guarantee an Arsenal loss..

Ticket please :tiphat:

[Master Splinter]

I'm inclined to go for the unnecessarily nervy 2-1.

But we're a very good team, who look confident and appear solid in all areas at the moment.

If we get off to a quick start, I think it should be comfortable.

3-0.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

The team looks buzzing and ready and West Ham have been a bit poor pre season.

At home so hoping for a quick hard start.

4 - 0

Theo x 2, Ox and Ramsey

[GP]

5-0

[LDG]

6-0

[Letters]

7-0

[Xhaka Can’t]

6-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1. It's all going to end in tears.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I imagine they will be a little more open and expansive under Bilic, which will probably suit us on a Sunny day at home on the opening fixture. I can't even see Wet Spam scoring.

[Master Splinter]

Plus their best player, Jenks, is ineligible.

I'm bumping up my prediction slightly.

9-0.

[GP]

Jenks :lol:

Bantered him right off.

[Marc Overmars]

West Ham just lost their Europa League qualifier, after starting their season a month ago.

What a waste of time. :lol:

[Özim]

Should win this easily, West Ham are rubbish.

[Globalgunner]

Anything but a comfortable home win should lead to the sacking of the manager...and Letters too.

#Wrinkly faced Frenchman and cherub faced Englishman Out!

[Munchies]

4-0

Won't be able to watch the game, but COYG :scarf:

[Letters]

Cherub faced?! :lol:

I'd have taken that, I suppose

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Bit concerned with how thin our squad looks

Rosicky and Welbeck still out, Gnabry going out on loan

Wenger might be happy with his squad, but outside of goalkeepers and defence looking a tad short on numbers

[Maestro]

Is Alexis playing or not today

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Is Alexis playing or not today

No. :coffee:


None of our players are. :tiphat:

[adzzzbatch]

:lol:

[Maestro]

No. :coffee:


None of our players are. :tiphat:

:pal: @ me

[Maestro]

even funnier when you find out why i was frantically asking

[Syn]

Apparently West Ham are starting some 16 year old kid in central midfield, will be West Ham's youngest player to play in the premier league. Could be quite good. But, more realistically, Ramsey might eat him.

[Marc Overmars]

Fair play tbh, I can't even remember the shit I was getting up to at 16. But yes, he will be eaten alive.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme is on now.

New titles, new song, absolute shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Sky bastards are busy taking down streams. Who do they think they are? Fuckers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Souness is looking rough. His Arsenal are beautiful to watch but weak defensively spiel is nearly there.

Carragher. :lol:

Can't understand him.

[alexander]

Alexis on the bench.
Probably demanded it of Wenger

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Cech, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy, Coquelin, Ramsey, Ox, Özil, Cazorla, Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Walcott, Alexis, Chambers.

West Ham: Adrian, Tomkins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Oxford, Noble, Kouyate; Payet, Zarate, Sakho.
Subs: Randolph, Collins, Poyet, Nolan, Jarvis, Lanzini, Maiga.

Theo. :lol:

[alexander]

Strong back 5

[Power n Glory]

Arsenal: Cech, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy, Coquelin, Ramsey, Ox, Özil, Cazorla, Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Walcott, Alexis, Chambers.

Theo. :lol:

Square pegs in round holes. Either Ozil or Ramsey playing wide which means one of them won't have the best of games.

Giroud up front! We're not winning the league with this guy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

When is Theo going to learn not to sign the contract? As soon as he does, back to the bench for him. :lol:

[Syn]

Giroud has a good record V West Ham. Nothing controversial there.

Apart from Coquelin, every player has played 100 games in England. Experienced team now. Should be fine.

edit - well, not Ozil. But still..

[Syn]

First day of school innit

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CL9xOHUWUAAer6k.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil created the most chances in Europe?

Fraud.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Interesting choice to play Debuchy instead of Bellerin, I'm guessing it's because he thinks the Ox won't offer us much protection tracking back.

[Syn]

I believe Bellerin's injured. Wenger wouldn't drop him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox is full of bantz.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lads are taking the piss out of Keane :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You take double figures away from Man Utd's total last season and they would have got relegated, Souness.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis was practising on holiday two before he was supposed to be back?

:wacko:

Beast.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carragher morphed in to Satan!

[Power n Glory]

Giroud has a good record V West Ham. Nothing controversial there.

Apart from Coquelin, every player has played 100 games in England. Experienced team now. Should be fine.

edit - well, not Ozil. But still..

I don't think we'll lose but I doubt we'll learn anything new this game.

[Syn]

I don't think we'll lose but I doubt we'll learn anything new this game.

We wouldn't learn anything new regardless.

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON ARSENAL!

[sibreen]

Can't believe it's the new season already.
High hopes for this one..!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal.

:bow:

[A Gunner]

Come on!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

N_Q commentating. :lol:

[adzzzbatch]

I hope we make Oxford cry.

[Power n Glory]

We wouldn't learn anything new regardless.

Indeed we would if we tried something new or a team selection we rarely see. We've seen this set up enough.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well covered BFG.

[Niall_Quinn]

N_Q commentating. :lol:

:getcoat:

[AFC Leveller]

slow start.

corner hammers

cleared

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Offside from that?

Shocking from the 'Ammers.

[adzzzbatch]

Nice from Ox

[adzzzbatch]

Fuck off noble

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Noble booked, saying Coquelin dived. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where's Cazorla off to?

[Niall_Quinn]

Booking - and it's not us?

Weird.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We have Pub Ramsey today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ogbonna booked.

Fat Sam's influence lives on.

[adzzzbatch]

Dirty west ham

[Niall_Quinn]

We have Pub Ramsey today.

He's probably just finishing up his ploughman's and pint before getting started.

[Thierrymon]

Ox has had a bright start.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil's freekick blocked, corner.

[adzzzbatch]

Is Atkinson feeling alright?

[Niall_Quinn]

That wall was, what, 5 yards away, spray and all.

[adzzzbatch]

To sloppy from us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin boots it out of play.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Atkinson feeling alright?

Early season rustiness.

[adzzzbatch]

oooo close ox

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Technically struck brilliantly by Ox but high it goes.

[adzzzbatch]

Well I can see what west ham's tactics are.

[adzzzbatch]

offside

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos was offside but his header drifts just wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great defending from BFG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin, just stick to what you know - we don't need you to Stevie Me it.

[adzzzbatch]

I expected us to be a bit sharper than we are.

[adzzzbatch]

The ox is running everywhere, great workrate from him

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Payet did well keeping it in, Sakho couldn't get much on the cross though.

[adzzzbatch]

Wake up Arsenal!

[Niall_Quinn]

If Ox can get a run of games without injury we might already have our £50mill signing for this season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla boots it out of play this time.

[adzzzbatch]

Shit passing

[Niall_Quinn]

Coquelin is a super player and a great competitor, but he certainly is going to have to sit out a few games through suspension.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was some control from Giroud.

[adzzzbatch]

Another foul from west ham :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomkins slaughters Giroud, no booking.

:wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG's turn to think he is Ronaldinho.

[adzzzbatch]

poor fk.

[Niall_Quinn]

We've got the best keeper in the league now.

Thanks Maureen. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Tomkins slaughters Giroud, no booking.

:wacko:

Ref has quickly found his match unfitness.

[adzzzbatch]

giroud thinks he's Ronaldo now lol.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal. :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

FFS monreal!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great chest from Bif but couldn't shoot.

[adzzzbatch]

oooooooooo

[adzzzbatch]

book him!

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey starting to get into it. As soon as he grabs control we'll have this in the bag.

[Thierrymon]

Ouch! That looked sore for Giroud.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

Fuck off ref!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Kicking the ball away is a booking, no?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox. :bow:

Wow.

[adzzzbatch]

oooooooooooo
Ox :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Well the ref has suddenly found his form. Dreadful decision.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sakho shit.

[Power n Glory]

Ox with a great run!

[Niall_Quinn]

Make that £60mill for Ox.

As it turns out, we got Cech but Maureen didn't get Ox.

[adzzzbatch]

oooooooooooooooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey shot, defects, hits the bar!

[Niall_Quinn]

Ozil fighting, good to see.

[adzzzbatch]

We have a goalkeeper that can actually distribute the ball properly now :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good cross from Ox, Reid clears for a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adrian misses the ball but somehow gets away with it.

[adzzzbatch]

We're doing better now.

[Niall_Quinn]

We seem to be playing suitable tactics today. Not sure why but I'll take it.

[adzzzbatch]

We're doing better now.

me :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zarate. :haha:

Awful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Tomkins is booked. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

thomkins :lol:

[adzzzbatch]

that should be 2nd yellow but oh well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla freekick, Adrian punches it back out.

[Niall_Quinn]

Come on hammers, cut that shit out and play some football. It's such bullshit. Kills the game, which I know is the whole point but how fucking boring.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Debuchy header across goal but behind Giroud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why didn't Ramsey use Debuchy?

[adzzzbatch]

Come on Rambo!

[Niall_Quinn]

Tactical switch? Ox deeper? Why?

[adzzzbatch]

Wenger not happy.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey is the new Barkley.

[Power n Glory]

Ramsey going for glory. Should have passed to Debuchy.

[Niall_Quinn]

Debuchy would have spooned it 30 yards over the bar. Worth the shot from Ramsey. If one of those goes in for him he'll be off and running.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bif offside.

[adzzzbatch]

he was onside

[Niall_Quinn]

Foul and an offside ignored. We need a goal now before the officials can influence things.

[Thierrymon]

Fucks sake.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 'Ammers, Kouyate. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!

[A Gunner]

0 - 1

[Master Splinter]

Szczesny fucks up again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Guess Satan could make it to the game because the chavs played yesterday. Talk about against the run of play.

[adzzzbatch]

Cech :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

Same old shit, different season.

[Niall_Quinn]

Really was a bit of a fuck up by Cech.

[Power n Glory]

That's on Cech.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech with his Hart Superman tribute.

[Niall_Quinn]

We'll still beat this lot - easily.

Get the mistakes out of the way early.

We're playing okay, dominating the game, just a bit rusty. We'll click and get 4 today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who told Coquelin he is Pirlo?

[LDG]

Balance is all wrong in the side.

Why the fuck don't we have anyone on the wing again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT.

It's ending in tears.

[adzzzbatch]

HT. Not good.

[Niall_Quinn]

Balance is all wrong in the side.

Why the fuck don't we have anyone on the wing again.

Ox was shifted half way through the half. Don't know why because he was doing great.

[Marc Overmars]

Arsenal. :haha:

Cech. :haha:

Never rated him.

[AFC Leveller]

Rusty so far, west ham have been okay, Payet has been the best player on the pitch.

we could get back in this but a draw is all i can see.

[adzzzbatch]

I can't believe cech did that.

[AFC Leveller]

quick question, why was the line so high for the goal? the west ham **** had so much space to run into and noone wa snear him.

[fakeyank]

Wenger :bow:

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[Marc Overmars]

I can't believe cech did that.

He's an agent.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox is our biggest danger. We have Cazorla and Ozil who can set him up. It's really very simple. Hopefully Wenger will twig.

Meanwhile Bif is showing us that he's a decent enough player who contributes well, but he doesn't have that killer punch that the top striker have. And, even more importantly, he doesn't have the pace. We MUST bring somebody in.

Cech fucked up. The bright side is he's the sort of guy who will take that very, very personally and pick up his game.

Apart from the rustiness I'm not too disappointed with that half. Disappointed to be losing of course but we'll still win this.

[adzzzbatch]

He's an agent.

Can be the only explanation.

[Master Splinter]

We should always have at least two of Alexis, Walcott or Oxlade playing. We are much more effective team when playing quickly and aggressively and without their speed, movement, directness and unpredictability, we lose so much overall. Bellerin not playing also makes a difference.

This is not a reflection of a disappointing half, just what is obvious to anyone and WUMger being conservative has put us on the back foot now. We should still win this obviously.

Take a midfielder off and put Walcott on. WUMger will take Coquelin off.

[Niall_Quinn]

quick question, why was the line so high for the goal? the west ham **** had so much space to run into and noone wa snear him.

Same reason we give acres to the opposition wide men leaving to many yards for our non-Cole, non-Clichy Debuchy and Monreal types to cover. It's a stubborn reliance on a system that doesn't have the players to make it work.

[adzzzbatch]

Look at that replay, no one is tracking the run for the goal. Poor from everyone there.

[Dein-machine]

This where a tactical manager makes a change that alters our play & forces their manager to do the same - Wenger will change things in the 70 minute because that's all he knows.

[Munchies]

Glad I'm not wathcing the game

Same shit it seems

[Niall_Quinn]

Souness spots the incompetence of the ref and the player cheating. Something at least, not that it changes the score.

Refs really are very, very shit. But even shittier is the media and pundits inability to spot this elephant in the room. How can you have a multi-billion industry where the main event is officiated by total incompetents?

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox gets compared to shrek :haha:

That fat useless fuck isn't fit to lace Ox's boots. When is that fucking myth going to die?

[LDG]

Some bloke tweeted:

"Benzema would have saved that"

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Some bloke tweeted:

"Benzema would have saved that"

:lol:

It's funny because Wenger probably would play him in goal.

[Kano]

F up by defence and keeper for setting up the line so far out. We're playing the fittest team in the league at the moment, so they won't be flagging come 70 mins. Hopefully they don't get a player sent off and make it even harder to break down. Well salvage a draw here but I can't see much else.

[Niall_Quinn]

F up by defence and keeper for setting up the line so far out. We're playing the fittest team in the league at the moment, so they won't be flagging come 70 mins. Hopefully they don't get a player sent off and make it even harder to break down. Well salvage a draw here but I can't see much else.

Depends.

If Wenger can figure out that Ox has the beating of the fullbacks all day long, and if he can figure out playing through the centre is a lost cause, and if he's not too stubborn to make the necessary adjustments, then we'll win this.

Damn, looks like we're losing 0-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal you morons.

[Niall_Quinn]

23 years of the PL. Time flies.

Division 1 was better though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Come on Arsenal you morons.

You said "morons" you moran :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

COYG

4 goals required please!

[adzzzbatch]

Stop giving the ball away!

[Niall_Quinn]

I thought Ozil was the new #10.

So why is Ramsey the new #10?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey is staying in the pub.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey is staying in the pub.

Looks like a lock-in.

[Niall_Quinn]

So anyway, the first few minutes and Ramsey is playing too advanced. Effectively he's taking Ozil out of the game.

[adzzzbatch]

FFS

[adzzzbatch]

Not impressed.

[fakeyank]

Ozil is beyond shit today

[adzzzbatch]

no one in the middle!

[adzzzbatch]

We're winning possession :trophy:

[Niall_Quinn]

This is it, the classic bus parking exercise. Has Wenger learned any lessons?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud turns but shoots in to the side netting.

[adzzzbatch]

never going scrore from there

[Dein-machine]

So we have Giroud playing wide left & crossing to nobody - should have theo on & playing either side with ox

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud measures it but not a great strike really, Adrian saves.

[adzzzbatch]

Oh come on!!

[Thierrymon]

Nice work from Ox. Close from Giroud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah it was deflected.

[Master Splinter]

Put your laces through it!

[Niall_Quinn]

Very ordinary from Bif.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 Zarate. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK

[Thierrymon]

Fuck me. 0-2.

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK OF CECH

[Kano]

what a bunch of fuck ups. West Ham have been all over us when we have the ball.

Cech, what a disaster.

This team have started believing their own hype by the looks of it.

[Niall_Quinn]

If Wenger swaps Ox for Theo he should be shot.

[Thierrymon]

Cech :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh fuck me.

[Marc Overmars]

Embarrassing.

[Niall_Quinn]

He really is an agent. Last laugh Maureen.

[adzzzbatch]

We're fucked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo on for Coquelin.

[adzzzbatch]

I can't believe how shit this is.

[fakeyank]

Title challengers :lol:

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[Niall_Quinn]

Theo on for Coquelin.

Manager is a moran unfortunately. Because Ramsey won't be disciplined enough to make that change work. And Wenger surely knows it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Title challengers :lol:

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Try not to enjoy it quite so much.

[adzzzbatch]

This could get worse yet.

[adzzzbatch]

Giroud the statue

[Niall_Quinn]

The correct change was Theo for Ramsey and switch the play to both flanks.

Would have brought Ozil into the game.

But Wenger sees things mere mortals don't.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Well this sure sucks ass.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zarate off, Jarvis on.

[Master Splinter]

Our best keeper is on loan at Roma.

Cech's fucked up as much as Szczesny did all last season in 60 minutes.

Cech's a big name though, so this will be erased from the records by the media and fans alike. Pointless signing.

WUMger is paying for his conservatism, but Cech shouldn't have conceded those two goals.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox deep. WHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

This constant insistence on trying to play the ball out of defence, we conceded against Everton because Ox caught in possession in our own half.

[adzzzbatch]

Well this sure sucks ass.

Groundhog day.

[selassie]

I had a bad feeling about today before the game. Everybody hyping us this season & we fall apart. We'll be out of the title race by the end of next month.

[adzzzbatch]

Get Alexis on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tame header from Giroud.

[Niall_Quinn]

Our best keeper is on loan at Roma.

Cech's fucked up as much as Szczesny did all last season in 60 minutes.

Cech's a big name though, so this will be erased from the records by the media and fans alike. Pointless signing.

WUMger is paying for his conservatism, but Cech shouldn't have conceded those two goals.

Manager is a fool. We all know it but we still remember the title wins and the great football and he gets a free ride. Of course you can't legislate for keeping like that, but you can legislate against having an incompetent in charge of the tactics.

[adzzzbatch]

straight at the keeper..

[Kano]

Ah yes now I remember why Cech couldn't get into the starting line-up last year.

[Niall_Quinn]

This constant insistence on trying to play the ball out of defence, we conceded against Everton because Ox caught in possession in our own half.

Why is he even in possession in our half. By that stage he should be half way into the opposition half waiting to get the ball and open up some width.

But he was Wengered after 20 mins.

[adzzzbatch]

I think west ham are more likely to get a 3rd than we are to get 1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Debuchy off, Alexis on.

All out attack. :bow:

[Kano]

I had a bad feeling about today before the game. Everybody hyping us this season & we fall apart. We'll be out of the title race by the end of next month.

We're already out. Only one team has won the PL after losing the first game and that was twenty years ago.

At least we can get this title nonsense out of our heads and settle down for our fourth place battle.

[Kano]

I had a bad feeling about today before the game. Everybody hyping us this season & we fall apart. We'll be out of the title race by the end of next month.

We're already out. Only one team has won the PL after losing the first game and that was twenty years ago.

At least we can get this title nonsense out of our heads and settle down for our fourth place battle.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Why is he even in possession in our half. By that stage he should be half way into the opposition half waiting to get the ball and open up some width.

But he was Wengered after 20 mins.

Because we don't have a proper box to box midfielder who can win possession deep and quickly distribute it

[Niall_Quinn]

Debuchy off, Alexis on.

All out attack. :bow:

Take everyone off - except Ramsey. He must stay on and he MUST stay up top in case Ozil gets into the game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal booked.

[Niall_Quinn]

Because we don't have a proper box to box midfielder who can win possession deep and quickly distribute it

Oh, I thought we signed Vidal?

[Marc Overmars]

On the plus side, 60m bid for Benzema coming up.

[adzzzbatch]

time wasting now

[AFC Leveller]

Cech is defnitely a great GK but he was hopelessly out of position for both goals.

[Master Splinter]

Cech is defnitely a great GK but he was hopelessly out of position for both goals.

He used to be a great keeper.