Szchesney, is he as good as we all thought?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

ACH

Dearly beloved we are gathered here today for our wum ACH.

[Joker]

Needs to work on his distribution and sometimes takes too many risks ala Barthez. However, he's a very good shot stopper and his command of the area is excellent. He deals very well with crosses into the box as well. His judgement in terms of coming out to clear the ball is on the whole good as well, as he demonstrated when Balotelli was in on goal against us at the Emirates.

There's work to do, but he's the least of our worries right now.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Needs to work on his distribution and sometimes takes too many risks ala Barthez. However, he's a very good shot stopper and his command of the area is excellent. He deals very well with crosses into the box as well. His judgement in terms of coming out to clear the ball is on the whole good as well, as he demonstrated when Balotelli was in on goal against us at the Emirates.

There's work to do, but he's the least of our worries right now.

this.

[Cripps_orig]

ACH

Dearly beloved we are gathered here today for our wum ACH.

Died for being right?

In that case ive died loads of times

[Niall_Quinn]

Had that been Almunia in goal this season, he'd have been ripped to pieces by fans

But it wasn't Almunia was it? So what's your point?

[Cripps_orig]

But it wasn't Almunia was it? So what's your point?

That Sdjfskfjshdny gets a free pass no matter how bad he plays?

Would like to know why he does and Almunia didnt.

[Niall_Quinn]

That Sdjfskfjshdny gets a free pass no matter how bad he plays?

Would like to know why he does and Almunia didnt.

Why? What difference does it make? Almunia wasn't even playing!

[Niall_Quinn]

Just highlighting the hypocrisy of GW

Tis all.

Almunia has a shit season and hrs vilified and rightly so

SHdsfhsdkfjdshny has one and hes called the best in the league

Almunia wasn't vilified at all this season! Not sure where you are going with this, the guy's our reserve keeper. He hasn't played a game all year that I can remember, unless you know something the rest of us don't.

[Cripps_orig]

Almunia wasn't vilified at all this season! Not sure where you are going with this, the guy's our reserve keeper. He hasn't played a game all year that I can remember, unless you know something the rest of us don't.

You seem confused

Skhdkdsfhny has conceded more this season than Almunia has in any season when he was number one

What did you think i meant?

[Xhaka Can’t]

I don't think anyone gets a free pass - views tend to be built over a period of time.

There were periods where people here and fans in general wanted Almunia in goal - even the now it seems legendary Jens was subject to bucketloads of abuse and Almunia was brought in. Initially he was ok - never spectacular. Then he started and continued to cost the team matches - matches which we otherwise completely dominated.

Almunia should have been the finished article - a senior player, but he did not have the ability/mentality to be the keeper we needed and most could see that there was no future with him.

There is the potential for a long and fruitful future with Schezsny.