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Guglielmo Vicario

If Gomez had cut out his brain farts … he probably would have been too good for us. He would have gone down as our best GK in the modern era
 
revlis said:
Absolutely immense vs the gooners in 2010. The Danny Rose game that was actually won by Gomes making three incredible saves:

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They year we made the CL places, he was unstoppable, not seen the likes of it live so often. I was at PSV when he broke our hearts in Europe too, he was like a wall
 
Legohamster said:
A loan without an obligation is pointless.

Make it clear to his agent he won't be leaving on loan without a reachable obligation

He can spend the season putting out cones
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Footballers are still people. Treating a loyal servant to the club will create a poor reputation and players won’t want to join us.
 
revlis said:
A good keeper but just not quite good enough for where we want to be. Thanks for your service and really buying into our club.

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Underestimated by fans, his best saves are some of the greatest I've ever seen, the games like Monaco where he kept us in all by himself were there. His stats in the first couple of seasons are right up there.

His downfall was his footwork in the modern game and the fact he unfortunately was keeper in the timeframe where Ref's allowed sides (cough, City and Arsenal) to mug keepers, and idiot commentators defended it (and as usual, our fans lapped it up).

He never was prime Lloris, but comparisons to keepers like Robbo (love the guy, but couldn't save anything from 18+ yards out) and Friedel (stuck to his line) are OTT. If Vic had played in Friedel's time, he would easily be rated way higher.
 
Legohamster said:
A loan without an obligation is pointless.

Make it clear to his agent he won't be leaving on loan without a reachable obligation

He can spend the season putting out cones
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Nobody wants him because he isn’t very good. IMO he was in the bottom 5 first choice keepers in the PL last year and some clubs have both a first choice and backup better than him. I’d say he cost us between 6 and 10 points last year and that’s before looking at how poor he is with the ball at his feet. He has no physical presence, is terrible dealing with crosses, has poor positional sense, isn’t brave and is poor passing with both feet.

I still have nightmares about Mickey VDV not bailing him out with his overhead kick off the line in the Europa League final
 
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robp135 said:
Coming of thier line was revolutionary when Lloris replaced Freidel.
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Not at all. Sweeper keeper was the revolutionary transition in Lloris's era. Coming off your line was more your transition from the Banks to Shilton era and really exaggerated later by GK's like Grobbelaar. You had some great stopper keepers like Seaman for England where it wasn't their thing though. Most keeper were becoming way more commanding of their 18 yard box many decades ago.

For me, the ageing Brad just become more and more withdrawn. Let's face it, you don't play as many consecutive games over all those years if you come flying off your line and get in where it hurts. For me, Brad was never the bravest keeper. At his prime he was just a very decent shot stopper, had safe hands and was a tremendous talker to his back line.
 
Muttley said:
Not at all. Sweeper keeper was the revolutionary transition in Lloris's era. Coming off your line was more your transition from the Banks to Shilton era and really exaggerated later by GK's like Grobbelaar. You had some great stopper keepers like Seaman for England where it wasn't their thing though. Most keeper were becoming way more commanding of their 18 yard box many decades ago.

For me, the ageing Brad just become more and more withdrawn. Let's face it, you don't play as many consecutive games over all those years if you come flying off your line and get in where it hurts. For me, Brad was never the bravest keeper. At his prime he was just a very decent shot stopper, had safe hands and was a tremendous talker to his back line.
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What we are seeing today is not for me a ‘sweeper keeper’, the likes of Kinsky etc are better described as a ‘ball playing keeper’
 
Would've preferred a permanent deal but at least he's out the door. Nowhere near the level required for a top keeper outside having great reflexes.
Wish him all the best but hope he doesn't return.
 
Yiddo.1882 said:
What we are seeing today is not for me a ‘sweeper keeper’, the likes of Kinsky etc are better described as a ‘ball playing keeper’
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Exactly, you need to be an outfield 5-a-side player as well as the other GK attributes in the modern game. Some keepers are even looked at for their long passing as well. I guess it just makes the search for a new keeper that much harder.
 
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