Come on Rob I’m trying to keep him in the side here, work with me 😉.
Seriously though, one of the problems goalkeepers in general are facing, is the instructions from managers who want the ball played out from the back.
Obviously they will do drills on it in training but the problem comes when a keeper who isn’t comfortable with it at his feet feels he is going to get panned by the manager for hoofing it and so tries to play football and gets caught.
It also requires decent defenders who can play a high line allowing the keeper time as well as being comfortable passing and moving under pressure.
Kepa was undone last week because we pressed the defence back onto him several times, which causes doubts. They then tried a high line and Mané did them. The second goal was a result of them being pinned back after winning possession and shoving it back to Kepa who tried to play his way out, much like Pickers, with a similar outcome.
That would work with Ole, but sadly they've got Carlo and he actually knows how to manage
Agree you need a keeper who is good with his feet these days, don't the pundits constantly tell us he has great distribution? I find it funny as because after Alisson conceded at Leicester, he gobbed off in the press about how he'd never make a mistake like that.
When you watch it, there was the option to just chip it towards the edge of the box, along the byeline and the LB could have got it, he chose to try and lash it instead.
https://twitter.com/andrew_heaton/status/1308858653915709445?s=21
