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Not pretending he's Gordon Banks. Just being realistic.
Just imagine it was you in goal. You've had a good game. Kept the team in with a shout right up to the 93rd minute. Lots of good saves.
Your full back makes a throw-in that puts you under pressure. You slightly mishit the clearance but it's half decent, reaches near half-way line, in and around your team mates in the middle of the park.
But one of their guys nips in and runs 50 yards past 3 of your team mates.
You might not be 100% happy with the clearance you made, but you'd be pretty pissed off if the whole world blamed you for the defeat.
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Don't think he was to blame for the whole defeat - we've got some very deep rooted problems. 🙁
But if you don't think that the ongoing weakness in our goalkeeper's game is one of them then you're ignoring the obvious.
Personally, I think he's part of the problem, not the solution - and I would love to have seen some competition brought in.
Doesn't like that's going to happen now though, so it's just another factor in a relegation campaign that's been inevitable since September. 🙁