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Lets hope we dont need to find out.
Rudd
Surely JFK shot himself with a little help from ‘The Boys from the Dwarf’?
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Maxwell cost us plenty of times last season.
Add to that he’s supposed to be a bellend off the pitch then I’m glad we’re shut of him.
One of my favourite episodes that.
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Agree, I was always a fan of Rudd, glad he's showing what he can do now on a more consistent basis. Doubt we'll ever see Maxwell play for us again and he won't be missed.
Don't trust him to keep this up for a full season.
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Well that's not true. I wanted a proper number 1 bringing in, clear Maxwell didn't want to sit around on the bench and was potentially causing problems so I had no issues with him leaving.
Out of the two though, Maxwell would have been my choice. Rudd has fucked up more than Maxwell. Bolton at home & Birmingham away without even having to think about it. Wasn't there a free kick too that passed through his body like he was a hologram?
But as I said, he's been good for the past two months, hope he can keep it up till the end of the season.
Fingers crossed Ripley is decent too.
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As of January my view was that neither Rudd nor Maxwell was the long term answer.
Since then, Rudd has stepped up his game for whatever reason. I agree, still don't have full confidence in him to keep this up but if he performs this well to the end of the season his place as first choice is clear and we can start worrying about something else.
Since then, Rudd has stepped up his game for whatever reason. I agree, still don't have full confidence in him to keep this up but if he performs this well to the end of the season his place as first choice is clear and we can start worrying about something else.
Rotherham away the one i'm thinking of, when he dives in the opposite direction to the ball.
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Which De Gea did on Sunday. All keepers make mistakes, the key thing is that Rudd was making too many, but he has rectified that in the last 12 games which is a fair chunk of the season. If he can do it for the next 10 then thats half a season churning out consistent performances. I'm sure we all want his current form to continue.
It's no coincidence in my eyes his performances improved once Maxwell left.
Watched Ben Pearson and Josh Harrop speaking to two young lads on the PNE Official Youtube yesterday and when asked who is the better Goalkeeper Rudd or Maxwell their reaction speaks volumes, as if it isn't a subject that should be talked about or a very controversial topic.
Maybe Maxwell was constantly trying to get in Rudd's head instead of helping him and was succeeding.
Maybe Maxwell was constantly trying to get in Rudd's head instead of helping him and was succeeding.
All keepers make mistakes - when i last looked they are human - the birmingham cock up is a classic, no amount of training can help when for whatever reason the brain doesn't engage with the rest of the body.
But what i believe can be trained is to react with a level head, not charging out of your net for no good reason or trying to punch a ball of which you never stood a chance - that is down to a playing or behavioral style, of which you either do or don't like
But what i believe can be trained is to react with a level head, not charging out of your net for no good reason or trying to punch a ball of which you never stood a chance - that is down to a playing or behavioral style, of which you either do or don't like
I seem to remember many fans questioning the GK coach and bemoaning the departure of AK. Well, Pickford has dropped some massive howlers recently while Rudd's form has improved. I don't know whether AK is still at Everton or not but if he is then surely it shows that whoever the coach is, mistakes will/can be made.