Mignolet

[stringvest]

they're obviously wearing blades.

[Boss]

Check out the guy on the right, totally unfazed by the whole thing, a quick right foot sweep recovery...winning.

[Pureblood]

He's a liability and needs replacing urgently.

[Frankenhooker]

Anyone arguing that even a Reina post Benitez isn't better than this piece of shit needs sectioning.

There isn't much in it, if you could take the best traits of both you'd have a top keeper. Both have too many weaknesses for a side aspiring to challenge though. I'd pick Mignolet over Reina, but ideally we'd have neither as our number one.

 

Mignolet is still young for a goalkeeper, he'll improve, but we can't afford to wait for him. The ideal situation would be to bring someone like Valdes (Cech ideally but the window's obviously shut) and develop Mignolet, but I can't see the Belgian being happy on the bench, he'd leave and we'd find ourselves looking for a keeper again in a couple of years.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Agree that Mignolet is not very commanding in the area. But exactly which goalies are these days? And how would Valdes fare against the more physical sides in the premiership? Not the tallest is he? I honestly don't know, but I'm definately not convinced by default.

[Ranxerox]

There isn't much in it, if you could take the best traits of both you'd have a top keeper. Both have too many weaknesses for a side aspiring to challenge though. I'd pick Mignolet over Reina, but ideally we'd have neither as our number one.

 

Mignolet is still young for a goalkeeper, he'll improve, but we can't afford to wait for him. The ideal situation would be to bring someone like Valdes (Cech ideally but the window's obviously shut) and develop Mignolet, but I can't see the Belgian being happy on the bench, he'd leave and we'd find ourselves looking for a keeper again in a couple of years.

 

 

Chelsea would never sell him to us anyhow.

[DanDanShaw]

As I said when we signed him, he was fucking shit at Sunderland, he'll be shit here and if/when we fuck him off, he'll be shit for whichever team signs him.  This "he's a shot stopper" bulshit doesn't wash.  He's a goalkeeper, so his fucking job is to stop shots, the fact he can't do fuck all else is an issue.

[Lario]

People point the finger at Lovren, but to my eyes, Mignolet was at fault for Aguero's goal up at City, and Ludogerets goal the other night. Starting position too far back to make a meaningful challenge. Shoulda just stayed on his line.

[VladimirIlyich]

Hes having a pretty poor season at present.

I do think that hes average at everything but shot stopping. I think his kicking is awful,his distribution is terrible and his positioning is chronic.

These can be improved upon but its difficult to do with an average GK coach and in a team fighting for the CL places.

Only solution in the short term is a signing who will genuinely put him under pressure,maybe Valdez will be that pressure.

I also have to add that in a team where the manager seems to focus entirely on scoring that everybody in a defensive position is going to be under pressure for periods of time anyway. This can exaggerate faults too.

[Dicko]

There isn't much in it, if you could take the best traits of both you'd have a top keeper. Both have too many weaknesses for a side aspiring to challenge though. I'd pick Mignolet over Reina, but ideally we'd have neither as our number one.

 

Mignolet is still young for a goalkeeper, he'll improve, but we can't afford to wait for him. The ideal situation would be to bring someone like Valdes (Cech ideally but the window's obviously shut) and develop Mignolet, but I can't see the Belgian being happy on the bench, he'd leave and we'd find ourselves looking for a keeper again in a couple of years.

Is he?

By the age of 26 Reina had three golden gloves.

By age 30 he was written off.

 

Reina was the best keeper we've had since Clemence at his peak.

Mignolet as long as there's a hole in his arse won't ever get near that level.

[sir roger]

Don't think he had a chance with any of the goals & dealt with a handful of crosses pretty well, & not sure why he even ranks a mention with at least 8 worse performers.

 

Had to chuckle at the impregnable Begovic wandering around like a pensioner who'd dropped his bus pass for QPR's first goal.

[xerxes]

Anyone arguing that even a Reina post Benitez isn't better than this piece of shit needs sectioning.

In terms of ability yes, but not in terms of application in recent years, His attitude stank the place, which is why Rodgers bombed him out. The apocryphal stories doing the rounds only hint at what went on. That he has gone to sit on the bench at Bayern tells you all that you need to know.

 

The list of culprits for our indifferent start to the season has several names ahead of Mignolet.

[Dicko]

In terms of ability yes, but not in terms of application in recent years, His attitude stank the place, which is why Rodgers bombed him out. The apocryphal stories doing the rounds only hint at what went on. That he has gone to sit on the bench at Bayern tells you all that you need to know.

 

The list of culprits for our indifferent start to the season has several names ahead of Mignolet.

Ah it was his attitude then.

Not the fact that FSG wanted to get rid of him and his contract.

Vague insinuations do not constitute fact.

 

 

 

 

 

His temporary move to the Serie A outfit, which will see him reunited with former Kop boss Rafa Benitez, is expected to go through in the next 24 hours.

“Financially it is something we needed to look at,” Rodgers said.

“That would be the reason because obviously you wouldn’t move on a top goalkeeper.

“It reared its head over the last few months and I had to prepare for it by bringing in a new goalkeeper.

“Pepe is a good guy. I’ve a lot of time for him, and he understands what I want to do totally.

 

“He’s got a big season ahead because it’s a World Cup year and one where, if he wasn’t going to be playing, could severely harm his chances of going.”

 

[BolshieBastard]

Don't think he had a chance with any of the goals & dealt with a handful of crosses pretty well, & not sure why he even ranks a mention with at least 8 worse performers.

 

Had to chuckle at the impregnable Begovic wandering around like a pensioner who'd dropped his bus pass for QPR's first goal.

Have to agree with you. The reina lovers want to blame him for every goal. Yes when he makes gaffes, as reina did, fair comment.

[BCM]

Don't think he had a chance with any of the goals & dealt with a handful of crosses pretty well, & not sure why he even ranks a mention with at least 8 worse performers.

 

Had to chuckle at the impregnable Begovic wandering around like a pensioner who'd dropped his bus pass for QPR's first goal.

 

Please have another look at the first goal yesterday and tell me he is not at fault for it.

 

Sunday league levels of goalkeeping.

[Dr. J]

I watched a BBC feature on the evolving presence of the  'sweeper/keeper'. Mainly about Neuer, naturally, but there was a German coach who pointed out that increasing athleticism also is present amongst the newer and younger keepers and the game is evolving into a true 11 man formation.

 

Could we be any farther from that with Mignolet in goal?

[TheFridge]

I watched a BBC feature on the evolving presence of the  'sweeper/keeper'. Mainly about Neuer, naturally, but there was a German coach who pointed out that increasing athleticism also is present amongst the newer and younger keepers and the game is evolving into a true 11 man formation.

 

Could we be any farther from that with Mignolet in goal?

 

What you mention there Rodgers already knows and we all know that type of keeper is the one Rodgers likes.

 

It begs the question why did we sign Mignolet when he is so far from being what Rodgers wants in a goalkeeper?

 

Was this transfer over Rodgers head? can't see it but it's a head scratcher, he would have been scouted thoroughly and his flaws would have been evident but we still went ahead and splashed good money on him, it doesn't make much sense.

[sir roger]

BCM;

 

Are we talking about the goal where we decide Hendo is the best person to take on their tallest centre-back & Lovren  decides to ignore his man once the ball has gone over his head ?

[Section_31]

Hate all this stuff about new keeper styles and all that bollocks, a keeper should just stay in goal, save shots, come for crosses, and shut the fuck up.

[Arl arse]

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[el nino laff]

Another ball in the six yards box that he hasn't come for? He's a major liability now!

[moof]

Bullshit. Can't blame Mignolet for every single goal we concede

[el nino laff]

Bullshit. Can't blame Mignolet for every single goal we concede

 

So you don't think mignolet should have come for that ball and take the pressure off his defence? All the top keepers would mop them up.

[moof]

How could he have come for it? It was rifled in

[Barzini]

He's a decent shot stopper but I've noticed that a fair number of shots come off him and back into the danger area, he doesn't seem to get them off to the side or round the post enough for my liking.