why doesnt Bk ever get picked for the socceroos or a league all stars team if hes that good?
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why doesnt Bk ever get picked for the socceroos or a league all stars team if hes that good?
The bk hate is ridiculous. And is exactly why I pick at birraz's performances. Both need to be held to same standard.
Trouble is though, the bk haters say hes shit despite not having seen him play, and use birraz's rep selection as evidence he's better and his errors can be ignored.
Bk finished the season well last year.
Birraz has been solid but has had consistent errors in some areas of his game.
Both deserve our support. Both deserve critique.
"Bk is shit" because he had a bad run of form about 4 years ago, and "birraz is da greatest" cos he played for the allstarz is hardly a fair comparison.
Birraz weaknesses - distribution, communication when defence is stretched and crosses in the "zone of uncertainty"
Bk weaknesses - reflex saves, communication in crowded situations and positioning on set pieces.
Birraz strengths - one on one he stays on his feet and doesn't commit early, reflex saves, penalties at home v roar
Bk strengths - communication when defence is stretched, distribution, dealing with crosses, penalties away v goals coast.
Cant wait til The Stubby Bus names Jacob Pepper as our 'kepper tomorrow.
**** all y'all arguments up.
Hey Member, long way to travel to watch youth league this week huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
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Originally Posted by Nou Camp
Needs to do more selfies, care more about his hair and the amount of hair gel used and give Youngy better hugs after a warm up session.
Mate the way these dumb ****s run our club can't say I am really surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Blokes crime last week having an average night with the boot. Doesn't **** up and give the ball away but hoofs it into touch all night. Big deal really thats how you want your keeper making errors with his feet by putting it to safety
Makes a handful of saves to keep the score down so we drop him. Go ****ing figure what ****ing insanity ideas these dumb ****s at the club making the decisions come up with. I am at a loss following their logic
I take it the other 9 inept ****s(griff excluded) who were in front of him and done sweet **** all all game are playing this week??
FWIW I 100% agree Biraz shouldn't have been dropped on last weeks performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
But then again no one with any part of a brain would have dropped Pepper either.
I genuinely can't believe I just saw Gaz legit write that BK has good, but Biraz poor, distribution.
Like I wrote in the match day thread - from confirmed reports, BK has been beyond aids at training. Makes no sense that a better keeper, who has been as in-form as the team has allowed him to be, is being dropped for a worse keeper who is in far worse form at training. All it is going to do is see us leak as many, or more, goals and piss off and mentally screw with our best keeper.
But that GCU game was fxxxing sick.
Pepper I can sort of see a reason why not that i am overtly convinced this was the right decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
That game against Phoenix we got over run that bad in midfield shocking. Not that he was doing much glaringly wrong but he needed to start getting closer to his man make tackles etc. and not be as dominated by the opponent
Against Perth he played FB not his best position I know and most/nearly all of Perths attack came down his side
As someone who actually does have some sort of goalkeeping quals (including coaching), I spotted Birraz problems over a year ago, but because he looked like "Julio" compared to BK's "nerd", and came in with a spectacular start (people forget he got sent off in his first game at home) he was hailed as the new messiah - I am surprised that "Birramas" is not more widely celebrated. Those obvious problems were papered over as "isolated" incidents rather than an indication of some technical failings.
Fact - Birraz built his early rep on shot stopping. Fact - he has a serious issue with the high ball that the other A-League teams are cottoning on to. Fact - at the moment his body language suggests to me he is "shot" confidence wise, and this has a major impact on the defence in front of him.
Instead of saying he is the best in the club and he is one of the top keepers in the league (which he isn't), the kid needs to wake up to himself and admit to these issues and fix them with hard work. He seems to be a bit of a "sulker" when he makes stuff ups - as a comparison, look how Janjetovic has responded to his clanger a few weeks ago. BK went through hell a few years back and I'm sure is a better keeper for it though of course he will never be perfect.
Both are good keepers with strengths and weaknesses - nobody has a divine rite to the position and a spot on the bench for Birraz is due. BK will do his best but I'm sure will make isolated errors - like we all do. He will only be dropped if he consistently doesn't look the goods - not if he stands still for one goal or drops a cross, as some on here will be pining for that first error.
Summary - Birraz, good bloke, slightly vain, lacks accountability, hugely talented, needs a serious slap across the chops from someone he respects.
BK - good honest Newy bloke, has to prove everything to the world, gone through much personal pain, club stalwart, needs to concentrate the full 90 mins though.
Club stalwart only because he wouldn't demand much coin.
And you missed BK's major technical issue too - he jumps just before set pieces are taken. Thus, if it takes a deflection, or indeed goes straight on, he has a lot less time to react to it. It's alright for all age, but anything higher, the ball will come at a fair rate of knots.
On da bench. I might ignore this thread for the next week, whatever happens.
BK did nothing wrong. He should start again next week
Kicked a ball out, should be dropped.
His effort for the goal was weak as piss. Wayyyyy to slow to react and just fell over. Plus kicked the ball out on the full. Apparently that's the only thing you need to do to get droppedQuote:
Originally Posted by joel31
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Originally Posted by Thomas477
We've been over this point before. The bounce just before the ball is struck serves to get the keeper on the balls of his feet and his weight moving forward. I'd reckon most keepers do it.
Another clean sheet for BK. What more does he have to do to get the gig permanently?
To be perfectly fair in this debate BK didn't have a lot to do from alcohol hazed memory as the blokes in front done a reasonable job during the game. Birraz riding the pine for another weekQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
You'd be wrong. What BK does is jump, not bounce. Jumping is bad before/just as the ball is struck.Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
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Originally Posted by plague