Never said there wasn't a problem. But it's not as big of an issue as some are making out, and he's not the main issue we have here. He's making silly avoidable errors that need to stop, or at least reduce in frequency and I'm sure that will happen. He's also made some crucial saves that have won us games and points. He was not the reason we got easily beat this weekend, not at all. Nor is he the sole reason we lost points vs Northampton. The defence as a whole is not playing well. And it was those in front of him Saturday that were the issue, not him. It was also those in front of him that gifted the ball to the Northampton player for the first and let the lad waltz to edge of box and shoot uncontested. That then gives them to momentum and something to push for. That doesn't happen then likely the mistake he makes later in the game doesn't.
Problem for me is if the defence don’t have faith in the keeper and vice versa you have a much bigger issue and I think that exists right now unfortunately.
I disagree there but we are all entitled to our opinions. From what I've seen he communicates fairly well and they don't seem fearful of him being there, but there are just too many stupid individual errors from him and from those ahead of him that are leading to us shipping rubbish goals. The defence Saturday were totally awful in the second half on Saturday, that had nothing to do with them not trusting the keeper, that was just them having a dreadful day.
Weirdest incident has to be the one at Lincoln, Slonina rushes out of the area, MDG plays a back pass to where he thinks the keeper will be, but isn't, the ball is rolling into our goal, but Slonina makes no effort to run back and get it and leaves it to MDG who has to run 15 yards just to get to where Slonina is standing. Bizarre.
3 big errors so far. The second v Northampton. The Bristol Rovers goal and the kick that led to the pressure that caused the first on Saturday. He looks an excellent shot stopper with great reactions but he needs to work on his decision making and get it right quickly. We can’t have him making mistakes every other game. the talent is there but that decision making needs to improve within the next 2 or 3 games.
Of course he needs to get better and I'm sure he will. Do think you are being harsh calling his kick on Saturday a major error. The other two are 100% massive errors that led to a goal. His kick was poor Saturday, but it was not a major error that directly led to the goal. There were plenty of opportunities for others to deal with it before it ended up in the net. Two major errors this early into the season is two more than we'd like though that's for sure
I’ve got faith he can sort it out but yes I’d count his kicking on Saturday that turned over play as an error. Kicking and decision making he gets those right and he will be a fantastic keeper. The issue is in a very competitive league where we cannot drop too many points is can he learn quickly enough. At this level a goalie is just as important as a forward for a top 6 club. Roberts performances up to the injury last season were crucial and when his form dipped later we really struggled. we have got ourselves in a difficult position with keepers. Killip is clearly not good enough and Smith not ready so a lot of pressure on Gaga to improve quickly
It's a poor kick for sure and throws away possession cheaply, but you cannot place it in the same category as the blunder against Bristol rovers. One directly causes a goal because he makes a total mess and lets the striker have a tap in. The other gives the ball away cheaply but is not the direct cause of the opening goal. Unfortunately it does lead to a goal due to woeful defending in front of him, but not solely down to his bad kick.
