Yea - may have had his view blocked - but it got underneath him.Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Saying that Liege are absolutely brutal at the back (Southampton mark 2).
But Liege had one of the best defensive records in the division before Bazunu came in. And while Southampton are out of their depth in the Premier League, their fortunes in the Championship improved last season after he got injured.
I like Gavin a lot, but you have to wonder if it's more than just bad luck that leads to him constantly finding himself playing with shaky defenses - is he not providing them with the confidence they need from behind them?
Wasn't it 23 goals conceded in 24 league games before he joined? With their main issue being able to put the ball in the back of the net. Would likely have found themselves battling relegation rather than 7th in the table only for their strong defensive record.
A 2-1 win away to second place Club Brugge - football is strange!
They were 1-0 down when Brugge had a player sent off. Liege came back to lead 2-1, and Bazunu then seems to have played his part in withstanding a late siege of shots.
Home to Anderlecht next week.
Could it be that a goalkeeper after 9 months out needs a couple of games to play himself into form? No way!
Bazunu was stretchered off at the end unfortunately.
Oh - any more info on that? He wasn't subbed off, though they'd used their fifth sub by the 87th minute. So did they end up with ten men and an outfielder in nets (having faced exactly that the previous week!) And is it in any way related to the injury he's just coming back from?
Are you sure ?
App saying he played the 90.
He got taken out by Mignolet, the whistle went after it.
Is that Mignolet ( the goalkeeper ) ?
Yes, he came up for a corner and collided with Bazunu. Eireguide also saying the stretcher wasn’t needed in the end.
Don't think I've ever heard of one keeper taking the other out like that!
Keeper's union will be on to Mignolet!
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Jeez, that defence! The one on 94:00 seen from behind the goal was superb.
The one on 87 minutes where it was poked back towards the near post and he swatted it away while moving the other way was a super save.
First very poor pushes it back into danger . Second one terrible punch against the player gets luckybits cleared off line. 4th one came for ball never got there and causes panic. Same flaws as before poor decision making , just reliant on his excellent athleticism
Three shots on target today, and three goals conceded. Liege not helped by a red card before the hour (when it was already 2-0)
Still - 12 goals against in five games is a worry. They'd conceded 5 in the previous ten matches
His Twitter ratings were poor, terrible actually. Opposition was highest scoring team in the league but still...
Reminds me of a game I played once in the UCD Superleague. We won 6-3 and I had virtually nothing to do. Not only did the opposition only have 3 shots on target, they only got the ball between our two corner flags 3 times, each time a goal.
Last edited by Stuttgart88; 10/03/2025 at 8:49 AM.
Here's hoping he's just rusty. Gotta be in danger of being dropped though, right?
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