Caoimhín Kelleher GK Brentford b.1998

[rebelmusic]

I feel this man deserves a thread bump after the campaign. While Parrot deserves a ton of credit, we wouldn't be in the playoffs without Caomhin. I've been in a panic since Lisbon that he'd get a second yellow and miss a match.

We've said for ages that we're spoiled for choices in this position but in truth we're not, it's now a massive step down to the next keeper in the squad.

[Eirambler]

Our player of the campaign in terms of consistency of performance across all six games. He has developed into an exceptional keeper, genuinely one of the best around.

With the benefit of hindsight it does make you wonder if Bazunu should have stayed at Man City to learn his craft as a backup keeper for another couple of years. It's very hard to argue that the Southampton move has seen him develop his game at all, despite the amount of first team football he has played relative to Kelleher.

[backstothewall]

I would think it unlikely he will still be at Brentford this time next season. He's a Champions League quality goalkeeper.

[Kingdom]

I think we witnessed Kells develop into a leader on Saturday - yourself an Eirambler are correct in your obs, but just to add to this, Caoimhín brought urgency too when it was required, getting the ball out to a free man - the correct free man - every single time in that 2nd half.

I can only reiterate this point - the man is a frucking legend.

There's one aspect of his - is body mechanics the right term all you coaching experts? - saving technique that can optically draw reservations: on some goals he concedes, when diving, it looks like he never actually jumps; in that he is extending into a save while his toes are touching the ground, rather than launching/leaping into an extended save.

But equally, watching his dive for Barnabas' shot, all I could think of was "please just launch yourself Caoimhín".

[Kingdom]

I would think it unlikely he will still be at Brentford this time next season. He's a Champions League quality goalkeeper.

Hard to know. He's not rash - there's patience there as we've seen by how long he remained at Liverpool and I'm still a little surprised he left tbh.

He's not going to City, Arsenal or Liverpool in terms of an English CL club. He ain't going to Newcastle or Villa in terms of a potential CL club, so that only leaves Spurs in England.
Taking a leap abroad...it's hard to know what options would be open to him which he would want to pursue.

[tetsujin1979]

He went from the long ball into the box, to celebrating the goal, to back in goal to claim the ball, and then dribbling out of the box because he was an extra player on that side of the pitch

[SkStu]

He went from the long ball into the box, to celebrating the goal, to back in goal to claim the ball, and then dribbling out of the box because he was an extra player on that side of the pitch

thats a great shout out, Tets. I did think to myself - in the frantic emotional state i was in - that it was a bit genius of him to do that.