Bazunu hasn't featured in any of Southamptons cup games this season and hopefully that streak continues on Wednesday night.
The Bazunu Vs Kelleher stuff is unbearable at the best of times so can't imagine what it will be like if they play against each other. Especially this soon with an international window in a few weeks.
I hope it happens. Two hyped Irish goalkeepers with EPL aspirations in a cup knockout scenario. What's not to like?Originally Posted by JR89
I like the Bazunu/Kelleher stuff. It's the one position we're stacked at and it's a positive debate for once.
The only way it gets toxic is when Liverpool fan try to defend Caoimhin and show their bias. Let the hype continue and hope both have top class careers. Once Kelleher become a #1 somewhere, it'll really start to get exciting.
Perfect for this window too. Give them a game each!
I guess I fall into that category. I don’t think ‘defending’ a player we happen to know about and probably pay more attention to from partisan criticism is bias. Kelleher is pretty much vindicating what many of us have consistently argued, he’s an outstanding keeper and the fact that he wasn’t playing regularly doesn’t mean that he is, by definition, an unworthy rival to someone playing more regularly for a poorer team at a lower level. I do hope he moves and plays more regularly even though he will be a loss to Liverpool, but even if he doesn’t I think he’d still merit selection ahead of Bazunu as he is a better all round keeper. That’s a view that might have sounded like bias to some, but it’s not just Liverpool fans who have recognised Kelleher’s ability.
It's understandable, even imperative, that Irish fans have a healthy degree of bias and optimism for our players. But the wheels spin off the wagon when the green-tints turn opaque and pragmatism is dumped (comment not aimed at you TP). Both these lads have issues concerning perceived high-level EPL careers. One has not been tested on the week-in-week-out Premiership grind while the other's scorecard there, at best, is a C. That's certainly not to say they won't succeed but it's definitely not a gimme.
Had a busy enough first half against Southampton,made a couple of good saves and was strong on any high balls into the box….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Tidy second half a good early save and excellent distribution. Very calm presence in Allison abscence
Klopp saying “there’s no timescale” on Alisson’s return but that the injury isn’t season ending. Looks like Kelleher might continue beyond the international break
Another excellent save in the first half against Forest. Another one on one situation. Liverpool win 1-0 and that makes in 6 wins from 6 for Kelleher in the league.
Omobamidele was really good for Forest as well. Handled Diaz, Gakpo and Nunez really well. Fast and strong and maybe about 5-10 key blocks from shots
I'd say it was another "big" save rather than excellent save. Being picky I know. But big saves are what win games and even trophies. And just to avoid claims I might be being churlish, I was in a chat with a poster here at the weekend who pointed out that he's coming out the right side of a lot of these big moments right now - I agree, and it's clearly a good sign.
It was a bit like an open play version of Idah's penalty miss: dived right but left a trailing foot. In both cases a better lifted finish takes that off the table.
He was even inadvertently involved in the late winner, after the ref erroneously handed him the ball to restart with a drop ball after a halt in play.
I think it's the.insanely body position he takes up that allows him to cover off such a large portion of the goals and allows him to get his leg out so well that makes it excellent. It's carbon copy of Ali s positioning which is quite unusual and what makes Ali the best in the world for one on one's. Kellehers years working with him is on show. Also on a day where liverpool were out on their feet after 4 games in 11 days and there was very little spark or fluidity it was massive to not go one down
There are twitter rumors today that Kelleher has picked up an injury in training. You'd hope its not true with the opportunity he has in front of him
Its really not that complicated!!!
Top performance tonight some excellent saves and great awareness. Very calm.on ball when others on the liverpool side were looking rattled
massive test for him sunday but hes done really well since stepping in for alisson. the run of games has shown what a good keeper he is, that and liverpools insistence on giving up 2/3 big chances per game.
Cant ask any more from him with hows hes done since the injury to Alisson. I think he might have been a little shaky the 1st game or 2 but hes been excellent since. Fair play to him for taking the opportunity when it came. I hope all these games have given him a taste for playing now and he wont want to go back to being a bench warmer.
Its really not that complicated!!!
ah lads, can you not see that he fumbled Gomez' clearance through his legs?
He's in the form of his career so far. What an incredible job. I'm torn, as an Arsenal fan I thought his run of games combined with others' injuries might open the door a bit, but he's been instrumental in keeping it shut.
Another solid afternoon's work for Kelleher. No errors and a couple of smart saves including a very important one in the second half.
Keane O'Shea Given Best Smallbone
Yeah excellent again so calm made great decisions and huge save off Forden.
did he not get away with one punching the ball into Foden?
I think that showed he is prepared to come off his line for dangerous crosses. It was a fantastic cross into such a dangerous area. The right and brave decision was to come off his line and dive to punch it clear which he did. Forden handled it from the punch which was a natural reaction from Foden so a yellow for Forden would have been harsh
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