Just now, Sexyfootball said:

FYI it's 9 clean sheets, which is joint 2nd in the PL, and 2 behind Arsenal who have 11.

Still pretty good considering how dodgy our defence looks in many games !

Weird, transfermakt must have a glitch:

Premier League - Clean sheets 25/26

1 minute ago, Shweaves said:

Weird, transfermakt must have a glitch:

Premier League - Clean sheets 25/26

How ridiculous. I looked into it and they credit his 5 minute performance against united as a clean sheet, despite getting sent off after and being the reason we lost the game.

These stats get more and more silly.

2 minutes ago, Shweaves said:

How ridiculous. I looked into it and they credit his 5 minute performance against united as a clean sheet, despite getting sent off after and being the reason we lost the game.

These stats get more and more silly.

The devil is always in the detail !

1 hour ago, Sexyfootball said:

FYI it's 9 clean sheets, which is joint 2nd in the PL, and 2 behind Arsenal who have 11.

Still pretty good considering how dodgy our defence looks in many games !

2 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Yes - read on ... we've already cleared that one up ! The '10' includes the 5 minute fiasco against Manchester United ...

19 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Yes - read on ... we've already cleared that one up ! The '10' includes the 5 minute fiasco against Manchester United ...

i mean, he did technically keep a clean sheet i suppose

Im starting to feel some confidence in Robert Sanchez, hes proving time and time again to be an excellent shot stopper, game after game.

This messing about at the back isnt something he can avoid if the current or previous manager insist on it. Ultimately we look likely to mess about deep in our own defensive areas until we lose possession for the foreseeable future.

If we ever stopped this nonsense and got a settled back four we could really go places.

1 hour ago, OTL said:

Im starting to feel some confidence in Robert Sanchez, hes proving time and time again to be an excellent shot stopper, game after game.

This messing about at the back isnt something he can avoid if the current or previous manager insist on it. Ultimately we look likely to mess about deep in our own defensive areas until we lose possession for the foreseeable future.

If we ever stopped this nonsense and got a settled back four we could really go places.

Precisely. He's a shot stopper, and a pretty good one. Remember when Maresca said he'd drop Sanchez if he played out long from the back? That lasted until even Maresca realised he's poor with his feet. Just a fact of life. Sadly, Rosenoir seems determined to ignore the obvious.

I can't see Sanchez being rotated much right now even if he makes multiple mistakes with his feet ... not when our fit keeper alternatives are Sharman-Lowe and Slonina LOL

Just now, Sexyfootball said:

I can't see Sanchez being rotated much right now even if he makes multiple mistakes with his feet ... not when our fit keeper alternatives are Sharman-Lowe and Slonina LOL

The simple solution? Ditch the playing out from the back. Even Maresca finally woke up.

Saved us the win right at the death stopping Lukaku's shot.

I've noticed he was being a lot more vocal in that game and in others. Not only when there are defensive errors, but also for poor backpasses too. There was one time where I think Fofana sent a lazy pass his way which resulted in Sanchez booting it straight out, and he hollered at Fofana to switch on. Maybe I'm misremembering but I don't remember him being so assertive 6 months ago. Good to see.

I don’t think it’s a stretch at all to label him one of the best shot stoppers in the league, commands his box, insane reflexes and he’s a proper big c**t as well, fills the net right out.

He’s just an absolutely sh*t footballer, can’t pick a pass to save his life, too many touches and looks immediately ropey when recieving the ball to his feet.

Maybe if we just let our Keeper be a Keeper we’ll be absolutely fine (Next we’ll let our fullbacks be, Ya’know, fullbacks. No more ‘inverted’ bo**ocks, one step at a time)

2 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

I don’t think it’s a stretch at all to label him one of the best shot stoppers in the league, commands his box, insane reflexes and he’s a proper big c**t as well, fills the net right out.

He’s just an absolutely sh*t footballer, can’t pick a pass to save his life, too many touches and looks immediately ropey when recieving the ball to his feet.

Maybe if we just let our Keeper be a Keeper we’ll be absolutely fine (Next we’ll let our fullbacks be, Ya’know, fullbacks. No more ‘inverted’ bo**ocks, one step at a time)

Will Enzo Fernandez still be allowed to operate as an inverted false 6 with a metaphysical attacking mindset, operating in interdimensional half-spaces. A rotational inverse 8.5 who breaks lines through resonant vibrations whenever he’s aligned with Jupiter?

His kicking will always be a limitation - be it misplaced short passes with/without pressure on him, the many long diagonal passes that sail out of play, or the hurried long clearances that don’t get off the ground. But he appears to be managing risk better with his kicking.

When it comes to shot stopping and aerial command, he’s as good as anyone we’ve had to years. His reflexes are immense, and his reactions and reach are as good as anyone in the league.

Been good to watch his improvement. I think he can continue and we slowly integrate Penders to see if he has the ability.

On 26/01/2026 at 11:26, dermott said:

Precisely. He's a shot stopper, and a pretty good one. Remember when Maresca said he'd drop Sanchez if he played out long from the back? That lasted until even Maresca realised he's poor with his feet. Just a fact of life. Sadly, Rosenoir seems determined to ignore the obvious.

As were our two most illustrious keepers in our recent history

17 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

His kicking will always be a limitation - be it misplaced short passes with/without pressure on him, the many long diagonal passes that sail out of play, or the hurried long clearances that don’t get off the ground. But he appears to be managing risk better with his kicking.

When it comes to shot stopping and aerial command, he’s as good as anyone we’ve had to years. His reflexes are immense, and his reactions and reach are as good as anyone in the league.

Been good to watch his improvement. I think he can continue and we slowly integrate Penders to see if he has the ability.

It often makes me laugh when i see criticism of a goalkeeper clipping, clipping a ball, 75 yards on a diagonal that sails two foot over the head of an unmarked winger to go out of play, when watching the self same winger look up at a player that is directly ten yards ahead in his line of sight, only to pass it straight off the pitch

He’s one of the best shot stoppers in Europe without a doubt.

Liam will eventually realise what Maresca did and change but we will have suffer along with Sanchez until he does

I saw a video of him having a go at the fans for booing. I'm not having that, the fans are treated like sh*t by these owners and have had to watch as the club becomes unrecognisable and pulled in a direction that has us concerned about it's future. We watch the slowest and worst football ever seen with players looking like they don't give a sh*t most games. What are any of the current players doing to connect with the fans? Will any of them attend a meeting with the CST? Do any of these players even know that they or the CPO even exist? Are they aware at how much of the fanbase are unhappy under the current ownership and direction of the club? And if they do, do they care? Very unlikely.

If the players play like they did in the 2nd half from the off in most games, we could at least say that despite all of the sh*t going on in the background, we have a team we can be proud to watch every weekend.

He wasn’t having a go, he said calm down we still have 45 minutes. He was right.

5 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

I saw a video of him having a go at the fans for booing. I'm not having that, the fans are treated like sh*t by these owners and have had to watch as the club becomes unrecognisable and pulled in a direction that has us concerned about it's future. We watch the slowest and worst football ever seen with players looking like they don't give a sh*t most games. What are any of the current players doing to connect with the fans? Will any of them attend a meeting with the CST? Do any of these players even know that they or the CPO even exist? Are they aware at how much of the fanbase are unhappy under the current ownership and direction of the club? And if they do, do they care? Very unlikely.

If the players play like they did in the 2nd half from the off in most games, we could at least say that despite all of the sh*t going on in the background, we have a team we can be proud to watch every weekend.

I saw the video too and I understand what he’s saying it’s not the players fault we have so many young guys in the team and the constant rotation which causes inconsistency.

The booing really needs to be consistently aimed at the owners box.

While I fully understand the booing of the players it lets the c**ts in the owners box off. The two clowns SD Beavis and Butthead, Eghbali and medical team and the data analyst

He has confidence issues against arsenal - ever since the Rice give away - every year he makes a mistake. Last season it was the merino goal- two in the league cup .. I think he has gifted them 4-5 goals.. hopefully he can get his act together later tonight.

9 hours ago, Jangz said:

He has confidence issues against arsenal - ever since the Rice give away - every year he makes a mistake. Last season it was the merino goal- two in the league cup .. I think he has gifted them 4-5 goals.. hopefully he can get his act together later tonight.

He'll be fine if he's allowed to do what he does best. Stop shots. Not playing with the ball at his feet. Caveat: playing behind an ever-rotating defence including famously disorganised, error-prone CBs must be a nightmare.

On 01/02/2026 at 13:26, El regreso said:

I saw the video too and I understand what he’s saying it’s not the players fault we have so many young guys in the team and the constant rotation which causes inconsistency.

The booing really needs to be consistently aimed at the owners box.

While I fully understand the booing of the players it lets the c**ts in the owners box off. The two clowns SD Beavis and Butthead, Eghbali and medical team and the data analyst

I totally get the frustration and the booing, that first half was depressing. At the same time I really liked seeing Sanchez try and build up the belief at half time telling fans we can still come back and win it. That positivity and mindset is so key when you're trailing in a match and it's great that he has it.

He has come on so far mentally in the last 18 months to be able to back himself after the slating he's had from fans and press.

As long as Sanchez has license to go long when the press comes I’m more than happy with him. I’m not seeing many keepers I’d have ahead of him in terms of form this season.

His heat maps against Leeds and Arsenal, but it is very similar for all games under Rosenior, suggests that he's going to be played as an inverted CB when playing out from the back. I feel like we'll get caught more than once with his mistakes if he's been played like this regularly.