Gone for Phillips as last season he showed vast improvement .. BUT the Wembley fuck up showed that he still has a stupid error or two waiting to come out ((:>) .. for me, goalkeeper is THE most important position in the team .. it's also a VERY unforgiving one where errors generally stand out like a sore thumb and can be very costly .. but all keepers know the old adage, 'if you can't take the heat, keep out the kitchen'
Show me a goalkeeper that's never made a stupid error - it can even happen in a World Cup Final.
Dillon didn't bottle it after the mistake at Wembley - showed great character.
Phillips has the shirt to lose after his performances last season. The more I think about Wembley, the more blame I attribute to Naby. But I also think it may have helped us in the end. That can only be a guess, but we know it didn't stop us winning
No preference. We won't see them in pre season training but it's Dillon's shirt to lose ATM. However if Ben performs to the same level he did the season before last it'll be too close a call and purely down to form, so I abstain.
Phillips for me. He improved so much last season he has clearly got a lot of confidence as shown in the dressing room scenes at Wembley. Shake it up baby!
But in all honestly we should listen to golfie on the Ben Amos thread. We probably don’t even need a goalkeeper, it’s pointless as we might not face a single shot next season.
It's important for Bowyer to keep Phillips in and not drop him at the first sign of faltering as it will probably be the end for Dillion if that happens. Phillips has earned the right to start but it's nice to know that we could switch it up and still be comfortable. Haven't felt like that for a long time
I'm saying Amos in part to be a contrarian and in part because I really rate him. But I don't think anyone "deserves" to be anything. Phillips was excellent second half last season. But sentimentality gets you nowhere. Whoever is better in training gets the shirt. I don't like the idea that "X player is our number 1" two weeks into pre season before a ball is kicked in a competitive match.
Voted Phillips as he performed very well last season and the shirt is currently his. I'm very confident he'll make the step up the Championship and will perform well there too.
However, really I just want whoever is the best player in the best form to be our first choice keeper. Based on how Amos played for us last time he was here, there is not a lot between the two of them. So I trust Bowyer to do what is right for the team.
Possibly excluding Randolph, I would say these are the two best keepers we have had since dropping out of the Premier League (personally never rated Elliot as highly as some) so it's a very nice selection headache to have.
Gone for Phillips as last season he showed vast improvement .. BUT the Wembley fuck up showed that he still has a stupid error or two waiting to come out ((:>) .. for me, goalkeeper is THE most important position in the team .. it's also a VERY unforgiving one where errors generally stand out like a sore thumb and can be very costly .. but all keepers know the old adage, 'if you can't take the heat, keep out the kitchen'
No top keeper has ever been undone by a back pass have they?
Phillips for me...was patient,worked hard to get back as No1,without him between the sticks we may not have got as far as Wembley...(ok know one knows that it could or could not have worked with a.n.other Keeper to be honest)...but he was the main man of the long run we had into the PO's & that should carry on,Amos will be pushing for his place,Dills will have to work harder still,it is his place to lose,but very happy that Amos is back with us...
Phillips has earned the opportunity initially but goalkeeper is a position where I personally believe there is a big learning curve between league 1 and the championship. This is especially true given we will have quite a bit of pressure on our defense given our current squad. Good to have an experienced keeper in reserve in case Dillon struggles early.
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Dillon didn't bottle it after the mistake at Wembley - showed great character.
But in all honestly we should listen to golfie on the Ben Amos thread. We probably don’t even need a goalkeeper, it’s pointless as we might not face a single shot next season.
EDIT: @cabbles I voted Phillips, but it does not appear to have registered.
It's his shirt to lose.
EDIT: @cabbles I voted Phillips yet for some reason I'm coming up as Amos!
Cmon U Addicks...!!!