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Yes , Heaven forbid that a goalie be judged on how many goals he lets in ! (I suppose the Wolves clanger wasn't down to him either). :facepalm:

Re the playing out from the back and Steeles instance on delaying kicking or passing into dangerous areas It may have been a clear instruction from the manager but sometimes professionals have to make their own decisions within the match and I agree it was suicidal last night. Interestingly we...

Quite right - thank you. The Villa game is not included if my stats but just backs up my opinion (and fact) that when we play Steele we are more likely to concede goals and lose games than when we play Verbruggen. That is because Verbruggen is a better goalkeeper , at this time, than Steele -...

Since the start of this year the Albion have played 19 matches. Verbruggen has played in goal in 11 and Steele 8. Here are their respective records across those 19 matches - Verbruggen (11 matches played including Arsenal ,Liverpool & Roma) Albion wins - 6 Albion Draws - 3 Albion Defeats - 2...

But he didn't did he ? His insistence on rolling the ball under his foot and enticing the City players onto him caused panic within our back four and the crowd. It lead to the third goal. I agree you cannot blame him for starting with Lallana - which is like starting with only 10 on the pitch.