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In fairness, he couldn’t do anything about the penalty or the 4th, but as for the other 2, mmmmmm. Nerves, inexperience. Or did coyle see something that we as fans couldn’t when after a few games he just dropped him.
Personally, i hope it was the 1st 2 & that he will go on to be a great keeper. Just wondering what folks feelings are after his performance yesterday.
Nicholls has spent almost his entire WAFC career thus far out on loan, and other than a season at Northampton, its not like he’s been getting regular 1st team experience, so other managers are also not giving him game time.
Didn’t Caldwell sign someone from Torquay and then loan him back for the rest of the season? I would expect this guy to be No2 keeper next season and Nichols to be quietly moved on for an “undisclosed fee” – ie they paid him off.
His contract is up this summer. I’m certain he will not be offered a new one.
2 reasons I say this:-
1. We’ve signed a young goalkeeper to deputise for Jussi
2. He is nowhere near good enough. Awful in fact.I think he was at fault for the fourth aswell. His positioning was poor and he dived late and below where the ball actually went.
I reckon Jussi would have kept 3 out of the four out, but who really cared anyway it was all about the celebration of the Champions.Where was Jussi?I spoke to Jussi at the Promotion party last night he wasn’t giving too much away but he hinted that he wasn’t injured.
Bit of a mystery really when Jussi was the only one “rested” for me Nicholls justified his departure in the summer.
Fuck the EFL
Nicholls has spent almost his entire WAFC career thus far out on loan, and other than a season at Northampton, its not like he’s been getting regular 1st team experience, so other managers are also not giving him game time.Didn’t Caldwell sign someone from Torquay and then loan him back for the rest of the season? I would expect this guy to be No2 keeper next season and Nichols to be quietly moved on for an “undisclosed fee” – ie they paid him off.
At least two of the Barnsley goals should have been meat and drink saves to Nicholls.
Fuck the EFL
I actually can see some positives with Nicholls, although I’m not going to and can’t, defend his performance on Sunday. :woohoo:
I like the way he’s not afraid to come out to catch crosses / corners. He made three or four confident catches around the penalty spot area, I remember him dropping one corner or free kick in the first half, but got a foul. That’s what top goalies do, they come out for crosses and if they baws up, they go crashing to the ground in a heap.
Jussi and other keepers before him including Ali, tend to stay put hoping a defender will win it, or they will make a good reaction save.
The other thing he’s good at is distribution. I know he gave the ball several times to defenders when everyone thought he should punt it up field, but he’s just doing what GC has told him to do.i lost count of the balls that rocketed to our players around the half way line.
There’s a good goalie in him somewhere and the only way of developing him is to give him game time, which unfortunately won’t happen as we’ve seen with O’Donnell.
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What a journey!His contract is up this summer. I’m certain he will not be offered a new one.2 reasons I say this:-
1. We’ve signed a young goalkeeper to deputise for Jussi
2. He is nowhere near good enough. Awful in fact.So why the fook did he play then?, it took the shine off it to be honest coz it probably cost Scunthorpe a play off spot. Not blaming the lad as it was not his decision to be picked.
Anyone else notice the looks of disgust from Morgan and Pearce towards Nicholls after the 3rd goal?
Said it all for me.
Fuck the EFL
I actually can see some positives with Nicholls, although I’m not going to and can’t, defend his performance on Sunday. :woohoo:I like the way he’s not afraid to come out to catch crosses / corners. He made three or four confident catches around the penalty spot area, I remember him dropping one corner or free kick in the first half, but got a foul. That’s what top goalies do, they come out for crosses and if they baws up, they go crashing to the ground in a heap.
Jussi and other keepers before him including Ali, tend to stay put hoping a defender will win it, or they will make a good reaction save.
The other thing he’s good at is distribution. I know he gave the ball several times to defenders when everyone thought he should punt it up field, but he’s just doing what GC has told him to do.i lost count of the balls that rocketed to our players around the half way line.
There’s a good goalie in him somewhere and the only way of developing him is to give him game time, which unfortunately won’t happen as we’ve seen with O’Donnell.Noooooo, totally disagree!!!
I thought his distribution was terrible. In my opinion it was even worse than his positioning.
He passed the ball out as instructed, but some of his decisions were poor and he passed to players in dangerous situations, when other options were on.
Jussi is able to make his own decisions – whether to pass, or whether to smack it upfield, whereas Nicholls isn’t yet.
Also, when Nicholls did kick it long, his accuracy was poor – which is possibly why he opted for a short pass more often than not.
When Jussi got into the team last year we started to build up the play from the back. With Nicolls there we didn’t as the ball usually ended up back at his feet or the player he’d passed to had a man on and was pressed to get the ball away.
He might turn out to be a decent keeper in the future but in my opinion he’s nowhere near than at the moment, and I think this may have been Caldwell saying to him ‘Go on, show us what you can do’ before his contract expires.
I suspect Dan Lavercombe will be the 2nd choice next season and Nicholls will be on his way.
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