Lots of positives in those highlights for me.
First, I think he’s come to catch it twice and not got it either time. Butterflies or nerves or whatever, but that seems unusual. And he’s got himself in a good position each time. Perhaps as you say confidence lacking from a previous lack of protection. I don’t recall that ever being an issue in either New Zealand team and the A league isn’t a shrinking violet league exactly.
Second that turf looks mint. Unlike some of the mudbaths he was playing in.
Thirdly, peno was unlucky. That defender could have shepherded the attacker away from goal and he had nowhere to go. He panicked a bit as a mistake had been made. He does it later too and he gets away with a quick grapple after another slight mistake. It’s a bad instinct in the VAR era.
I think that’ll go away with drilling and with Alex commanding his defense. It was a very good sign to see him make some confident saves and then see him telling the defense what he wanted from them.
It’s good to see him back in goal at a good level and hopefully the boss backs him to continue.
That last Motherwell goal was gorgeous. Think Alex fits what they’re trying to do really well.
First, I think he’s come to catch it twice and not got it either time. Butterflies or nerves or whatever, but that seems unusual. And he’s got himself in a good position each time. Perhaps as you say confidence lacking from a previous lack of protection. I don’t recall that ever being an issue in either New Zealand team and the A league isn’t a shrinking violet league exactly.
Second that turf looks mint. Unlike some of the mudbaths he was playing in.
Thirdly, peno was unlucky. That defender could have shepherded the attacker away from goal and he had nowhere to go. He panicked a bit as a mistake had been made. He does it later too and he gets away with a quick grapple after another slight mistake. It’s a bad instinct in the VAR era.
I think that’ll go away with drilling and with Alex commanding his defense. It was a very good sign to see him make some confident saves and then see him telling the defense what he wanted from them.
It’s good to see him back in goal at a good level and hopefully the boss backs him to continue.
That last Motherwell goal was gorgeous. Think Alex fits what they’re trying to do really well.