braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Out of curiosity, at what point do you think this specific stat starts to carry meaning on its own, if ever?
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Hugo Lloris
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Out of curiosity, at what point do you think this specific stat starts to carry meaning on its own, if ever?
Really in depth interview with Lloris here:
http://theoriginalwinger.com/2013-01-24-hugo-lloris-interview
http://theoriginalwinger.com/2013-01-24-hugo-lloris-interview
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
How did he get no clean sheets conceding 6 in 12?
I'm lost.
charlietheyid
Banned
LLoris interview, about life in London! Nearly gets run over by a bus!
[video=youtube;AJSMAFUjXFg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJSMAFUjXFg[/video]
[video=youtube;AJSMAFUjXFg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJSMAFUjXFg[/video]
I wouldn't put a number on it, just look back at it if our defensive performances start to slip. For example, some teams like PSG are very good at restricting opponents to shots from distance, which to me suggests a deep defense (if total shots are high) or controlling the vast majority of the ball (if total shots are low); this is intuitively speaking - I haven't looked at any correlation here.
If we start conceding a lot of chances *and* the majority of those chances come from close range, that might mean our back four is getting sloppy and/or they're not getting shielded well enough by midfield, which is really worrying. As it is, we're pretty low when it comes to total chances conceded even if the majority of those are dangerous ones, which I think is fair enough for a team playing a high line. I actually remarked on it when watching Chelsea last season - I thought they typically had so much possession and control in midfield that it was rare when they did look vulnerable, the problems were: 1) defensively, once the opposition's counter did break through it was a very dangerous chance and 2) offensively, they were restricting their own space and often did not have the cleverness and speed of passing to slice through the defenses they forced deep.
On problem numero uno, we're doing better thanks to Lloris imo, who's a better sweeper than Cech and has been very proactive at reading the breakthroughs. On the attacking problem, I think we're suffering the same issue, but it's not so much about a self-made lack of space as much as our lack of quick thinking and movement in the final third. We press higher than we did under Harry but we're still playing slightly deeper than Chelsea did last season, preferring to control the ball in central midfield rather than the final third like Chelsea last season and victims these last two seasons. However, the constant slowness of our passing and the extra touches we keep taking - partly thanks to our lack of vision, partly thanks to our lack of options (ie. movement), and finally a word to our striker issue - means that we're struggling to break down teams too. More space would help, but we need to get much better at reading the space we have and not just charge forward and shoot all the time.
lunix
Stuart Nethercott
Hugo has certainly adapted quickly to the PL: "Tottenham's Hugo Lloris ..... reads the game better than any other goalkeeper in the league."
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2013/02/09/3737979/-
Lloris, Begovic & Cesar are the three goalies with no errors leading to goal this season.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2013/02/09/3737979/-
Lloris, Begovic & Cesar are the three goalies with no errors leading to goal this season.
Spurs7891
Jermaine Jenas
Not sure what they define as "errors" but I think Lloris was at fault for atleast 1 of the goals we have conceded so far this season. Also, still find it hard to believe Cesar joined QPR from Inter Milan. After all, in less than 3 years, he has transformed from winning CL with Inter to now fighting relegation from English league. I guess he is one of those who gets influenced by money, rather than glory.
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indianspur
Guest
not sure about that. Its seems there werent many takers for him in the summer. He has been out of form for a good while and i think that has put some bigger clubs off him. Also Brazilian goalkeepers generally dont have the best of reputations and maybe some felt Cesar's outstanding form for Inter during their glory run was an exception.
He certainly could have gone to a club like Man Utd for example and been first choice.
Rorschach
Ricky Villa
I'd have to say he's in great form now again. He's been playing a blinder for QPR of late and I can see a few of the big boys back in for him if he keeps it up.
africanspurs
Justin Edinburgh
i have to say, outstanding save today from lloris on ameobi's shot
the best bit about it is that in this cold weather he has very little to do up until that point but was very alert when the time came
i think he saved us a couple of points with that save.
the best bit about it is that in this cold weather he has very little to do up until that point but was very alert when the time came
i think he saved us a couple of points with that save.
thfcsteff
Garth Crooks
Agreed, his concentration is really excellent...
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
Best keeper in the league
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Again Lloris did really well towards the end of a very close game. He's had some key involvements in quite a few of our points this season.
Continues to look like a quality goalkeeper and certainly among the best in the league.
Edit: Will be interesting to see if AVB goes for Lloris or for Friedel against Lyon.
Continues to look like a quality goalkeeper and certainly among the best in the league.
Edit: Will be interesting to see if AVB goes for Lloris or for Friedel against Lyon.
Definitely. That was a very very important stop? Really happy with him so far. His kicking is terrible though.
BushHillSpurs
Banned
This.
He is the only keeper I can think of in the PL, that stops chances before they happen. For every mistake that he will make, he will stop 5 goals.
I hope everyone remembers that, the next time something happens involving him.
Yup. I think of him as an extra defender more than a keeper. His reading of the game and concentration are excellent, unflashy but critical qualities that tend not to be highlighted for his position.
El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Without a shadow of a doubt he'll pick Lloris. Why? Because its s key fixture in that competition and he'll know that Lloris will be desperate to play against his old team. Add in that we have a big gap until we play West Ham and I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be him.