05 Feb 2018 10:09:27
I was always a Migs apologist, I didn't think he was as bad as everyone made out and I didn't think our alternatives would be an improvement. However, Karius had come in and, at the very least he's been fine and possibly he's improved us. I certainly don't think he's the answer yet but I'm interested to see what he can show us between now and May.

Yesterday I was astonished at what Redknapp said in the commentary though. Whilst Karius maybe should have caught it to say that punch was terrible was ridiculous. It was confident and the ball was cleared a long way from goal. Any criticism was the result of a stunning strike by Wanyama, nothing would have been said if it wasn't for that.

This is definitely a situation where Karius had been unfairly criticised.


1.) 05 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 10:16:53
Agree with that PR. It was a good punch which cleared a long way out. Typical Redknapp. Spuds spuds spuds. blah blah. Give credit where it’s due rather than looking for blame. It was travelling at speed and a good goal. Not as good as Susos tho hey ed1 😜.


2.) 05 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 10:34:42
The problem is that it wasn't exactly a thunderbolt of a cross and he kind of fell into the cross, a little quicker foot movement and he could of took it mid rift, jmo.


3.) 05 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 10:49:37
Spot on, Putney. The issue is that and Ed01 has alluded to this, GK's are no longer drilled to catch balls in those situations anymore. This is in fact the case now. Karius yes, may have caught it BUT he does not know who may be around him so he gets a good fist on it and punches it 25 to 30 yards away. To me, that is job done. If Wayanma scores a goal that NO GK can save, how is that Karius' fault? Those Sky Sports hacks have it out for this kid, IMO.

Karius has always been more talented than Migs and light year ahead of him, really. He just needed to focus on his job and get chances to shine and improve. We'll see if he's the answer as you say. As for the TV hacks, I stopped listening to them esp. the Sky ones (Carra the worst, IMO) cos they seem to have already agreed before the show that Karius would make mistakes and the knives were already sharpened. Well to their demise, he was more than solid with a pen save to boot BUT they got to criticize something so there you are.


4.) 05 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 14:03:48
Personally I think he could probably have caught the ball, but notwithstanding that, the midfield should have picked up the second, ball, only it just goes to show that there is a massive black hole in our midfield. Karius did have a good game overall.


5.) 05 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 17:58:39
If we are going to place some blame It has to be the ox whilst it was a wonderstrike he should of been tracked by chambo enough that the ball was either disposessed, blocked or even just put under pressure.


6.) 05 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 18:30:05
He was back on his feet when Wanyama hit it. No'one would have saved that.