16 Jan 2017 21:05:18
Must say I've been impressed with Robles lately. He's been something of an unsung hero for me and has made some really important saves. His command of the area is much stronger than what Stek's is and his distribution is much better.

I also saw a stat that he has the second best save percentage for any keeper since December (only behind De Gea) . Our defense looks much more assured when he's on the pitch.

All that is pretty impressive for a guy who basically seems to have been told by various managers on a fairly consistent basis that he's more a number 2 than a number 1.

{Ed025's Note - i cant argue with that CT, yesterday he was right up there for MOTM for me mate..


1.) 16 Jan 2017
16 Jan 2017 21:21:38
Agree with you Ed. That stop he made in the first half when Silva was free in the box was crucial. Was glad to see RK didn't just put Stek straight back in the team even though he was fit. Think Robles deserves a run of games.

Now that I've bigged him up he better not let in a howler this weekend.

{Ed025's Note - probably CT.. :)


2.) 17 Jan 2017
17 Jan 2017 00:14:18
Martinez biggest downfall imho was sticking by Howard. Robles could develop into a very good keeper with time.

If I remember correctly Koeman mentioned before that he'd rather have 3 keepers of similar ability competing for the number one spot. Rather than one keeper being the clear number one with a less competent number 2.

Maybe he changed his mind on that but I'm almost certain he mentioned that in the window last summer.