The Deadner
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For me, it's Bain hands down. I thought he's played well in any game he has played in. He seems a lot more in control than Gordon and his passing from the back is pinpoint and fast. Bain all day long!
This is what confuses me the most 50SOG, the difference in distribution between the two is huge, Gordon on his day is a brilliant shot stopper, but nappy changing stuff playing the ball out with his feet, unless we're missing something that's happening at training, I would give Bain a run, if he's good enough for the cups, he's good enough for the league, if it doesn't work out CG might return in a better frame of mind knowing he doesn't own the jersey.Still think the jersey is Craigies, but Scottie bhoy is pushing him hard, and as Brendan is adamant about distribution from the back then the jersey might just be for shifting Scott's way.
I'm not so sure Gordon is a better shot stopper than Bain. Bain had fuck all to do yesterday, but when he was needed at the end of the first half he pulled off an unbelievable save followed by four more in quick succession. I don't think Gordon would have been able to! For me Gordon is far too slow with his distribution,plus every time he has the ball at his feet with a player encroaching on him, I shite myself. Bain looks far more in control, plus he saves me having to change the boxers a half a dozen times during a match!Gordon is one of the best shot-stoppers around when he's on his game. The guy has made so many massively important saves that have proven instrumental in us securing the double treble and qualifying for Europe and we sometimes tend to forget all this and focus on his fuck ups and poor distribution.
The bottom line is Gordon isn't suited to playing out from the back, it's not one of his strengths while Bain looks more comfortable and at ease with it. So unless BR is going to have a Damascene conversion in his entire footballing philosophy then Bain is the natural choice but what we gain from that change may come at a big cost. What happens when we need that reality defying miracle save at the crucial moment in a big game because from what I've seen of the two Gordon has Bain beaten hands down on that front.
On the face of it, given we play out from the back, it may look like a no-brainer going with Bain but I don't think it's as simple as that. What we'll gain by opting for Bain has to be weighed against what we'll lose by dropping Gordon.
I'm not so sure Gordon is a better shot stopper than Bain. Bain had fuck all to do yesterday, but when he was needed at the end of the first half he pulled off an unbelievable save followed by four more in quick succession. I don't think Gordon would have been able to! For me Gordon is far too slow with his distribution,plus every time he has the ball at his feet with a player encroaching on him, I shite myself. Bain looks far more in control, plus he saves me having to change the boxers a half a dozen times during a match!
This is what confuses me the most 50SOG, the difference in distribution between the two is huge, Gordon on his day is a brilliant shot stopper, but nappy changing stuff playing the ball out with his feet, unless we're missing something that's happening at training, I would give Bain a run, if he's good enough for the cups, he's good enough for the league, if it doesn't work out CG might return in a better frame of mind knowing he doesn't own the jersey.
What a great video and a timely reminder of how good a keeper Gordon is and the No of saves that were crucial for the double treble. I was tending to go with Bain but after seeing that video and remembering what he has done for us I would now stick with Gordon for the league and Bain for the cupsI'm happy to concede Deadner, as I did in my earlier post, that when it comes to distribution and playing it out from the back Bain is the better option but as to who's the better shot-stopper, it's Gordon all day long imo.
I'm not saying Bain isn't a good keeper or doesn't deserve a chance to make the jersey his own I'm just saying there are pros and cons to dropping Gordon and bringing in Bain and that in our rush to criticise Gordon for his weaknesses we tend to forget his strengths and just how important a part he's played in our success over the last 3 years.
Here's a wee reminder......
HH.