Not one of your better afternoons .
Was previously impressed with your performances after you came into the team last season and hope yesterday was a one off .
Young keeper played well when he came on stopped a few chances
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Not one of your better afternoons .
Was previously impressed with your performances after you came into the team last season and hope yesterday was a one off .
Young keeper played well when he came on stopped a few chances
Salinger (29) is only a year younger than Smith (30).Quote:
Originally Posted by maturehibby
Fun fact - they share the same birthday.
What young keeper did we play?Quote:
Originally Posted by maturehibby
I found the criticism he received on the match day thread mental
Nowhere near as bad as some made out and definitely not worthy of a thread about it imo
A dodgy kick out or two but that was it
29 years old is young to maturehibby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allant1981
A thread singling a player out for criticism after an early pre season friendly seems a bit harsh. These games are only a small step up from a training session.
Read the updates on here and thought he must have chucked in a couple of howlers. Watched the highlights and they were just good finishes. Kicking out can be difficult against a press as intense and well coordinated at Ajax's
The finishing from Ajax was top drawer.
The 'open letter to Mr Smith' nature of the opening post makes this seem ever so slightly unfair...
Life comes at you fast. A few days ago I was reading praise for his performance vs the German side reinforcing how good he is :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
Didn’t look like he covered himself in glory but that could be said about the defence as a whole. Ajax were given too much space and as others have said were extremely clinical with their finishing. Don’t recall anything going through him but buried into the corners for the most part. Tough day at the office for sureQuote:
Originally Posted by Broken Gnome
It was a kickabout to blow away the cobwebs. No one is up to speed. It's why we are playing these games rather than going into a European game cold.
He's a good goalkeeper. There is competition for number 1 now and if Sallinger gets the nod it means we have an excellent one and a more than capable back up.
And so it begins ….unbelievable 😞
I’m starting to think you’re Jordan Smith.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donegal Hibby
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
What goals should he have prevented out of interested?
I really don't get it.
Smith confounded all expectations last season and played a key role in not only salvaging it but turning it into one of the best we've had in many a year.
Said it yesterday, but I get the impression some people are a bit snooty about him because he's perceived to be some sort of journeyman/reserve keeper who had a lucky streak.
His pedigree is actually pretty decent. He was Forest's No 1 for a sustained spell and the Forest fans I've seen commenting on him seemed to reckon he was a good player. It's not just his ability that's important, it's the fact you can see his team-mates are confident with him behind them and he's a popular member of the squad. Team spirit's a hugely valuable asset.
Goalkeeping's a position where, if your confidence takes a knock, you can seriously struggle no matter who you are. Witness Jim Leighton or Craig Gordon (who people tend to forget was out of the game for two years, primarily down to injury but he was also battling confidence issues).
Smith's not had the career those two have obviously but we should be celebrating unearthing something of a hidden gem without having to pay a fee, rather than finding ways to belittle him.
Personally I think he will be disappointed with their third goal .Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
Another couple of posters also thought I was Campbell and one of the Gordon family when defending the player and Ian Gordon at one point too 😳. Seriously though the reaction from some about Smith in a pre-season game is something else🤭.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernian Verse
Exactly little to no chance to stop those shotsQuote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Surprised how many people want to throw him back to the bench based on the first pre-season friendlies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donegal Hibby
I agree - and their build up play too making the positioning really hard. Although do get the vibe Sallinger had the corners of the goal covered a bit better/had his angles worked out early.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Having seen the criticism I was expecting something totally different from the highlights.
Are there still a few determined to have their preconceptions proved right? It seems very harsh anyway.
He was great for us most of the time last season and hopefully we now have decent competition which is good.
It is surprising alright especially when he’s not really done anything wrong to warrant it and it was only three days ago the guy played well against Duisburg .Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain G
Quote:
Originally Posted by maturehibby
Dearie me
Oh to have two decent goalkeepers to choose from………wait a minute 🤔……
What a needless thread.
Don’t mind getting beat in preseason friendlies,gets mistakes rectified & shows upstairs where we’re lacking so hopefully sways them to step up the player intake
I think there’s been talk about criticism than there has been actual criticism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shrekko
There has been quite a few folk, me included, who think Sallinger will be number one, but that’s not really a criticism of Smith and a view probably held before yesterday. Think there is a handful of post really, properly criticising him for not stopping anyone of the goals.
Overly critical posts, what I took from watching the highlights was how much our defence were struggling and being pulled all over the place, giving space for quality players to score some very good goals into the corners, 3 or 4 of which even 6ft 4 Salinger wouldn't have saved.Quote:
Originally Posted by B.H.F.C
More worried about our defensive shape and structure than Smith. We need a Triantis type player in front of them providing more of a shield and breaking up play/intercepting.