Originally posted by uranushk1:
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Barthez (5): Made some very serious mistake in early season and directly lost us matches. Have improved in the latter period, but still not to his standard in last season. Watched the home match against Arsenal, and he once again kicked a back pass directly to the foot of an Arsenal player. We should start to look for replacement. It seems cruel to him -- but honestly, the goalie is a position you need absolute reliability. Anything other than that is unacceptable.
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He wasn't the only responsible for the loss of some games, where we couldn't score. We were outplayed in some occasions and didn't deserve to win. He had kept us in the game vs Arsenal for 80 minutes. The La Coruna game doesn't count in the final result, as we eventually reached the second tour. And he was excellent in some recent games, including La Coruna or Chelsea.
Last Wednesday, he was given a dangerous pass by a defender, and BTW he was furious. It's too easy to always blame the keeper.
As for his laspes in concentration, he does have some excuses, having some serious problems, including his mother's illness. Ferguson has helped him to put his problems in a corner of his brain when he was on the pitch, successfully. Remember, players are only human beings.
He won't have two years in a row like that, it's impossible.