theHotHead wrote:But are they risky passes though Jay ? Ederson does exactly the same for City and nobody criticises him for making risky passes, he is rated as an world class goal keeper. Surely the fault lies with the players Leno is passing the ball to ? Arteta wants to play out from the back, its EXACTLY what they do at Man City, when it works everyone applauds its marvelousness ... but when it doesn't work we look like clowns. So we either stop doing it or we continue to do it with players not suited to it and continue complaining that players are making mistakes.
You know your players and you know the risks involved. We're not Man City.
If you can't, you're not good enough and simply hurt the team as a whole.
Arteta is not telling Leno to pass it short every time. He said so himself. If Leno can not learn good judgement then he has no business being a starter in this league as a goalkeeper.
It's also not just the passes into risky areas at bad times. As Seaman pointed out, Leno made that pass to Ceballos whilst he himself was out of position and our goal was completely unprotected. That's dumb. It's poor decision making.
Now, don't get me wrong. It wasn't all Leno's fault as I said during the game. It was a double act clown show. Ceballos turned into trouble. Xhaka tried a risky pass once he received it in the previous match. Both idiots too.
How does the saying go?
Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results
I'd have hoped by now that Leno would have learned - but he hasn't.
He's like a child who keeps putting their hand on a hot stove.
