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'Given is the best keeper in the country at the merrment'.

 

 

What a player he was.

 

What a rent a quote he has become.

 

I like Mark Lawrenson - he's an easy target, but I think he's generally ok. He's totally wrong about Given mind, but Given is a weird one, as all the pundits seem to rate him.

 

I thought he was at fault for that free-kick against everton, should have got down to it - but no-one mentions his mistakes

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'Given is the best keeper in the country at the merrment'.

 

 

What a player he was.

 

What a rent a quote he has become.

 

Finish the quote off !!

 

'...even with the fine form of Joe Hart'

Edited by Rory Fitzgerald
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I think where Given gets such rave reviews is from his agility. He's definitely the most agile keeper in the league, and that lends itself to some incredible looking saves.

 

Overall I'm not sure he's much, if any better than Hart.

 

Lawro is a bit 'look at me' with his attempts at being outspoken, exaggerating his praise or criticism. As pundit's go he's no worse than most.

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Thought the main commentator last night was so pro Man Ure it was bordering on embarrising. So obvious for the neutrals

 

Yeah, thought the same, the first half particularly was quite embarassing. Shearer made some kind of comment about him too at half time, which seemed to imply he thought so too, and of course he'd likely know of any 'leanings' the guy might have.

 

How hard can it be to find a commentator that is professional.

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I think where Given gets such rave reviews is from his agility. He's definitely the most agile keeper in the league, and that lends itself to some incredible looking saves.

 

Overall I'm not sure he's much, if any better than Hart.

 

Lawro is a bit 'look at me' with his attempts at being outspoken, exaggerating his praise or criticism. As pundit's go he's no worse than most.

Reina's easily as agile. Reina makes saves that physics shouldn't allow.

 

Given is guilty of making 'Hollywood' saves - or whatever you call them

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Given is a good shot stopper, but a really good goalkeeper positions himself to make the shot hard and save easier, that's the difference between Reina and Given.

Anyways, my Mrs noticed first, now my lad and I can't stop noticing it, whenever Lawrenson makes some sort of point or statement on MOTD, he does this weird pursed lip pout pucker up thing. God only knows what sort of expersion he is using to force his point home.

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Reina's easily as agile. Reina makes saves that physics shouldn't allow.

 

Given is guilty of making 'Hollywood' saves - or whatever you call them

 

I guess in the agile stakes, what I meant was that Given gets to places you don't expect him to get to, largely in relation to his relative short-arsedness. With Pepe, I kind of expect him to get to everything, which says even more about the respective merits of the two really, ie Given is one of the better keepers, Pepe is head and shoulders ahead.

 

Given exceeds expectations in my book, by more than most, because I expect less of him if that makes sense.*

 

 

 

 

* and I'm not sure it does, so I'll shut up.

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