There's a third risk I'm more concerned about...

...it takes a defence a while to get used to a new keeper. He is an integral part of the defence. They need to learn when he's going to come, when he's not, when he wants the ball, when he doesn't, which foot he's best kicking with, how aggressive he is at coming off his line in different situations, etc.

It took a while for them to get used to Ruddy, and then also to Bunn. It's a bit of a risk to shake it up again in the biggest game of the season - one of the biggest games for NCFC in many years - and hope that the back four can all switch mentally back from Bunn to Ruddy.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on May 2nd 2013 at 15:15:44

Message Thread

ruddy might be back saturday (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 14:38:17
- Good, stick him up front! (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, May 2, 15:21:31
- Will be good to have him back. (NCFC) - lurd, May 2, 14:47:17
- Very much hope so (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:44:58
  - maybe a little rusty though? I don't think Bunn has been so bad that he needs replacing (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 14:49:44
    - ^^^ this is an example of that complacency ^^^ (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:53:27
      - Regardless of which division you think we'll be in (NCFC) - King, May 2, 15:03:20
        
        Do you mean risk him as in he might get injured again, or risk him as in he might not (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:12:11
        
        Bunn is curently one of the best keepers in the division (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:18:33
        
        Oh come on (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:19:26
        
        Who Is better then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:22:14
        
        De Gea. Hart. Lloris. Cech. Foster. Boruc. Vorm. Jaaskelainen (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:29:17
        
        That would be a brilliant swap! (NCFC) - Old Git, May 2, 16:31:22
        
        We'd be slagging every single one of them off too (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:37:02
        
        rated the joint worst keeper to have played 20+ games this season (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:39:57
        
        * (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:38:39
        
        his average PPI score is 8 (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:28:42
        
        So *that's* what all those phonecalls are about (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 15:36:14
        
        lol anyway here's the full index (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:37:55
        
        How are those rankings calculated? (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 16:26:58
        
        i don't know and i rarely watch sunderland (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:32:10
        
        Hmm. Just found this on Wiki: (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 16:29:51
        
        yes shocking that all these top keepers do so well and poor so bad! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:33:05
        
        I might be wrong, but I seem to remember more howlers (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 16:45:53
        
        swansea away twice, sunderland home and away (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:51:53
        
        I don't remember those. If I get time I'll have a look (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 17:04:41
        
        which has Bunn just above Ruddy (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 15:58:00
        
        ffs read it properly! (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:03:27
        
        Read it properly? There's no explanation, just a table of numbers (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 16:39:42
        
        i do agree the average score should feature more prominently (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:44:07
        
        Also the R column (meaning Rank?) is also in red (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 16:42:50
        
        ffs the rank is for total games! (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:45:49
        
        bunn has played 22 games (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:46:16
        
        I can think of at least 9 that are worse (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:25:41
        
        rob green is only player to have played 10+ games (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:31:42
        
        eh?! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:18:53
        
        I'm more worried about the latter... changing keeper requires the defence to (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:17:45
        
        see below - it's a fair point, but (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:18:43
        
        Unless he has been training with the back four in match situations, (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:28:27
        
        (b) most certainly, but seriously it takes a while to get used to him again. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:20:29
        
        i'm sure they know what to expect after playing all those games (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:22:27
        
        still requires a mental switch from Bunn to Ruddy and in split second decision making (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:30:37
        
        No I'm not. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:29:09
        
        Yeah, think you are (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 2, 15:40:39
        
        But I'm not though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:43:51
        
        Yeah, think you are (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 2, 16:19:03
        
        Yeah, but (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 16:25:02
        
        Both (NCFC) - King, May 2, 15:17:36
        
        There's a third risk I'm more concerned about... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:15:44
        
        wtf (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:18:37
        
        I must have missed your tenure as England goalkeeping coach (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:44:19
        
        fair point. But they did play with him for quite a while (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:17:37
        
        you'd have thought ruddy would be fit now tbh (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:04:55
        
        Yeah but goalkeepers are a different to outfield players (NCFC) - King, May 2, 15:08:30
        
        Remember that SCC hates Bunn (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:15:10
        
        never hated bunn but i certainly don't rate him (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:17:35
        
        i'd have thought outfield would need more matches to get their sharpness back (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:11:02
      - Well that part was an aside... I would only bring Ruddy back if he is going to make (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:00:48
        
        It is broke though (NCFC) - duke of york, May 2, 15:05:31
        
        I don't really think thats true after we have been saying how strong the back four has bee (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:12:01
        
        By reading this I get the impression we don't concede lots of goals (NCFC) - phrankin, May 2, 19:51:58
        
        ruddy gives the team confidence though (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:14:19
        
        Put him on the bench then (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:16:23
        
        Play Ruddy up front ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:12:35
        
        if we had ruddy recently we'd be guaranteed survival imo (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:03:26
        
        (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:06:26
  - Let in 3 ghouls dittee (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 14:49:15

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