Skip to main content

Fraser Forster is back to his best, says Southampton boss Claude Puel




Southampton boss Claude Puel says goalkeeper Fraser Forster is over his early-season jitters and back to his best.
Forster’s form was under scrutiny earlier this term following some unconvincing displays, notably when his mistake helped Crystal Palace to a 3-0 win in December.
But the England international has looked more assured in keeping back-to-back clean sheets in 0-0 draws against Hull and, on Sunday, at Liverpool when he saved a penalty from James Milner.
Saints host Arsenal on Wednesday night with Puel, who managed Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris while he was at Lyon, backing Forster to maintain his fine recent form.
“I can say about Fraser that, in the second half of the season, he’s playing with good consistency in his game,” said the Frenchman. “Like at Liverpool he had a good presence and put his personality on the game, not just with the penalty save.
“I am happy with Fraser, it’s important for the team and the player to give their best. He also plays behind a strong defensive unit. Fraser is important and for the team it’s important he has a good performance.
“I cannot compare him with other goalkeepers. Every other goalkeeper, like Lloris, has another profile. But it’s important to have a good goalkeeper to get results and over the second half of the season I am satisfied with Fraser.”
Southampton manager Claude Puel (right) and Manolo Gabbiadini
Southampton manager Claude Puel (right) and Manolo Gabbiadini (Nick Potts/PA)
Puel has also tipped Manolo Gabbiadini to rediscover his goal touch against the Gunners.
The January signing from Napoli scored six times in his first four Saints appearances but has not found the net since returning from a groin injury.
Saints did not manage a shot on target at Anfield, but Puel says Gabbiadini and his team-mates will go on the attack against Arsene Wenger’s side.
“I think sometimes it’s difficult, when you come back from an injury, to find the good rhythm and good intensity – and of course we played a difficult game for a striker against Liverpool,” added Puel.
“He played alone, between two or three defenders, so it’s difficult to have the ball. Like many strikers his quality is in the box, and we need to have the ball high up the pitch on the opponent to have the final shot and find the clinical edge.
“It’s important to play as high as possible, against Liverpool it was another tactic. We played against a good team, they wanted the three points for their position in the table.
“It was difficult, but against Arsenal it will be another game. I think this game will be open and perhaps we will see more opportunities for them and for us.”

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

50 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 50

50 is an auspicious number with importance in both everyday life and higher mathematics. People celebrate milestone 50th birthdays and 50th anniversaries with more pomp than they do other year markers. Half of 100 is 50, and is a denomination of coins and paper money in many countries. When people write best-of of worst-of lists, they often try to select an even 50 items. In many ways, 50 feels complete. Here are more curious and interesting facts about the special number 50. 14 Math Facts About the Number 50 50 is the smallest integer that can be expressed as the sum of two positive squares in two distinct ways. 49 + 1 = 25 + 25 = 50. The number of letters in "fifty" equals the sum of the digits in 50. Not too many numbers have this property in English. A few other examples are 4 (four), 16 (sixteen), 36 (thirty-six), 45 (forty-five), and 83 (eighty-three). 50 is also the sum of three square numbers: 3^2 + 4^2 + 5^2 = 9 + 16 + 25 = 50. 50 is a  Harshad number , ...
1 comment
Read more

Thirty Facts About The Number 30

The number thirty is a number just like any other number. Numbers each have their own value depending on what importance people give to them, maybe it’s your date of birth, or anniversary, or maybe you find it to be your lucky number. Well, whatever the reason, here’s thirty facts you probably didn’t know about the number 30. (Wow, I’ve said numbers a lot already!) In Bingo, the ball 30 is known as “Dirty Gertie, Blind 30”. A polygon with 30 sides is a triacontagon. The number 30 is known as a Harshad number, or a number divisible by the sum of its digits. In  Back to The Future , Marty McFly travelled 30 years back in time. The number 30, but separated by two hyphens is used to indicate the end of a newspaper story (-30-). To see anything related to the number 30 in your dreams usually means that someone or something lacks truth. Someone is lying to you or something is not be what it seems. In the periodic table of elements, Phosphorus has an atom...
Post a Comment
Read more

THE ROYALS: FINAL TASK!!!

Final Task!!! Please follow page, like post and comment #FORMIDE It won't take much of your time please. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAP86HhgazQ/?igshid=1urzohcjp3fv5 Let's bring this home fam❤️ Thank you🙏🏽
Post a Comment
Read more