by Rich@Eaststand »
09 Oct 2006 12:30
Tinrib Rich@Eaststand Marcus Hahnemann.
Great shot stopper but very over rated!
What a cock.
You really have no clue.
I knew I'd get grief for it but I'll stand by it.
Like I said, he is a great shot stopper.
There other areas of his game that worry me though.
His Kicking has gradually got worse since joining. When he first arrived this was one, if not his best attribute. Now he seems to slice the ball off the pitch a lot of the time. When he throws the ball out to the fullbacks and build from the back we look good but he doesn't seem to do this as much as maybe he could.
He doesn't seem to command his area as well as he could either. He is hesitant coming for crosses and is often slow off his line.
He seems to have a weakness with free-kicks around the box. His walls don't always look right and they seem to cause him a lot of problems.
His handling hasn't been great this season. He keeps spilling shots that are hit straight at him and, although he has got away with it most the time this season, we will get punished at some point (I put this down to the black gloves - that's not right!).
In no way am I saying that he's crap, he is a good keeper. I just think that too many people seem to think that he is untouchable and never makes a mistake. On the odd time that anyone does point something out they tend to get the same kind of response that I got above.
The thread is for players that are over-rated. That doesn't mean they are bad players. I think Marcus is a good keeper but no where near as good as some people think.