Fedders MUST stay first choice

[rhroyal]

We've seen him for a few games now. He's hardly made an error of note and has made some great saves, such as Phillips at Birmingham and when we were 1-0 down against Cardiff to keep us in the game. He had very few saves to make yesterday but the way he claimed some of the corners was confident and assured, it takes all the pressure off the defense. Then there's his kicking. The moment he gets the ball we can instantly mount our attack, I remember one extraordinary kick out to Kebe in the second half that got us straight into a dangerous position from our box. I don't know how much long Hahnemann will be out for, but Coppell can't justify putting him back into the team.

[FiNeRaIn]

Have to say feds has been top draw, his distribution is a MILLION times better than hahnmemanns is and he looks very commanding and comfortable. We haven't missed hahnemann at all and federici is a definite possibility for first choice keeper now.

[Row Z Royal]

'greed

[rg6royal]

We've seen him for a few games now. He's hardly made an error of note and has made some great saves, such as Phillips at Birmingham and when we were 1-0 down against Cardiff to keep us in the game. He had very few saves to make yesterday but the way he claimed some of the corners was confident and assured, it takes all the pressure off the defense. Then there's his kicking. The moment he gets the ball we can instantly mount our attack, I remember one extraordinary kick out to Kebe in the second half that got us straight into a dangerous position from our box. I don't know how much long Hahnemann will be out for, but Coppell can't justify putting him back into the team.

Another 3 weeks or so.

[rotherwick_royal]

In true SSC style I reckon he'll be in the team until his performances aren't up to scratch.

[readingbedding]

I don't have any worries about either the American or the Australian in goal, on form and fit.
Fed has done his confidence a world of good since he's had a run, he's fine.
So is Marcus.

[Tutti Frutti]

In true SSC style I reckon he'll be in the team until his performances aren't up to scratch.

..and that's they way it should be. At the moment, I reckon MH fully fit may be marginally ahead of Fed, but Fed's got the shirt and deserves a run to show he's the no1. And the fed kicking game is just genius.

[Pool and Darts]

Agree that Fed has been excellent.

Really taken his opportunity.

I hope that Coppell does leave him in, as he deserves to keep his place.

And his distribution is just amazing. Noticed that Priskin was trying to do what Cardiff were up to and obstructing his release. I hope the referees keep an eye on that.

Unfortunate for Marcus, but that's life I guess.

And as someone else has said, I am very happy with either USA or AUS between the sticks.

[Victor Meldrew]

The Adam of last season would not have been good enough (League cup game v Liverpool) but since coming back from his loan spell he has looked the part.
There can be no greater praise than to say we haven't missed Marcus.
Keep up this form Adam and the position could be yours for a very long time.

[Rex]

As i stated when he first came in, he's stepped up, looked assured and positions and takes the ball well. His confidence is high and the back 4 look more assured as a result of this. He just needs more experience. When MH is fit it will be great to see who goes between the sticks. Fedders comes across as relaxed and certainly patient. Hopefully he will not be cast aside when MH is ready. His awareness of potential on the pitch is considerably sharper and less hesitant than MH and this particularly caught Watford short last night.

[papereyes]

He needed games, has got games and stepped up to the plate magnificently.

Hahnemann looked very uncomfortable when asked about him last night. Which is only a good thing, imo.

[RoyalBlue]

Agree that Fed has been excellent.

Really taken his opportunity.

I hope that Coppell does leave him in, as he deserves to keep his place.

And his distribution is just amazing. Noticed that Priskin was trying to do what Cardiff were up to and obstructing his release. I hope the referees keep an eye on that.
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D'Urso was missing it initially but Harper then appeared to go over to him and point it out. Not sure whether the ref had a word with Watford but there seemed to be less interference with Federici's kicking after that.

[papereyes]

As long as you don't make an attempt to play the ball, I thought that wasn't a foul.

[Sun Tzu]

As long as you don't make an attempt to play the ball, I thought that wasn't a foul.

It's obstruction surely ?

In terms of Fed, I'm not sure I've actually seen him make a decent save yet....

And that isn;t a criticism. It seems to me we've been defending pretty well, he's been snuffing out danger early and he's not needed to dive around. I would however like to see whether he can make the sort of match winning saves Marcus is capable of. I have no concerns with Fed in goal for the rest of the season though - and he deserves to be there if he carries on playing the way he has.

[readingbedding]

Made a couple of decent saves against Cardiff at home, that is for certain.

[RoyalBlue]

Dealt really well with their corners yesterday and one of the papers referred to his 'impressive handling'.

[Archie's penalty]

Happy for him to continue. Has done nothing wrong as of yet, made a couple of decent saves and his distribution is quite frankly ace.

[Arnie_Pie]

Seems that again an injury could actually make us more assured at the back. Same as happened when Murty got injured and Rosenior got his chance. Coppell does show too much faith in some players and this may be proven again with Fedders who I can not see losing his place unless he has a shocker / gets injured.

[OLLIE KEARNS]

Early days but I would say he's improved the side in two ways. Firstly, he dominates his box as far as crosses are concerned, something I feel is a real weakness with Marcus. Secondly, his distribution is not only very good but it is quick i.e it matches our overall tempo. And we already know he is a good shot stopper from previous cup exploits.
The acid test will come with his first mistake and how he reacts to it. Will he regress because of it or shrug it off an carry on performing as he is ? I suspect the latter and we may just have a top class keeper on our hands. Especially if he can weigh in with a few goals each season

[papereyes]

As long as you don't make an attempt to play the ball, I thought that wasn't a foul.

It's obstruction surely ?

Maybe. The way I've seen it interpreted has almost always been - be in the way = not a foul, get in the way = foul.