I think he is class and backed him to be our no.1 soon.
BUT, I was shocked by his performance last night. He made some good saves, was confident with his feet and came off his line quicker than Johnstone does (which is my one big criticism of Sam J) but that is only a plus if you catch the ball!

He has been out for quite a while and was tipped to be no.1 for a reason at Man U so I'm kinda prepared to gloss over the fumbles last night and see how he does with a few more games under his belt.

I had that feeling that someone applied olive oil to his gloves at half time but overall i did not have any confidence issue with him, to be honest just expecting better passing from him.

Quite early to get stressed he just had 2-3 games and team is much poorer than the goalie.

Edited by blackheatheagle (22 Dec 2023 6.57pm)

Henderson is a very good no 2 that may mature into a decent no 1 . For me at the moment Johnstone has the shirt

And we still need a striker

Guehi let him off of a deserved bollocking at the end for not coming out to collect a ball he was shielding. The referee did us a huge favour giving a soft free kick.

The punch onto Welbeck wasn't good. Saw a replay earlier and Welbeck has stepped to the side so Henderson has 'sliced' the punch on to him. If Welbeck had been a bit braver and stayed straighter it would have rolled in.

Dropped that cross that the defence bailed him out of.

Shot stopping was good but everything else screamed of a lack of match practice. Hopefully he can get back into the swing of it soon.

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I think the injury took its toll on his kicking as the game progressed. As we know any muscle injury of not fully recovered will cause discomfort over time if you are constantly using it over a short period of time, I can see why his distribution became problematic across the second half.

It has been stated he was suffering with flu across the week and this affected his training / time on the grass. I can see why that second half became difficult for him alongside the constant pressure he was under due to the tactics of us inviting pressure and dropping deep for long periods of time.

He is playing as a stranger really amongst his back four and team mates, this counts for alot as the general understanding and little telepathic nuances amongst him and defence will not develop until game-time and minutes on the pitch enables the back four and him to mature as a unit.

Guehi and Anderson as a pair and individuals have not been playing to the standards of last season. They have been getting a real get out of jail pass amongst fans this season! Johnston has been left exposed and keeper weaknesses then become evident. Henderson is a very good keeper and a keeper will make 10 good goal saving saves and two mistakes and those mistakes are the takeaways in a game!! It’s an unforgiving position where you need to build credit in the bank with supporters so they turn a blind eye to mistakes later down the line.

Last week - everyone was raving about him, goalkeepers have to make split decisions all the time in a game and everything they do is scrutinised, they got to have the perfect game in the eyes of most football fans, who don’t have any insight or detailed understanding about the position.

He is very talented, confident, brave, gets down well, has character, handling is good - all attributes you need at an elite level to be a keeper in the prem.

Don’t get over-excited at a performance at city, then hyper critical in the next game. The City game showed what he can do, over time he will be our Martyn, where he will be that difference between a win , lose or draw consistently - much like last week.

Everyone is being a tad unfair...He’s had an injury and it takes time...most of the comments come from people who have never played the game....he’s an excellent shot stopper probably a better one than Johnstone although I don’t think there’s much between them...