Benda's on Board for 3 more

[Yankee_Jack]

See here: Benda signs new Swansea deal | Swansea City FC

Benda has signed a new contract. Apparently quite a penalty stopper ... we need this to offset bias refereeing and stupid linesmen.

And ... if he doesn't turn into a vampire during a game and can claim crosses like the keepers of yore then move over Nordy and Mulder, let the kid have a chance.

 

[ivoralljack]

He's a good height at 6ft 4" so he is at least physically equipped to deal with crosses. But, as we know, you also need bottle and I hope he's got it.

 

[Borini]

He is the best of our 3 keepers. His distribution is excellent and the rest of his game is sound.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

He is the best of our 3 keepers. His distribution is excellent and the rest of his game is sound.

Then I hope Coops gives him a chance and a good look. Last season's fragility cannot be acceptable going forward.

 

[CroJack]

Then I hope Coops gives him a chance and a good look. Last season's fragility cannot be acceptable going forward.

Agreed. And we should sell both Nordfeldt and Mulder. There are better and cheaper goalkeepers in Danmark. A week ago this one was signed as a free agent by FC Copenhagen. Two years in a row named by his peers as the best goalie in Danish Superliga. I'm sure FC Copenhagen would sell him if we offered them £500.000. He reminds me of Michael Vorm.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Why not just go and get Vorm. He's out of contract. No notice of him signing with anybody else. Keep Benda, lose the other two, pay Vorm less than the other two losers combined, and pocket some change.

Vorm is now 35. He would make an excellent backup to Benda or come in as the #1 if he is still good enough and mentor Benda to take over start of next season or some way through this season as it works out

 

[ivoralljack]

Agreed. And we should sell both Nordfeldt and Mulder. There are better and cheaper goalkeepers in Danmark. A week ago this one was signed as a free agent by FC Copenhagen. Two years in a row named by his peers as the best goalie in Danish Superliga. I'm sure FC Copenhagen would sell him if we offered them £500.000. He reminds me of Michael Vorm.

He certainly seems athletic and a superb shot stopper but, as we know, the Championship has many team that chuck it in the mixer and rely on set pieces and crosses, so do you know how good he is at dealing with those?

 

[CroJack]

He certainly seems athletic and a superb shot stopper but, as we know, the Championship has many team that chuck it in the mixer and rely on set pieces and crosses, so do you know how good he is at dealing with those?

Unfortunatelly, I only have data for 2017/18 season. He is definitely not afraid of crosses and is among the best (not the best) in the Danish Superliga at collecting crosses and punching the ball away. Here is what I like about him:

• He is a fighter
• He is full of energy
• He is commanding his box
• When he decides to go for the ball he doesn't hesitate

So, let's look how he compares to the other Superliga goalkeepers.

Shot-stopping

This graph shows saves to expected goals ratio.





Oskar Snorre has better stats for shot-stopping efficiency but the sample size for him is too small. He only played 14 games and only once against a top six team.

Safe hands

I am going to concentrate here on the most dangerous zone, the red one.



Most shots come from within the red zone and these shots are most difficult to save. This graph includes headers as well. The red represents the goals conceded, the orange one the ball parried into the danger zone, the yellow one the ball parried into the safe zone and the green one the ball catched.



As we can see both Grytebust and Snorre are excellent, though Snorre's sample size is too small.

Here is the safe hands rating for all zones:

 

[CroJack]

Crosses and set-pieces

The left axis shows how many times the goalkeeper leaves the goal line and go for the ball per 90 minutes, and the right axis shows failure rate in % (players to the right are better). Grytebust played for OB in 2017/18 season.



Grytebust on average leaves his goal line two times per 90 mimutes and he successfully catches and punches the ball 77 out of 100 times.

Here is the rating for crosses and set-pieces:



Conclusion: He is an excellent shot-stpper and he is pretty good when it comes to crosses and set-pieces.

Robin Olsen, who is just slightly better at catching the ball from crosses was sold to Roma in 2018 for £7.5m. Grytebust is a much, much better shot-stopper.