Agree with the others, great post! And lets give Foster a chance. How many keepers come in straight and doesnt do an error or two? Stick together guys!

great post, completely agree. A lot of people seem to jump on the critic bandwagon all too quickly, give him a run of 10 games at least before he is slated. Everybody seems to forget what gave him the tag of “potential england no1″ which was his excellent loan spell at watford, when boothroyd said he was better than VDS! Imagine the pressure of being the goalkeeper for Manchester United, the biggest club in the world? I know dealing with that pressure is what makes a keeper but he has gone from playing on loan at Watford, to a long spell on the treatment table, straight into the start of a season in which we have a lot of pressure already regarding the departure of Ronaldo. Give him a few more games and I am sure he will iron out the mistakes and become the player he was at Watford.

IMHO Foster would have gotten hold of Eto’os goal in the final. And please don’t forget that VDS is not perfect. Remember how he let in Lovenkrad’s goal versus Newcastle? He ruined his own record with that flop. I’ve never seen Foster do something like that.

Yes he has to improve (who hasn’t) and he will with more time between the sticks. Fergie is sticking with him and not with the Pole and I have full faith in him.

If he turns out shite (which I’m positive he won’t) Fergie will delve in the transfer market next season for a new keeper.

1. Vidic totally blocked Fosters view
2. The shot was hit at a tremendous pace

I am a former semi-professional goalkeeper from Norway, so I should know a thing or two about shot-stopping. Watching that shot, I would say he could have saved it, but I would not categorize it as an error. He should have done better, but give him a break. If you watch the replay closely, he is well positioned and he gets both hands behind the ball. However, because of pace and possibly a wet surface, the ball slid off his hands and into the back of the net.

A lot of supporters here claim that Ben Fosters aerial presence, goalkicks and positioting are his big weaknesses. Some also argue that he is prone to making costly mistakes. I can understand the views, but they are far too based on one mistake.

Consider this:

1. Against Birmingham, he was practically a spectator for the whole game. Still, when the pressure was on and when we needed him the most, he pulls of a world-class save to earn us three points before the final whistle. Clean sheet #1

2. Burnley score a fantastic goal from inside the box. The goal is un-saveable. I don´t care whether or not you´re Buffon, Akinfeev, Frey, Cech, VDS or God Almighty. You dont save that. Simple as that.

3. Not much to do against WIgan, kept his concentration, made a couple of saves. Clean sheet #2

4. Pressure on. Arsenal score one goal, he may have saved. Pulls off a fantastic save in 2nd half to keep us in the game. Three points in the end.

Are you telling me that Foster is not good enough for United after four PL-games for us where he has conceded two goals? Behind a make-shift defence? Give the guy a chance, he is obviously more than good enough.