SaintsBarry74

He would be the worst keeper in League Two. So far, he hasn’t stepped into a single league without ending up statistically bottom – and that’s even when you include second- and third-choice keepers earning a tenth of his wages. I’ve said it countless times: SR are actively destroying his value by continuing to play him.

He’s statistically the worst goalkeeper on record in both the PL and Championship.

Im his biggest critic and that was an outstanding save.

This narrative about his “excellent distribution” is becoming laughable. He’s bottom five in all passing stats, and five-yard passes to defenders don’t suddenly make you Ederson.

Worse at Russball than Russell himself.

After todays game Baz is now last for shot-stopping this season (5+ games, PSxG). He’s been last in every league he’s played in. That isn’t bad luck - that’s a pattern. He’d be the worst keeper in League One and Two. What’s truly insane about Baz is that it doesn’t matter how you filter the data – long passing completion%, sweeper actions, crosses, goal kicks – he is bottom of the chart in every single category.

Lmao did Baz headbutt their GK there

Took my son to his first game at St Mary’s against Leicester in 2019, unfortunately, neither of us saw that coming. The last match I’d managed to convince him to attend wirh me was Spurs, when we got battered and RM legged it down the tunnel before the fifth goal even went in. Supporting Southampton should come with a warning label.

Bazunu has the third-worst pass completion rate in the league at 20.4% (40 feet+). No matter how you filter the data, he’s always near the bottom. He also claims just 2.3% of all crosses, which puts him dead last. https://fbref.com/en/comps/10/keepersadv/Championship-Stats This is a football club running a multi-million-pound football operation, and the level of negligence is staggering. They keep playing Bazunu in the hope he’ll somehow improve and salvage a return on what is already a horrific investment. Instead, he’s so shit that by continuing to play him theyre actually actively reducing his value.

He had -16.9 in his 22/23 PL season. He's not only the worst shot-stopper in every league he plays in, he's been breaking the record for worst xG on record every season. It's unreal.

You don’t see many outright howlers from Baz, but his shot-stopping is genuinely non-league level, and that isn’t hyperbole. The data backs it up: this is an unheard-of level of sustained underperformance for this level. He has ranked as the worst shot-stopper in every league he’s played in, even when compared with opposition second- and third-choice keepers.

Realistically, he’s about National League level. He’s so, so shit.

Save percentage on its own is misleading because it doesn’t account for the quality of the shots faced. Post-Shot Expected Goals (PsxG) is the metric that accounts for everything: shot placement, power, distance, angle, giving you the actual difficulty of the save. Check your link and switch to the “Player Advanced Goalkeeping” - filter by PsxG - you'll find Bazunu is right at the bottom. And if you sort only by save percentage, you’ll see both of our keepers sitting at the bottom as well.

McCarthy was like 20th out of 29 I believe. Yes, our goalkeepers are shit.