Jose Sa

[CologneWolf]

Bit of bias involved here and i rarely watch PL games outside of Wolves or matches with title implications. But has there been a a better new signing for this season that has had a bigger impact on their club‘s performance other than Jose Sa?

Apologies if this question has already been asked.

 

[JonahWolf]

Bit of bias involved here and i rarely watch PL games outside of Wolves or matches with title implications. But has there been a a better new signing for this season that has had a bigger impact on their club‘s performance other than Jose Sa?

Apologies if this question has already been asked.

Probably not no. Dennis at Watford has had quite the impact, along with Sarr are miles above the quality of the rest of the side so probably raise their potential a lot. But in terms of consistent output and achievement…no.

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Bit of bias involved here and i rarely watch PL games outside of Wolves or matches with title implications. But has there been a a better new signing for this season that has had a bigger impact on their club‘s performance other than Jose Sa?

Apologies if this question has already been asked.

Romelu Luk … hold on. That’s not right.

Danny Ing …. Wait

Cristiano Ronaldo … he appears to have had a massive impact on both team and club.

Oh … better signing? Positive impact? Nah.

 

[PTW]

He has been incredible. Never in my life I expected him to achieve this level, at least knowing him from the Portugal Youth teams, as a backup keeper for Casillas at Porto, I have to admit I never payed attention to him at Olympiakos, I don't know if he is exceeding his level, if it was Tony Roberts work with him, but honestly, even not having sometimes the most "normal" style of a keeper, he clearly has been a top 5 keeper in the League. No doubt about that.

 

[SuperGran]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510003253265719311

 

[Krispy Kreme]

He certainly gets the pulse racing

 

[Nige100]

For someone that was such a Rui fan I Thought Sa to be quite a downgrade. I was wrong again and he is ****ing magnificent and has allowed us to play a higher line and bank about £7m on the deal.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Fabio was bloody good today. Shame that he couldn't score. Had we taken our chances the Vile should have been buried. Then we relied on Jose to keep us in it. Penalty my ****.

 

[Krispy Kreme]

For someone that was such a Rui fan I Thought Sa to be quite a downgrade. I was wrong again and he is ****ing magnificent and has allowed us to play a higher line and bank about £7m on the deal.

Don't forget the wages saving too, a few more million there, anyone know what Sa is on per week? Rui was allegedly on £100k p/w that, that's £430k p/m around £5m per year, I reckon Sa isn't even on half of that.

All that money should be offered to Ruben Neves by the way

 

[Deleted member 8455jwf]

Made some big saves but he was really erratic. Him and Boly need more time as they both really put us in bad spots at times.

 

[TriumphWolf]

anyone know what Sa is on per week? Rui was allegedly on £100k p/w that, that's £430k p/m around £5m per year, I reckon Sa isn't even on half of that.

I recall somewhere around £25k pw being reported when he signed - not sure wether that was based on fact or guesswork though!

 

[Hoganstolemywife]

Sa has been brilliant but I sometimes wonder how he hasn't made more mistakes! His propensity to absolutely hare out of his goal always looks like it's going to end in disaster but, as with the Matty Cash save right at the end yesterday, it so often saves us.

His positioning for one on ones is brilliant. The Leeds equaliser last week shows that his positional play for other aspects of his game is not perfect though

 

[Chris H]

Sa has been brilliant but I sometimes wonder how he hasn't made more mistakes! His propensity to absolutely hare out of his goal always looks like it's going to end in disaster but, as with the Matty Cash save right at the end yesterday, it so often saves us.

His positioning for one on ones is brilliant. The Leeds equaliser last week shows that his positional play for other aspects of his game is not perfect though

I think it’s the fact that he’s just so committed, like even when he may make the wrong decision there’s no doubt or hesitation he commits to it and that means he can “get away with it” at times simply because he doesn’t second guess himself or hesitate.

It may appear rash at times but reacting quickly, even making the wrong choice, generally gives the opposition less time to take their chances.

 

[Fenrir_]

Sa has been brilliant but I sometimes wonder how he hasn't made more mistakes! His propensity to absolutely hare out of his goal always looks like it's going to end in disaster but, as with the Matty Cash save right at the end yesterday, it so often saves us.

His positioning for one on ones is brilliant. The Leeds equaliser last week shows that his positional play for other aspects of his game is not perfect though

There was more indecision than usual yesterday. He started to come for the Watkins one on one but retreated (I was dead in line with it and Sa would have got there first quite easily), the Cash chance at the end too, he came, stopped then came again and managed to get something on it. Made some key saves again and has been brilliant for most the season but his decision making, yesterday at least, was a bit erratic

 

[Deleted member 8455jwf]

There was more indecision than usual yesterday. He started to come for the Watkins one on one but retreated (I was dead in line with it and Sa would have got there first quite easily), the Cash chance at the end too, he came, stopped then came again and managed to get something on it. Made some key saves again and has been brilliant for most the season but his decision making, yesterday at least, was a bit erratic

Yeah him and Boly need more game time to get used to each other. There was that time villa threw us the ball back and they just stood looking at each other

 

[JadeWolf]

Sa has been brilliant but I sometimes wonder how he hasn't made more mistakes! His propensity to absolutely hare out of his goal always looks like it's going to end in disaster but, as with the Matty Cash save right at the end yesterday, it so often saves us.

His positioning for one on ones is brilliant. The Leeds equaliser last week shows that his positional play for other aspects of his game is not perfect though

Think it’s just his style. You watch him when the ball isn’t even in play and he’s bouncing around on the spot, he’s just a hurricane of energy! He’ll cost us goals at times but will save us far, far more.

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

A Chart from The Times sums up the man’s contribution :

XG against all season: 49
Goals Conceded: 27
Difference: 22

That puts Jose top of that table, with double the amount of Allison of Liverpool

 

[Bacon Sandwich]

A Chart from The Times sums up the man’s contribution :

XG against all season: 49
Goals Conceded: 27
Difference: 22

That puts Jose top of that table, with double the amount of Allison of Liverpool

That xG figure is one of the main reasons Bruno needs to be backed in the summer. You can't expect Sa to have such a stellar season next year - unless we've signed one of the top keepers in the world - so we need to get the xG against down to something like Arsenal's 36

 

[Streathamwolf]

That xG figure is one of the main reasons Bruno needs to be backed in the summer. You can't expect Sa to have such a stellar season next year - unless we've signed one of the top keepers in the world - so we need to get the xG against down to something like Arsenal's 36

Surely the stats say we have done just that! Signed 1 of the best.

 

[Monketron]

A Chart from The Times sums up the man’s contribution :

XG against all season: 49
Goals Conceded: 27
Difference: 22

That puts Jose top of that table, with double the amount of Allison of Liverpool

Look at England's no1 lol. Sa is easily the signing of the season, but I can tell you with 100% certainty he won't win that mindshare with other club's fans as he plays for the wrong team.

But yes, we're one of the worst teams for conceding high value chances, that's not good enough in the long term. Statistically, xG will always even itself out over a long enough period.

 

[wwbug]

The high xG may be due to the style we play. He is almost like a sweeper .
But I like this style , a lot of keepers seem to be defensive and back off.
He is aggressive , moves forward and breaks down play and reduces time for the striker to set up.

 

[SuperGran]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510928859146997770

 

[Streathamwolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510973964415242243

So nice a Villan applauded
EDIT Posted in the wrong thread. How do I move it?

 

[Nivada]

Quite simply the biggest part of why we're winning more matches than we're losing this season.

 

[steve vena]

He's superb.

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510973964415242243

So nice a Villan applauded
EDIT Posted in the wrong thread. How do I move it?

Cut and paste?

 

[Jay Jay de Wolf]

Jose has had a great season so far but his last two bad decisions to give away 2 penalties are being to spoil his season somewhat.
Last week didn't matter but tonight cost us a point.

 

[Deleted member 8455jwf]

Jose has had a great season so far but his last two bad decisions to give away 2 penalties are being to spoil his season somewhat.

Has miles more credit in the bank, all 3 he has given away have been due to his style but that helped us a ton as well. Got to take the rough with the smooth. Chance creation and to a lesser extent giving up big chances are the issues

 

[Royal wolf]

Always going to happen with him being the way he is. Luckily he’s made some fantastic saves and probably the main reason we are where we are this season.

 

[TFWanderers]

Wasn't a pen. He needs to stop flying out though, doing himself no favours.

 

[Royal wolf]

If his form drops and he continues to give away pens with erratic style I can see fans turning on him

 

[Perton Wolf]

To be fair, he does get exposed a lot. Without him, we'd probably be bottom half.

Defence badly needs upgrading on and that includes the CB's too.

 

[Jawwfc]

If his form drops and he continues to give away pens with erratic style I can see fans turning on him

I think most fans can balance out the points he's won us compared to the penalty today.

 

[Jay Jay de Wolf]

Always going to happen with him being the way he is. Luckily he’s made some fantastic saves and probably the main reason we are where we are this season.

Good goalkeeping coaching and more experience will cut this out of Jose's game though me thinks..
So that he can be Portugal's No1 not No3 atm

 

[molineux man]

Needs to calm down. Way too over excitable when the ball is loose in the box.

 

[Jd132]

I am struggling to understand why people think that wasn't a penalty?

Surely Sa should know that Wood is a donkey who would never be able to slot a left foot finish from an acute angle into the bottom corner so no need to take him out. Also, it was obvious he was going to Deeney it down the middle.

More homework required, Jose.

 

[Oh Robbie Robie]

If his form drops and he continues to give away pens with erratic style I can see fans turning on him

Laughable.
He has improved our team no end.
The pen vs Villa was a joke.
The one tonight was legit even though Wood made the most of it.
Real fans will not turn on him. They appreciate what he has brought to the team and support him wholeheartedly.

 

[Mugwump]

He is the kind of crazy keeper who when everything is going well is immense. If his decisions go the other way, he becomes a complete liability and its probably whats held him back in some ways.

No complaints with him though for us, barely put a foot wrong.

 

[Matt]

Frustrating one to give away but he is the main difference between us this season and last season and the main reason we are where we are in the league, so it’s hard to be too critical of him.

 

[Stingray II]

He's brilliant. He is the main reason we have conceded so few goals. He bosses his area like a cartel enforcer. Come near his goal, he's having you. Our defenders no longer need to protect the goal line and can be more forward. He has given Bruno new options. I think he's a man who can't be told when or when not to challenge. He's his own boss. I'd love it if he could take advice around giving away penalties and get more nuanced, but maybe he is what he is. If it's just his core nature, then that's who he is. I'll take the 4 or 5 penalties he gives away in a season for the many more goals he prevents. And I don't just mean his saves. His control of his area has (IMO) nullified many attacks. Where Rui may have been forced to a save, Jose doesn't have one to make. The opponent's attack may have fizzled out because Sa positions the defence and moves into the designed space to collect or block if the defence doesn't clear (which mostly they do). It's not simply the opposition performing badly in our box. Our Keeper is bossing his goal area like no keeper I've ever seen at Wolves. Only the top three teams have conceded fewer. I believe we would be below 8th had we not signed him.