Southampton fans saw plenty of fine performance and clean sheets from goalkeeper Fraser Forster, but as we began to seriously struggle in recent seasons, his form plummeted and with a clear lack of confidence, the former England man paid the price and saw himself replaced at St Mary’s Stadium.
With Alex McCarthy and Angus Gunn now ahead of him in the pecking order under manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, we shipped him out on loan for the campaign of 2019/20 and he returned to former club Celtic looking to get himself back on track.
The 31-year-old has made ten appearances for Neil Lennon’s side so far, but he seriously excelled on Thursday evening as they took a 2-1 victory over Italian side Lazio in the Europa League, with one stop late on certainly catching the eye of Southampton fans on social media.
It’s been a while since we saw that kind of form from him!
Oh my word Fraser Forster! ????
A special, special save to secure the three points for Celtic!
What a night ???? pic.twitter.com/CSZcS5oxO5
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 24, 2019
Idc, McCarthy and Gunn are nowhere near the level of shotstopper as Forster. Absolutely unreal save ????#SaintsFC https://t.co/0PseBGtG1D
— ????????????????s (@jwpszn) October 24, 2019
Fraser Forster in his prime is the best keeper we’ve had, always will respect that guy! Would love to see him back to his best. #SaintsFC
— Connor Reed (@connorreeddx) October 25, 2019
@SouthamptonFC have made an almighty error loaning out Forster glad to see he is playing so well that was a great save #saintsfc
— tamara williams (@kevtam69) October 25, 2019
It doesn’t take a genius to know that Forster is actually a good goalkeeper and probably better than Gunn, who doesn’t get slated half as much! #SaintsFC https://t.co/u6Gbvwz9kX
— Nathan Newington (@newington13) October 24, 2019
Opinion: Forster isn't 'still the best keeper at #SaintsFC' because losing form to the point you make catastrophic errors week in week out isn't what good keepers do (or what good managers allow their keepers to do, to be fair).
— Joe Ⓥ (@floppy_donkeys) October 25, 2019
Fantastic to see Fraser Forster making saves and smiling again #saintsfc
— Mat Walker (@matmads) October 24, 2019
It’s really good to see Forster getting back to his best. He was brilliant for #saintsfc before and immediately after his injury.
— Richard Brereton (@RichardBrer) October 24, 2019
Always supported him, shame he got dropped but feel like as a club we should have supported him a lot more when he was in the bad stage ????????
— Connor Reed (@connorreeddx) October 25, 2019
Absolute top reaction save from Forster there #saintsfc
— TheRuggedChef (@TheRuggedChef1) October 24, 2019
Absolutely delighted Fraser Forster's doing well at Celtic. The guy always had the talent. He needed to get out of Southampton and start afresh and he's a new man again up north! #Saintsfc
— Nick Thompson (@NickThompson20) October 25, 2019
Just remember, Fraser Forster is ours ???? #saintsfc
— Blaise Bourgeois | The Football Nomad (@BlaiseBourgeois) October 24, 2019
So, Fraser Forster showing how good he can be when he’s got the support and backing of the fans and manager. Good on him. He’s twice the keeper Gunn is, in fact Gunn might never get to the levels that Forster has shown in his career. #saintsfc
— Russ (@slyoldstoatyfox) October 24, 2019
Recall Forster and let Gunn go to Celtic for the rest of the season tbf. #SaintsFC
— Jay (@ffsJxy) October 24, 2019
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