Oh my dear drunken friend, Shearer. It is not even noon time and your thoughts are already muddied from too much of that rich, creamy Newcastle Brown Ale!! I have seen many a team with a 'fish' as you call it, in goal, who have very strong defenders and did quite well. A case in point: the SV keeper handles himself adequately, but he is smallish and not blessed with great speed. Yet, the SV defenders are all intense and quick and aggressive and have allowed maybe only one goal in 3 scrimmages and 5 season games. (They beat #1 Northwestern 3-0 in a scrimmage.) Surely, you cannot say that the keeper is the one who deserves the recognition there. As for the stats issue, it would take some keen observations, but it is doable. It would be no more difficult than the stats on assists and shots on goal. You just give a point or whatever for a necessary clear, a blocked shot, a force out wide, etc. It won't happen, but it is something to ponder.
