Goalkeeping
9 Threads
•How to assess a GK's Ball-Playing Ability• —Analysis of André Onana's On-Ball Actions in the 22/23 CL Final using Clips. A Ball-playing GK is really a 'Playmaker with Gloves' &...
I often hear the argument that a goalkeeper’s primary job is “to save shots”, which in my opinion isn’t correct. IMO their primary job is “to stop shots”, which can be achieved bo...
Alisson Becker: "The main reason I wanted to have him [Claudio Taffarel] here was because of the methodology of goalkeeper coaching in Brazil. It's something that I grew up with,...
Jorginho’s penalty miss against West Ham today is another example that GKs have figured out ways to stop what used to be an almost unbeatable GK-dependent technique. GKs are now mo...
THREAD: The evaluation of GKs. https://t.co/skz4miURdS
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is currently football’s number 1 penalty shooter disruptor. How? Here’s a brief historical & scientific analysis of 5 goalkeeper disruption...
That was tough for #Alisson 😔 #Foden’s goal highlights how important holding an upright set position is for a GK! Pre-shot #Alisson is upright & has a good foot position but he t...
THREAD: How important is a goalkeeper’s ability to prevent shots? Is it of comparable importance to shot stopping ability? In this thread I will investigate these questions &...
THREAD: 1v1s are incredibly important situations for GKs to master as they correspond to 35% of all goals scored in the 19/20 #PremierLeague! In this thread I will show how effe...