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Fulham face keeper tug of war

With less than a week left of the transfer window, Mark Hughes will be hoping to do a little last minute shopping while holding on to his own players. The biggest issue facing Hughes is the uncertainty surrounding keeper Mark Schwarzer’s future. The big Aussie is still being courted by Arsenal and has made his [...]

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Fulham face keeper tug of war

Keeper sulk will help no one

Before this week, what did you know about c? Did you know he was a goalkeeper? Did you care? Either way, after joining Javier Mascherano in a new and rather disturbing twist to football transfers, his could be the name that will see another ground breaking change in football transfers.With the Bosman ruling and the [...]

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Keeper sulk will help no one

How To Build An Effective Wall

Whether the ball is 18 yards out or 30 yards out, a goalkeeper has to feel comfortable on an opposing free kick. Building a wall is a great way to make sure the goal is secure and you feel comfortable enough to make a save on any ball that gets through. Let’s go step by [...]

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How To Build An Effective Wall

The Perfect Positioning for any Goalkeeper

Positioning is one of the biggest componenets in goalkeeping. You never want to sit on your line, too far, because that allows the opposition to shoot on most of the goal. You don’t want to be too far off of your line, either. That will allow the opposition to chip over your head and still [...]

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The Perfect Positioning for any Goalkeeper

The Art of Good Distribution from the Goalkeeper

Making a save may be the most difficult job a goalkeeper has, but the aftermath is very important! There are several ways to distribute a ball after making a save. You can punt, dropkick, drive, roll, or throw the ball out to your player. However you do it, accuracy and position are the key components [...]

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The Art of Good Distribution from the Goalkeeper

Top 5 Goalkeepers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

1). Gianluigi Buffon: Despite suffering through a miserable Juventus campaign, you certainly cannot fault Gigi. The 9-time Serie A Goalkeeper of the year had strong showings this year against the toughest in the league, including Inter and Roma. Expect the Italian international to shine brightly this summer, especially with a relatively easy Group F (New [...]

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Top 5 Goalkeepers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Emergency Fulop to City’s rescue

Manchester City will enter the final few weeks of the season with an emergency loan ‘keeper between the posts. After Shay Given was ruled out for the rest of the season with a dislocated shoulder, City had to use the emergency loan system to draft in a replacement and Sunderland ‘keeper Marton Fulop is the [...]

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Emergency Fulop to City’s rescue

How to get centred and attack the ball more efficiently?

Is there a mathematical approach to goalkeeping? It’s a question that goes through my mind often when creating a drill for my goalkeeper trainees. And while we may be oblivious to this notion whilst conducting a drill (we often look toward technique alone) if we are “calculated” in our approach to specific drills then we [...]

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How to get centred and attack the ball more efficiently?

How to attack a shot and win everytime?

Recently I received a great question from a subscriber about how they can attack a ball driven wide, low and hard toward their goal. There are many factors that can negate a positive outcome in the above situation for a goalkeeper. Some are physical, some technical. The following diagram shows how a goalkeeper should move [...]

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How to attack a shot and win everytime?

Spurs stopper Gomes comes of age

Heurelho Gomes took centre stage for Tottenham this week after a dazzling display against Arsenal, but it could have been so different for the Brazilian keeper. Gomes was in brilliant form at White Hart Lane as he kept Arsenal at bay almost single handed. His two saves from Robin van Persie were world class, while [...]

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Spurs stopper Gomes comes of age