HowlingGale
Head Pro
Very comfortable in possession but zipping the ball around with end product. Absolute joy to watch.
I wish England would play with this type of zip. Beautiful goal. A wonderful simplicity but so precise.
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Now we are getting into the realms of the heartfelt....UP YOURS!!
What kills me though,, You are so right ( oh crap )!!
You know you'll go and beat us on Friday night though ?
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Care for a bet ?
toyboy54
Challenge Tour Pro
I like a man with a sense of humour, even if it is rather polite
Bring it on though, need to believe like the Welsh and play like the Italians
OOps, just seen a squadron of pigs flying past window
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Care for a bet ?
I always bet against my own team ?
HowlingGale
Head Pro
I've said it for years. England aren't comfortable being patient. That's why they struggle against quality teams who can hold onto the ball.
Tonight Italy are doing what Spain did the other night but with pace and purpose.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Really like them, Chiesa may make them even stronger too
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Deleted member 29109
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The Swiss keeper needs to stop bouncing when Italy shoot.
Both feet off the floor as the player shoots gove him no chance of making a save for goals 2 and 3.
Small error in his basic technique, has massive consequences.
Both feet off the floor as the player shoots gove him no chance of making a save for goals 2 and 3.
Small error in his basic technique, has massive consequences.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Hit it forward, stick it in the mixer, and bang it in the onion bag ?
I know what I like, and I like what I know ?
larmen
Head Pro
Didn’t watch this game but Sommer is one of the better keepers in the Bundesliga.
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It's a similar thing to what Da Gea does. A little bounce into a wide A frame stance, then a negative step with the lead foot before pushing off. Takes an extra second to get set and push off towards the ball. This tiny thing makes a huge difference in getting to the ball and making a save or not.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
You're right, I think most keepers do it to help them spring, but obviously it's all about the timing. A fraction late and the ball is past you before you're even set.
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Deleted member 29109
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Indeed. It doesn't really help at all. Its something that crept in to goalkeeping a few years ago, and many coaches are trying to coach it out.
williamalex1
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That was a completely different level of bouncing around. ?The Bruce Grobbelaar school of goal keeping
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
So glad that I have dual Scots/Welsh nationality.Flower of Scotland
Might be difficult when they meet in the semi finals though.
larmen
Head Pro
Might be the plyometric sessions everybody is doing these days?
I used plyos to jump higher playing basketbal.l
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Don't lose any sleep over itSo glad that I have dual Scots/Welsh nationality.
Might be difficult when they meet in the semi finals though.
Jaggy thistle oggy oggy oggy .
Yorkhacker
Well-known member
Belgium are going to kick the ball out of play in the 10th minute and join in a minutes applause for Eriksen. I might be a grumpy old man, but I don't get the need to stop a football match for a public display of affection. They wouldn't be doing it if his shirt number was 90.
