Edwin Van der Sar’s record of clean sheets for Manchester United got me thinking about what makes a good goalkeeper.
A lot of people have been saying Van der Sar is not a brilliant goalkeeper he just has a brilliant defence in front of him. Where are all his shot stopping exploits?
It’s always a misguided view that a good goalkeeper is just about making good saves. What a good goalkeeper also does is control his area and make give his defenders confidence in their relationship on the pitch with him. A good goalkeeper is always in the right place for his defenders and they learn to rely on that.
Van der Sar doesn’t appear to make great saves because his control of the penalty areas is second to none. His distribution and reading of situations means he is more likely to get the ball first time so it is not coming back at him from close range.
Any loose balls are quickly dealt with and his organisation of the players around him gives the defence a better chance of clearing the ball.
In many ways he is a good manager of his position as well as being a gifted player.
When you are coaching your goalkeepers this is what you should think about along with teaching him to dive.
Watch this video of goalkeeper training in Spain with Athletic
Bilbao. You can pick up some good ideas to use with your goalkeeper
during training sessions.
A lot of people have been saying Van der Sar is not a brilliant goalkeeper he just has a brilliant defence in front of him. Where are all his shot stopping exploits?
It’s always a misguided view that a good goalkeeper is just about making good saves. What a good goalkeeper also does is control his area and make give his defenders confidence in their relationship on the pitch with him. A good goalkeeper is always in the right place for his defenders and they learn to rely on that.
Van der Sar doesn’t appear to make great saves because his control of the penalty areas is second to none. His distribution and reading of situations means he is more likely to get the ball first time so it is not coming back at him from close range.
Any loose balls are quickly dealt with and his organisation of the players around him gives the defence a better chance of clearing the ball.
In many ways he is a good manager of his position as well as being a gifted player.
When you are coaching your goalkeepers this is what you should think about along with teaching him to dive.
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