by 4th gen Suthen' » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:48 am
TYM is absolutely right, anyone who knew nothing about football, looking in for the first time, would ask "why do the goalkeepers dive out the way?"
SPL players dont have the skill or composure, certainly under shoot out pressure, to hit the ball into the corners.
60% of these penalties would have been easily saved if the goalie had stood still and waited....not Boruc's of course!
Actually, a savvy goalkeeper could send the taker the wrong way....feint to dive to his left but be ready to dive right or stay put.
AND, I am certain goalies make too big a thing of not being beaten at the near post....if they do they get huge criticism by every "expert" in the studio or in the papers.....so, they overcompensate and leave far too much room at the far post..so they dont look bad...."not my fault guv" .................but it is still a goal.