bluesfan94
Registered User
Mignolet is an excellent shot stopper. Excellent.
And Sommer is better in my opinion.
Mignolet is an excellent shot stopper. Excellent.
Mignolet is an excellent shot stopper. Excellent.
And Sommer is better in my opinion.
Even then I was clearly comparing their style of "great save/blunder".And Sommer is better in my opinion.
Even then I was clearly comparing their style of "great save/blunder".
Trapp is another example as I said.
Gladbach capitalizing on Messi's absence and an unusually lax performance from Busquets. Raffael and Dahoud truly are a dream. Barca got good penetration in the penalty area, but Sommer and some good clearances have kept them from scoring.
Another Barcelona goal started by Busquets winning the ball back in counterpressing.
Actually at that point it was Barça's finishing more than anything that kept them from scoring. Gladbach never should have had a lead. That lack of finishing and to a lesser degree the ref not carding Kramer early on as he should have definitely helped Gladbach. That said they took advantage and played really well for much of the first half, much better than they did against City.
It was actually Rafinha.
Say what now? Barca's finishing didn't come into play until well after the ref missed Pique's handball in the box. Gladbach should've had the lead much earlier in the match.
And if you really wanna gripe about missed chances then Gladbach would've had many more goals themselves.
And you can't be good at stopping penalties if you're not a good shot stopper.
Mignolet makes saves he has no business making. He also makes blunder he should never make.
His confidence is low but he IS a good shot stopper.
Actually yes it's true. A shot stopper has instincts to know where the ball is going to be sent to. Penalties are no different. Reflexes and instincts.
If you think saving penalties isn't about reading the body and knowing the tendencies of the shooters, I can't help you
Great that you've been a world class goalie because pro goales actually DO study the tendencies of the PK shooters. Like ALL THE TIME.
I thought even basic football fans knew this, so I'm surprised you, as a near pro goalie, can't know that.
Could be if I was, but when I see someone with zero knowledge of the pro game, I have to correct him, sorry, a typical habit of mine.Your condescending attitude doesn't help you whatsoever here. It's okay to admit that you're wrong when you are.
In fact, ask yourself : who are the best penalty stoppers in football?
Alves, Handanovic, Areola (has a huge track record), Neuer, Trapp, De Gea, Buffon, Akinfeev?
Of the top of my head. Landreau was an amazing one until he retired in french football.
What do you see from this list? A bunch of the best shot stoppers in the game. With great reflexes and instincts.
Could be if I was, but when I see someone with zero knowledge of the pro game, I have to correct him, sorry, a typical habit of mine.
Pro goalies spend hours studying the tendencies of PK shooters.
Saying the contrary it not ony ignorant, but particularly stupid.
You might guess in amateur circles or in pro football 20 years ago, but that's not how it's done in pro football now.
A lot of penalty stopping is guesswork and trying to get in the shooters head, tbh (and reflexes obviously).
In fact, ask yourself : who are the best penalty stoppers in football?
Alves, Handanovic, Areola (has a huge track record), Neuer, Trapp, De Gea, Buffon, Akinfeev?
Of the top of my head. Landreau was an amazing one until he retired in french football.
What do you see from this list? A bunch of the best shot stoppers in the game. With great reflexes and instincts.