Sentences with phrase «commanding goalkeeper»

IMO, it should be Ospina pressing or # 1 spot up against a technically good, commanding goalkeeper with excellent concentration and a winning mentality.

It is then quite possible that Szczesny could reclaim a starting position when Cech decides he will hang up his boots on the professional game and that Szczesny would then be the commanding goalkeeper he was expected to be.

Koubek stands at 6ft 6inch and is a commanding goalkeeper.

Hopefully this display highlighted the need for a box commanding goalkeeper!

My fave goalkeeper of all time is Chilavert, Paraguay, and 6» 2 ″, the ultimate in commanding goalkeepers.

Not exact matches

1 — We need a goalkeeper thats more commanding in the air, not afraid to come off their line and deal with crosses themselves.

Great for Maureen to talk about giving chance to youth players, then go and sign a expensive big name at 29 years old For Ospina, I know he divided opinion but some statistics does not lie, we conceeded large number of goals from crosses in the 2nd half of the season — he is a consistent goalkeeper and fine shot stopper but never a commanding one.

We will be looking at capitalising on the new goalkeeper market, as we finally see that goalkeepers are able to command big fees.

The greatest goalkeepers command their defense and make very little number of saves per game, if a goalkeeper has to rely on his own reflexes rather than use the defenders in front of him as human shields, then there is a big problem!

Whether either club would be willing to shell out the wages that would be commanded by Valdes on a reserve goalkeeper remain to be seen, whilst he is also likely to be keen for first team football in what could be his final contract.

Some have even suggested that Wenger is looking for a goalkeeper to replace Szczesny, who has remained prone to costly errors in an Arsenal shirt despite largely impressing with his command and stunning reflexes.

Mignolet has made a number of high profile errors this season and has also been criticised in the media for his lack of command over his defence — a back line that has been shaky without the added concern of a lack of faith in an underperforming goalkeeper.

And I'm sorry to say it but Fabianski just does not have the height, the presence or the command of his area to be a genuine squad goalkeeper, let alone a first choice one.

The big Russian was one of the first goalkeepers to command his entire penalty area and one of the first to do away with catching the ball - if punching or kicking was easier or more effective, Yashin had no qualms in doing so.

I'm always amazed that goalkeepers don't command the same level in transfer fees as some outfield players.

What's more, he stamped his authority and commanded his area like no goalkeeper before or since and would often give his defence merry hell if the opposition got so much as a weak header on target.

He appears a goalkeeper who is capable of making spectacular saves but has so often ruined that ability with an almost possessive need to command the penalty area and beyond.

Sakho, 26, produced a commanding performance against the Red Devils — one of his best of the season — which played a big role in Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet having very little to do.

However, he allows himself to be dominated by the opposition and does not command his six - yard box like a top goalkeeper in English football needs to.

Randolph is a good shot stopper but can not command his area, and a high quality goalkeeper to challenge Adrian wouldn't come amiss.

Anyway, Fabianski's agressive style is what made Lehman such a great goalkeeper, Lehman took many risks, he commanded the 18 area (something Almunia is afraid to do for some reason), Fabianski grew up watching Lehman so its only natural for him to adopt Lehman's style.

The typical role of a top - class goalkeeper at a big club is to command his area and make one or two key saves per game to take the pressure of the rest of the team, something that the Spaniard has done consistently over the past two months.