Being out injured and having to sit out the end of season (and try not to get to mad at the situation), I thought it would be a good chance to go down to some games to practice on my analysis. Going to watch local games is something done in years gone by, and I think it's an element that is really missing from today's game with youngsters missing out on the chance to learn off their goalkeeping 'elders'. The mentoring role not really there until after juniors due to the separation of junior development and senior squads. I've always enjoyed watching sport (with analysis in mind rather than pure watching - get a little bored!) plus I guess analysing the talent on display is more useful than my always overly self critical analysis, so is a chance to proactively analysis than be my own worst enemy!!
Back in the days of the beginnings of football, of Fatty Foulke and co, this is actually how goalkeepers learned to play the position: by going in person to stand behind goalkeepers to watch them in action and then taking away parts of ways they saw goalkeepers play to add to their own game if they thought it'd be useful. They would then go away and copycat/replicate what they saw and could make use of, at the training ground (and matches, obviously!). Copying is the easiest way to learn, but when working out how well you play and what best suits you, this needs to be done thoughtfully with the self awareness of your physiological abilities (speed, height, reaction speeds, reach etc.).
Game review
Chipstead's goalkeeper get his team mates ordered and with regular communication. The game was more of a defensive battle in midfield and wasn't exactly high octane end to end stuff. Redhill did well to keep their concentration up and hold their defensive shape, combining to play a system that only saw them concede a single goal at the death. Not bad considering their run of luck against Chipstead earlier on in the season. If Redhill had been more creative up front and more clinical they could have really pushed Chipstead for points, as they were definitely in it for the full 90, giving Chipstead a 'run for their money' so to speak throughout the match.
Playing styles
The idea of these posts is to offer more insight into scouting reports and analysis of goalkeepers. I'll try and keep it short and sweet so you don't have to read through mountains of sentences to get the point!
Milan Stojsavljevic has come through the academy system at Aldershot and has been on loan at Chipstead this season, since the Chips wanted an upgrade in goal. He impressed on a loan spell with Hayes and Yeading where he helped the side avoid relegation.
So here's a summary of the key points to his game:
Andy Greaves (Redhill's current first choice, moving up from their juniors):
Kit
Given how much of a kit swot/geek I am, I can't help but try and achieve goaliekitnerdvana by listing anything that stands out each match report. The plan is to give some kit insight each time, so here's the first note takings!
Milan Stojsavljevic :
Andry Greaves:
Ratings
Feels pretty harsh to rate the goalkeepers given they were only separated by a goal, barely faced any true goal scoring chances and so on, so will probably miss ratings this time round.
But worth pointing out the qualities of Milan as a goalkeeper with more technical grounding at this level given what he will have been taught and learnt in his development days.
Most of Milan's work is done off the ball. In this sense, he monitors the line and shape every time to 'read' the game to a high level. This shows smart goalkeeping with the intelligence and awareness of watch word to shut down attacks before they have a chance to happen. A lot like Lloris in his playing style, he's not getting to have many saves to make because he's not going to allow them to occur in the first instance!!
Whereas the standard observer or coach would expect goalkeepers to come up with magnificent saves to prove their worth, it is actually in this kind of action where the goalkeeping can come into their own; and this is the way the model for the modern goalkeeper is going. Even at this level!
Back in the days of the beginnings of football, of Fatty Foulke and co, this is actually how goalkeepers learned to play the position: by going in person to stand behind goalkeepers to watch them in action and then taking away parts of ways they saw goalkeepers play to add to their own game if they thought it'd be useful. They would then go away and copycat/replicate what they saw and could make use of, at the training ground (and matches, obviously!). Copying is the easiest way to learn, but when working out how well you play and what best suits you, this needs to be done thoughtfully with the self awareness of your physiological abilities (speed, height, reaction speeds, reach etc.).
Game review
Chipstead's goalkeeper get his team mates ordered and with regular communication. The game was more of a defensive battle in midfield and wasn't exactly high octane end to end stuff. Redhill did well to keep their concentration up and hold their defensive shape, combining to play a system that only saw them concede a single goal at the death. Not bad considering their run of luck against Chipstead earlier on in the season. If Redhill had been more creative up front and more clinical they could have really pushed Chipstead for points, as they were definitely in it for the full 90, giving Chipstead a 'run for their money' so to speak throughout the match.
Playing styles
The idea of these posts is to offer more insight into scouting reports and analysis of goalkeepers. I'll try and keep it short and sweet so you don't have to read through mountains of sentences to get the point!
Milan Stojsavljevic has come through the academy system at Aldershot and has been on loan at Chipstead this season, since the Chips wanted an upgrade in goal. He impressed on a loan spell with Hayes and Yeading where he helped the side avoid relegation.
So here's a summary of the key points to his game:
- Plays much more as a 'sweeper keeper' in the new trend of goalkeeping with greater depth to his overall game
- When the long ball was coming, positioned high but was really attentive and able to readjust quickly as needed to match its flight
- Saved easily with a dive to the right against Redhill's only real scoring chance
- Did more of a 'collecting' job; waiting for the forward to break through the line and then running up high in his box to catch the free ball
- Took free kicks and was happy to come out of his area to play the ball to team mates, changing his position in the box to match the angle for a back pass option
- Took a high positioning outside his area when his team were up the pitch
- Crouched ready stance, which is pretty deep (versus current trends; more like a stance like Joe Hart's): helps be more explosive against low shots but question marks over raised shots under the crossbar...
Readjusting to the long ball.
Taking a free kick.
Setting up with the deep stance.
Andy Greaves (Redhill's current first choice, moving up from their juniors):
- Pretty standard approach but came out to head clear a loose ball, more akin to Casillas or Neuer charging out to intercept than a goalkeeper afraid to come off the line
Kit
Given how much of a kit swot/geek I am, I can't help but try and achieve goaliekitnerdvana by listing anything that stands out each match report. The plan is to give some kit insight each time, so here's the first note takings!
Milan Stojsavljevic :
- Puma King (potentially the Aqua ones due to weather conditions, and think they were a flat cut) goalkeeper gloves, versus the Nike Grip3 gloves he was wearing against Redhill in the first half of the season about October time
- Over the knee shorts
- Sweat band on the right arm
- [brownie points for the mohawk!]
- Adidas Predator gloves with a negative cut (I think!); no change in glove in spite of weather conditions
- Still using his long sleeved jersey and rolling his sleeves up!
Ratings
Feels pretty harsh to rate the goalkeepers given they were only separated by a goal, barely faced any true goal scoring chances and so on, so will probably miss ratings this time round.
But worth pointing out the qualities of Milan as a goalkeeper with more technical grounding at this level given what he will have been taught and learnt in his development days.
Most of Milan's work is done off the ball. In this sense, he monitors the line and shape every time to 'read' the game to a high level. This shows smart goalkeeping with the intelligence and awareness of watch word to shut down attacks before they have a chance to happen. A lot like Lloris in his playing style, he's not getting to have many saves to make because he's not going to allow them to occur in the first instance!!
Whereas the standard observer or coach would expect goalkeepers to come up with magnificent saves to prove their worth, it is actually in this kind of action where the goalkeeping can come into their own; and this is the way the model for the modern goalkeeper is going. Even at this level!
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