BK and Free Kicks

[plague]

I was always taught to position yourself in the middle of the goals (looking from where the kick is to be taken) and build a wall from there to cover the near stick. Makes sense to me

Probably explains why you're not making a living out of goal keeping then.

[plague]

He either gives the taker a side to kick where if they can get it over the wall and on target he can't stop it or when it is on his side he can't stop it.

Answer is simple really:
BK needs to cover the near post, far post and middle.
Not rocket science is it.

Good talk Member. Another problem solved.

[MFKS]

So that was an ordinary free kick tonight?

Never said ordinary

It was not world clarsh. It was a straight forward free kick where he got it above the wall and under the bar and on target. Our keeper though was no where near it. To me there is a repetitive issue here with this bloke that needs resolving by the coaches.

Anyway don't think I am blaming BK for the result I am stoked with not winning. Allows the rage against Stubbins to be Moving Forward and all that shit.

[MFKS]

Also it has been far too long since we had a debate about our goalkeepers

Should have one after every game

[BP Super Dynamos]

I might not be making coin out of football, but I'd have gotten closer to Hicks' free-kick than BK

[plague]

I might not be making coin out of football, but I'd have gotten closer to Hicks' free-kick than BK

Nah I reackon you would have both picked it out of the back of the net at the same speed.

[Thomas477]

Tbh, normally I would be right on the anti BK brigade, but it meant that we didn't win, so the pressure remains on Stubbins.

KUTGW BK, but as soon as Stubbins go, please gtfo.

[GazFish35]

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He's a long way left.

But FFS, how about we start a thread for every time a jets player in our history hasn't beaten the first man on an attacking corner, or each time a pass goes long, or maybe we should've started threads each time Tarek didn't manage a decent cross.

I'm all for analysing a weakness in a player, but a new thread? C'mon.

[pv4]

Haven't gotten the chance to watch the game or the free kick yet, but BK's positioning for opposition free kicks has always been one major standout weakness of his game that even Gazfish has admitted in the past.

[seldom]

I'd be much more concerned with our negativity in the 2nd half rather than BKs positioning.

[MFKS]

I'd be much more concerned with our negativity in the 2nd half rather than BKs positioning.

Was the second half more negative than the first?? From memory we only had 2 shots in the first half anyway.

[plague]

Hey guys just letting you know that I just watched Ryan Grants goal against the Gypos and Gypo keeper was closer to his near post and got beat by a shot that was further out and didn't have a wall in front of him but somehow the ball still went in and Reddy had no chance and didn't get a glove on it and I've yet to hear anyone blame the keeper but that's cool coz BK sux cheers Plague.

[MFKS]

Hey guys just letting you know that I just watched Ryan Grants goal against the Gypos and Gypo keeper was closer to his near post and got beat by a shot that was further out and didn't have a wall in front of him but somehow the ball still went in and Reddy had no chance and didn't get a glove on it and I've yet to hear anyone blame the keeper but that's cool coz BK sux cheers Plague.

Plague we don't make excuses on here for Gypos.

Poorest effort ever to deflect. Using Gypos to cover BK's **** up��

[plague]

Nah just reinforcing everyone's point that all goalkeepers are shit and everything is their fault.

[GazFish35]

I once saw Oliver Khan get nowhere near a free kick once

[plague]

I once saw Oliver Khan get nowhere near a free kick once

That's because he's rubbish.
Like all keepers.

[la bazzle]

I once saw Oliver Khan get nowhere near a free kick once

Lies

[Jeterpool]

I once saw Oliver Khan get nowhere near a free kick once

Was it his team that were scoring it up the other end? That'd be the only way.

[Jetmaster]

BK had the back stick covered and very little else. Yes, the free-kick was good, but had he positioned himself he should've at least got within cooee of it. I was always taught to position yourself in the middle of the goals (looking from where the kick is to be taken) and build a wall from there to cover the near stick. Makes sense to me

Who the **** was your GK coach (certainly wasn't me) ??

Bozza himself not too long ago said a keeper should position his wall to one side, lining it up with the near post, then cover the far post. If it goes far post you should have it covered. If it goes over the wall you have no right to get close to it and need to concede to the skill of the kick taker. Remember, you can't even see the ball unitil it comes over the wall.

**** it - is there any rule in the laws that says you can't have two keepers on the field?

[GazFish35]

I was always taught to position yourself in the middle of the goals (looking from where the kick is to be taken) and build a wall from there to cover the near stick. Makes sense to me

lol. just read this.

who was your keeper coach?

that would you put you almost behind any wall and therfore unsighted.
unless you only use two men as a wall in central sitautions..... whereby your then inviting a shot at almost all the goal.


align your "post-man" with the post and the ball - or just outside the post if the guy hitiing it has a good repuation.
us 2,3,4, or 5 defenders to cover the goal - how many? depends on location, ability of striker, game situation, numbers of ather attcakers in threatening positions,

set yourself halfway between the outside stick and the end of the wall, so your in the middle of the side of the goal not covered by the wall, NOT the middle of the goal.