Moss' superman impressions

Moss' superman impressions

Educate me, goalkeepers out there. Am I misguided in thinking Moss' double handed technique is cumbersome, slow and generally weird?

As per previous threads you are not allowed to say anything bad about Moss.

It is a strange technique but not the two handed bit. The fact he dives facing down is a bit wierd. As a keeper myself I was always taught to dive on my side looking at the ball. It allows two hands to save with that can move in a verticle plane.

Ha!

You're much safer trying to save the ball using both hands rather than just one. Because if you punch or parry it with both hands you get more power behind it to clear it to safety, and obviously it's much easier to catch it with both hands.

yes it is strange, and as hes let the most goals through in the whole comp it could be said it is a 'bad' kind of strange. Maybe there's a secret behind why he does it that we dont see, who knows.

Granted, but the 4 or 5 instances I am thinking of were not catches they were the parry varieties. Is 2 hands better than one if 2 hands means less chance of getting to the ball?

No. Plain and simple. You must be able to get to the ball first before thinking about how you will save it.

Yup, my point exactly.

Depends what kind of shot/cross you are dealing with. Point blank you don't think you just react, but you do think about say long range shots or free kicks about whether to catch or parry it. Same goes for crosses and corners you think about whether you will catch it or punch it or not even get involved at all.

Harry my friend, I'm not convinced that supporting a team that has Paul Robinson between the sticks greatly enhances your credibility as a goal keeping analyst  

As a keeper myself, I can respond. If the ball is within reach, you lead with two hands. That way you get more behind it. If the ball is not within easy reach, you should lead with one hand as you will be able to reach more. It's a judgement call.

I don't see it as being so different from other goalies. I guess it's sort of 'characteristic of Mossy, but it seems to be working well, most of the times anyway.

doesn't really seem that bad to me, that save in the second half when Marcinho hit that bullet was brilliant.

and nightz. surely its time to get over it and let the damn thing rest, you tried to prove something with statistics, which was not a good idea, end of story.

but he's conceded the most goals??

The most goals means nothing.  As the league's leading scorers it might just be as simple as the fact that we go forward more than other sides and get caught on the break easily... stats don't necessarily reveal the whole truth.

Ooh look.  Keepers talking about keepers.  I've always thought keepers were strange.  You know, like that sorta kid you used to laugh at.  That's how they ended up in that place.  The odd one.  This thread in the forum should be on some sorta devo website.

Not really. The worst was Bajic for Adelaide but he was relegated to the bench. Vukovic, Theoklitos, Bolton and to a lesser extent Covic are all good keepers. We have Moss and Paston who are both class as well.
valeo2007-10-07 00:38:59

Having never conceeded a goal in my entire career (all 45 minutes) as a goalkeeper I can, of course, talk with great confidence on this topic. It's clear that Moss is suspect in the air, especially to the cross and the high ball into the box, tending to punch/flap at the ball. This has put us under pressure before and will continue to do so unfortunately.

Impressions? Superman pretends to be Moss, not the other way around!

That being said, a two hand stance increases the shot stopping area, and allows him to quickly move an arm to either side should he misjudge.