As we talk about Meslier...

Nothing pops up for me, what is it?

comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 32 minutes ago
Nothing pops up for me, what is it?
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Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist
For many years the role of the goalkeeper was to keep the ball out of their net and then get it as far up the pitch as possible.
But over the past decade their duties have steadily evolved.
They are now heavily involved in a team's tactical play - drawing in the press, luring in the opposition and opening space further up the pitch for their team-mates to exploit.
From Pep Guardiola's influence to changes in the laws of the game, the goalkeeper has progressed from being a shot-stopper to also being key playmakers in a team's attack.
From long balls to playing out from the back
It is well documented that the arrival of Manchester City boss Guardiola to the Premier League coincided with the increase in popularity of a ball-playing goalkeeper.
One of his first actions was to replace Joe Hart with Claudio Bravo, before bringing in Ederson in the summer of 2017.
The Brazil goalkeeper, who had been an outfield player as a youngster, was brought in largely because of his excellent passing ability and comfort with the ball at his feet.
With Ederson in goal, Manchester City won a first Premier League title under Guardiola in 2017-18 after amassing a record-breaking 100 points.
The statistics suggest that from then, playing out from the back was becoming more popular with the percentage of goal-kicks landing in the opposition half - which had not deviated from about 75% for a number of seasons - dropping to 67.8% the following season.
It has continued to drop after that, although there was another reason that had a significant contribution.

Meslier is 18th in the shots saved percentage standings. He faces fewer shots than all bar Burnley I read somewhere. Apparenty us an Burnley are breaking records for the fewest shots on goal against them this league has seen. Read that on Twitter recently.

Thanks Jonty, some things will never change though, sometimes you just have to know when to hoof it.
All teams are trying to play it out but get in so much trouble they end up just hoofing it anyway if they're lucky enough to not concede

I know mes has given up some howlers but less shots usually means counter attacks that result in better chances.
I wonder what Emerson or Allisons save percentage is.

comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Thanks Jonty, some things will never change though, sometimes you just have to know when to hoof it.
All teams are trying to play it out but get in so much trouble they end up just hoofing it anyway if they're lucky enough to not concede
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For 2019-20, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) introduced a new rule allowing goalkeepers to pass the ball to team-mates inside their penalty area from goal-kicks, having previously only been allowed to pass outside the box.
At the time, the body said this change would result in "a faster and more dynamic/constructive restart to the game" that would "reduce time lost/wasted", suggesting it would cut down on defenders time wasting by playing the ball before it leaves the area - knowing it would result in the goal-kick being retaken.
The rule was buried among several other changes, suggesting the lawmakers perhaps didn't quite anticipate the impact it would have.
But since then goal-kicks have got shorter and shorter, and now it is common to see two centre-backs standing alongside the goalkeeper inside their own area in preparation to build an attack.
It is even happening lower down the English football ladder, with the number of goal-kicks ending in their own half in the Championship now around the same as in the Premier League.
"Coaches have recognised that they can harness the opposition's enthusiasm against them," former Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley told BBC Sport.
"This can be done by utilising deeper starting positions from centre-backs, full-backs or midfielders.
"Enabled by the rule change around goal-kicks, we have started to see these passes in the box to try to draw the opposition's press - it can be loads of them, or maybe just a few, to entice opposition players to an area, a side, or to commit more players even higher.
"Additionally, in response to the high-pressing approach, some teams are allowing players to stay high in the opposition's backline, which forces the opposition's midfield to make a decision."

You can watch motd on any given week and a keeper will make an error. Mind you so will just about every player on the pitch.

Meslier has made two bad ones this season. Sunderland I think was a horrible end to the game but I also think the pitch played a part.

We forget the fact that seconds erlier Aaronson missed a sitter, Joseph lost the ball trying to waste time at the corner and then someone gave a free kick away in a dangerous area. It’s a team game after all.

His last mistake was misjudging the flight of the ball. Looking at it again I think he thought the ball was going to hit the bar and rather than tip it over he tried to drop it down and claim it. A bad error but why did their player get to it whilst Rothwell stood and watched?

It’s a team game and unfortunately keeper errors usually cost goals.

I’ll back him whilst he’s in the team but hopefully he gets back to his best or upgrade next season.