May 26, 2015

Is Manuel Neuer the template for future goalkeepers: or a Black Swan who cannot be imitated?

posted by yerfatma to soccer at 11:23 AM - 2 comments

I love FourFourTwo. How many sports writers would quote a book from 1906 in a story on the modern style of play at a position?

Reading the first link makes me want to watch a bunch of Bayern and get a stronger feel for Neuer's technique. I have a FoxSoccer2Go account I almost never use and it has 23 full matches from that squad in the Champions League.

I think sweeper-keeper is likely to become more common. There will be enough athleticism to make it less of a risk.

posted by rcade at 05:29 PM on May 26, 2015

I dunno, rcade. You need the right kind of scheme and players in front of the keeper to make this work and not everyone can play like his team(s).

posted by billsaysthis at 10:41 AM on May 27, 2015

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