Most often what people remember of goalkeepers is their mistakes. Of all the positions in the game of football it is undeniably the harshest because one error can overshadow all the good work that one might do through the rest of the ninety minutes.
And yet, for those called to the role, there is nothing better. “I wanted a better chance to influence whether my team won or lost,” says Justin Bryant a former professional goalkeeper, current goalkeeper coach and author of the book 'Small Time: A Life in the Football Wilderness.'
”When I was a young player, I got tired of losing games because whoever had reluctantly gone in goal kept letting the ball dribble through his hands. After that happened two or three times, I volunteered, and never looked back.”
The full interview can be read on Blueprint for Football.
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[Interview] A Goalkeeper's Life: Influence, Anxiety & Normality
Paul Grech
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
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