Jordan Pickford

Yeah the arm that's higher up as you dive to your side will give you a longer reach.

Yeah it does. Just because of the way your body twists when reaching with that arm. I’ve seen multiple goalkeepers say this as well.

comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 1 minute ago
Yeah the arm that's higher up as you dive to your side will give you a longer reach.
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Fair enough, still not entirely convinced though. He should have done this

https://resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/photo/2017/10/05/96e8509a-4048-45fe-b1bd-3d635e9b2fc7/1970-01-01T000000Z_1_MT1ACI283974_RTRMADP_3_ENGLAND-SOCCER-MNU.JPG

You can also reach higher with the opposite arm and get it there faster. It’s been physiologically studied apparently. It’s why all keepers are coached to do this now. Obviously you don’t need to take my word for it, but this is what professional keepers and their coaches have said.

I remember seeing that save as a kid (away to spurs) and was blown away by his agility to get it and keep hold of it. Still never seen a replay of the save to this day which is odd because it's such an iconic photo of Schmeichel.

comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 20 minutes ago
I remember seeing that save as a kid (away to spurs) and was blown away by his agility to get it and keep hold of it. Still never seen a replay of the save to this day which is odd because it's such an iconic photo of Schmeichel.
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This is my absolute favourite photo from that era... derby day 1995

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQt7JYxWoAAILaX?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Shame City don't have Niall Quinn as their striker these days.

They’d still win the league.

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At this point, I'll have him over De Gea.
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To be fair and it might just be a one off, DDG yesterday was off his line and sweeping up more than I can remember?

Lets see if it continues, his kicking still isn't the best and I am not sure it ever will improve?
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His distribution was a little better too, last night... He was actually able to pick out Shaw and Dalot on a couple of occasions and even played a few central balls to Martinez.
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You would like to assume that the coaches will be working with him most days with his distribution and coming for the ball, fingers crossed that he keeps doing it and gets better as he is a top shot stopper
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Why do modern keepers use their right arm to try and make a save when diving to the left (and vice versa)? He did that for Iwobi's goal. I'd have thought you'd get more reach using the arm on the side of the goal the balls aimed at. There's probably a good reason, but it puzzles me.
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It's to do with the height of the shot.