Goalkeeper Positioning Quotes

The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least.

Alisson is undoubtedly one of the best goalkeepers in the world and he deserves to be put on that pedestal. Him and Manuel Neuer are probably the best two when it comes to angles - those two are the very best in the world at getting their angles right, they don't have to dive because they aren't out of position.

To be a modern goalkeeper, I have to think offensively, to initiate our attacking moves safely and securely.

I remember being coached at Liverpool, and there was another kid called Toni Silva, and they said, 'You know, instead of blasting the ball, and it goes in, do like Toni does: pass it around the keeper.'

The spectacular things come automatically if you're a good goalkeeper, but it's very important that you do all the basics right.

I think it's important to make the simple things right: the easy saves, the catches, commanding the box. On top of that, if you make a super save, then that's great. It's the main base as a goalkeeper.

I think a goalkeeper has to participate at the back of the defence and come off the line to play.

I've always stuck my arms behind my back anyway when trying to block a shot in the penalty area.

It all comes down to which way you hit the post. Do you hit it on the inside or the outside? Does it go in, or does it go out?

When I played in Holland, I always tried to lob the goalkeeper. People used to say, 'Oh, you're always only trying to make a nice goal'. But I said, 'Listen, if the goalie is a little bit off his line, how much space do you have on his left or right?' It's not a lot. 'And how much space do you have above him?'

The space between keepers and defenders is referred to as the 'corridor of opportunity' - a well-hit pass in there has the goalie questioning whether to come into traffic and defenders unsure of whether or where to clear the ball.

Knowing where a team will usually place a penalty can be the difference between winning or losing.

Play the pass at the right moment - not on a dry pitch and not hitting it hard enough. We don't have to accept it; that was a mistake - no goalkeeper should dribble in this situation.

Sometimes you surprise the goalkeeper and sometimes the goalkeeper surprises you. In my career, I tried to do more of the first than the second.

Often, there are fallacies when a journalist or a fan and sometimes even a coach who has never been a goalkeeper sees a cross in the six-yard box and says he should come out.

There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you.

The quality of goalkeepers is very good in the Premier League - and you have to be good at using your feet.

I need to improve my finishing. I need more goals.

As a goalkeeper it's so important to be in the right position to come and clear those through balls, to make those right decisions.

As a goalkeeper, you learn from the guys you work with.

The star-jump technique - that is a big part of being a handball goalkeeper, and I brought that move into football. It is a very effective way of saving a chance.

What goalkeeper doesn't like a little action?

You're always supposed to follow-up any cross or whatever towards the goalkeeper.

I always practise penalties, but what people don't understand is that you can never recreate that pressure situation that you're under.

I want to stop goals going in the net.