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Last year #Guaita only saved 36% of the close range 1v1s he faced (only #Kepa & #DeGea were lower)
This is because he rarely forms a premeditated barrier before the shot is struck so gives himself no chance of making the save!
This weakness was exposed again tonight.
#PALNEW
This is because he rarely forms a premeditated barrier before the shot is struck so gives himself no chance of making the save!
This weakness was exposed again tonight.
#PALNEW
When shots are from close range there is simply not enough time for a GK to react therefore they have to get close to the striker & form a premeditated barrier & shrink the effective goal area & force the striker to “just hit the ball at them”
As the images below show
As the images below show
I analysed 800+ 1v1s in the #PremierLeague last year & using a logistic regression model found that the engage & react strategy that #Guiata regularly employs gives a GK a far lower chance of making the save vs the engage & block & the engage & spread premediated strategies.
