What a save by #Schmeichel!
There are 2 crucial decisions which made this save possible:
• The decision to engage early -> minimised the distance to the ball thus maximised the goal area covered!
• The decision to spread -> spreading further maximised the goal area covered!
There are 2 crucial decisions which made this save possible:
• The decision to engage early -> minimised the distance to the ball thus maximised the goal area covered!
• The decision to spread -> spreading further maximised the goal area covered!
#Schmeichel quickly realised the 1v1 was going to be from close range & he wouldn’t be able to react to the shot if he stayed deep & thus he needed to rush out & form a premeditated barrier
Without this quick decision he wouldn’t have gotten close enough to ASM to make the save!
Without this quick decision he wouldn’t have gotten close enough to ASM to make the save!
Even once he gets out to ASM it could still be a goal but #Schmeichel’s excellent spread technique means he fills a huge portion of the goal & manages to get a toe on the ball & deflect it out for a corner.
Using a different barrier technique would’ve likely resulted in a goal.
Using a different barrier technique would’ve likely resulted in a goal.
If you are interested in the 1v1 strategies & techniques which maximise a GK’s chance of making the save see the thread below.
It turns out the spread technique that #Schmeichel used here is the optimum technique when saving close range central 1v1s (like the ASM one tonight)
It turns out the spread technique that #Schmeichel used here is the optimum technique when saving close range central 1v1s (like the ASM one tonight)
https://twitter.com/jhdharrison1/status/1273312389233082369
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