Goalkeeper Talk

Two hands are DEFINITELY better than one!

It was bound to happen, at least one keeper was going to make a glaring error on the first week of the premiership. Even so it still didn’t make it any easier to watch (especially if happened to be an Everton fan!). Poor Tim Howard let the ball slip out of his grasp for a straightforward finish. If you haven’t seen it, here it is -

What can we goalies learn from this?

YOU HAVE 2 HANDS FOR A REASON!

Now maybe he was using his other hand as protection. But look at the end result, disaster.

ALWAYS KEEP TWO HANDS ON THAT BALL

That isn’t the first time I’ve seen goalkeepers cradle the ball in one arm and in my opinion the ones who get away with it unscathed are LUCKY!

GO EARLY, BUT DON’T RUSH

I also believe Tim was so concerned about releasing the ball early it led to that mistake. Would an extra half second of made much of a difference to Everton attack? Probably not, but it sure as hell would have made a BIG difference to the end result in this game. Remember to take a beat to compose yourself otherwise things like THAT can happen.