The second choice goalkeeper for Bahrain Under 23s in their match against Qatar (which they lost 0-4) showed just what you have to do to recover from an error.
After a horrible clearance went straight to the opposition center forward, leaving him effectively stranded, he sprinted back to produce a last ditch save of the resulting shot. Great determination!
A good lesson for any aspiring goalkeeper: never give up (especially if it was your mistake!).
Currently considered the best goalkeeper in the world by many, Gianluigi Buffon also sets standards when it comes to goalkeeping dress.
During the recent European Championship Qualifier against Scotland, played on a particularly cold and wet Glasgow evening, the Italian goalkeeper set a new trend by wearing a woolen hat, and a bench jacket underneath his goalkeeper shirt.
It is often said that “goalkeepers are different” and that one must posses a certain level of eccentricity to be prepared to spend so long trying to do the opposite of every other player on the pitch. Buffon, it seems, is no different!
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