Although it's been quite a while since the HIL season finished, it is noteworthy the . Obviously , so I as a non-payer was going to struggle with keeping up with events! Internationally experienced goalkeepers Nicolas Jacobi, Quico Cortes and Jaap Stockmann were all awarded "goalkeeper of the week" in various stages of the competition. Overseas goalkeepers of considerable talent, they are made some tremendous saves worthy of achieving this level of appreciation in their playing time in India outside of their home based national leagues.
First off watching Cortes, you can see how the highlight saves show his strong technical game (which allows him to play amazingly, when his confidence is there though); setting up with solid positioning and on angle, as well as relying on his fast reactions to save. This and his aggressiveness in diving out with the stick to clear a dead ball right in front of him that would otherwise be lifted over him immediately for the goal.
Seemingly wearing the new P1 kickers, he is also happy to get his body behind the ball to most importantly keep it simple for the save if necessary. A notably great save displaying his athleticism and reactions is where he switches back against a drag flick to readjust, contorting his body to dive over to the left, having committed to go to the right, switching back at the last second for a 'rip-roaring' save with his left glove.
With Jaap Stockmann, it looks like he's been working on his dives at short corners, having historically gone for saves with his feet via the splits as his first saving option at PC's. As demonstrated by the extended split he has the flexibility with his legs and the reaction speeds of his feet to do this, but seems to be redefining his overall game. The save with the left kicker still demonstrates how playing such a 'high' ready stance to look tall can cause difficulties with balance and power for the save and rebound control. A goalkeeper also happy to make unorthodox stops, showing his competitive desire (a la Schemichel) to keep the ball out of his goal; getting behind by dropping the body to block, or diving across acrobatically to make an inventive 'log' style stop to his left post. Something any goalkeeper can learn from in their approach to being unbeatable, whatever the cost; some things just can't be taught!
First off watching Cortes, you can see how the highlight saves show his strong technical game (which allows him to play amazingly, when his confidence is there though); setting up with solid positioning and on angle, as well as relying on his fast reactions to save. This and his aggressiveness in diving out with the stick to clear a dead ball right in front of him that would otherwise be lifted over him immediately for the goal.
Seemingly wearing the new P1 kickers, he is also happy to get his body behind the ball to most importantly keep it simple for the save if necessary. A notably great save displaying his athleticism and reactions is where he switches back against a drag flick to readjust, contorting his body to dive over to the left, having committed to go to the right, switching back at the last second for a 'rip-roaring' save with his left glove.
With Jaap Stockmann, it looks like he's been working on his dives at short corners, having historically gone for saves with his feet via the splits as his first saving option at PC's. As demonstrated by the extended split he has the flexibility with his legs and the reaction speeds of his feet to do this, but seems to be redefining his overall game. The save with the left kicker still demonstrates how playing such a 'high' ready stance to look tall can cause difficulties with balance and power for the save and rebound control. A goalkeeper also happy to make unorthodox stops, showing his competitive desire (a la Schemichel) to keep the ball out of his goal; getting behind by dropping the body to block, or diving across acrobatically to make an inventive 'log' style stop to his left post. Something any goalkeeper can learn from in their approach to being unbeatable, whatever the cost; some things just can't be taught!
As for Jacobi, you can see how much he likes to get behind the shot to make the save, without overdoing it or trying to look spectacular all of the time. As such, he is great to learn from if you prefer to block rather than use reactions and athleticism. Happy to put his "body on the line" to get behind the shot to get "a piece of it" so to speak, he is also keen to intercept passes with timely dives to cut the pass with his stick, as well as closing down attackers by sliding in to block and cover.
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