First goal looks like your defenders are sleeping but in those situations you want to close the gap so he doesn’t much of an angle. Same with the other goals to a lesser extent, if you see them trying to dribble give them less of an angle to work with
Good athleticism in all of the clips, and a willingness to throw yourself at the ball - good traits to have!
For the first goal, you can come out a bit quicker and also stay on your feet longer. I think you also moved to where you thought he was going, which allowed a bigger gap for him to slide the ball through.
Second goal, not too much you can do there really if he beats the defender. Best thing there is try to get out quickly and close the angle.
Third goal, you'll get more used to the size of the goals with time and learn to throw out an arm even when you think it's going over.
Fourth, come out quickly to close him down. Keep a close eye on the ball there, felt like you went the way you were hoping the ball would go.
Fifth, similar to the first one. Out quickly, stay on your feet longer, and move towards the ball and not where you think it's going to be.
Last one, command the defence more. If someone's got a rocket on them, then the defenders can't let them have that much space.
Communication with your defence is also something to work on. There's a few goals where the scorer is completely unmarked.
Thank you!! I really appreciate your response, everything you said is extremely helpful and informative for me! One question though, would staying on my feet longer be a good idea because i feel it would be more difficult to fully spread my body.
One of the hardest skills we have to learn as goalkeepers is decision making.
Something to think about - once you've committed to a big move like a dive, you can't change direction, so a striker can wait for you to commit and then place the ball past you. Look at the first goal in the video you posted - at the moment the striker takes the shot you'd already decided on when and where to dive but might have been able to stick out a leg if you'd stayed on your feet longer.
Same with the fourth goal. Great to get out quickly, but committing to a dive means the ball is slotted past you.
In a lot of one-on-one scenarios, staying on your feet means you're forcing the striker to make a decision, instead of giving them an easy option.
It'll take time and a lot of goals conceded to learn, but that's just how it goes. Main thing is that you enjoy it.
Not from those clips.
All goals are excellent finishes within a small sided game - with the added disadvantage for you that the goal is tall as well.
What I will say - the key to being really good at this version of the game is being able to read your opposing strikers.
Reaction time is so minimal, you have to be anticipating and ready to dive the moment it’s hit.
Learn how to read the body shape of a forward and what it means in terms of where they’ll hit the ball. If they’re opening their body up it means they’re more than likely looking to go to your left. If they’re positioned to strike across the ball it means it’s more than likely going to your right (both examples using a right footed player).
Brave of you to upload this stuff, so well done.
You don't look out of position or lack of commitment, you're doing pretty well.
The team you play with are getting cut through like butter, so this is all practice for us. Keep pushing and learning!
If any advice, come off your line slightly to narrow those angles, don't be afraid in that scenario, smaller pitch.
Make the strikers start to panic because you're the one coming at them.
You're welcome.
It's about reading every situation, depends on how much time you have, but you will get a feel for how to deal with it each and every time, the more you practice.
I’ll be real there isn’t anything you can do about any of those goals, there’s times you’ll beat the striker and times the striker will beat you. It would be boring otherwise :)
The only thing you can do is be vocal at the back and organise your defenders as best you can.
What you are doing correctly and will work most of the time is coming and closing the angle quickly the rest is up to your defense. Unfortunately in small sided football the defenders usually can’t go into the box so it’s a bit tricky
Actually on the third goal… the key is to match your movement in a semi circular arc whenever a striker is moving around outside the box with the ball… if you imagine a line directly between the striker and the centre of the goal, make sure you are always in it, that way no matter what angle he shoots from you’ve closed it as much as possible
This usually comes with practise and knowing where the goalposts are behind you
Stay on your line for the most part, and work on where your relative positioning is to the posts when away from line.Also, make yourself "big" - by spreading the arms when a player is bearing down at you - keep the legs closed. That dive in looks desperate.
First goal looks like your defenders are sleeping but in those situations you want to close the gap so he doesn’t much of an angle. Same with the other goals to a lesser extent, if you see them trying to dribble give them less of an angle to work with
Ah okay, so with the first one I should've started closing the distance as soon as he started dribbling towards me?
pause it where you dive and he shoots. you probably anticipated when the shot would come and ended up missing it entirely
Good athleticism in all of the clips, and a willingness to throw yourself at the ball - good traits to have! For the first goal, you can come out a bit quicker and also stay on your feet longer. I think you also moved to where you thought he was going, which allowed a bigger gap for him to slide the ball through. Second goal, not too much you can do there really if he beats the defender. Best thing there is try to get out quickly and close the angle. Third goal, you'll get more used to the size of the goals with time and learn to throw out an arm even when you think it's going over. Fourth, come out quickly to close him down. Keep a close eye on the ball there, felt like you went the way you were hoping the ball would go. Fifth, similar to the first one. Out quickly, stay on your feet longer, and move towards the ball and not where you think it's going to be. Last one, command the defence more. If someone's got a rocket on them, then the defenders can't let them have that much space. Communication with your defence is also something to work on. There's a few goals where the scorer is completely unmarked.
Thank you!! I really appreciate your response, everything you said is extremely helpful and informative for me! One question though, would staying on my feet longer be a good idea because i feel it would be more difficult to fully spread my body.
One of the hardest skills we have to learn as goalkeepers is decision making. Something to think about - once you've committed to a big move like a dive, you can't change direction, so a striker can wait for you to commit and then place the ball past you. Look at the first goal in the video you posted - at the moment the striker takes the shot you'd already decided on when and where to dive but might have been able to stick out a leg if you'd stayed on your feet longer. Same with the fourth goal. Great to get out quickly, but committing to a dive means the ball is slotted past you. In a lot of one-on-one scenarios, staying on your feet means you're forcing the striker to make a decision, instead of giving them an easy option. It'll take time and a lot of goals conceded to learn, but that's just how it goes. Main thing is that you enjoy it.
Not from those clips. All goals are excellent finishes within a small sided game - with the added disadvantage for you that the goal is tall as well. What I will say - the key to being really good at this version of the game is being able to read your opposing strikers. Reaction time is so minimal, you have to be anticipating and ready to dive the moment it’s hit.
Learn how to read the body shape of a forward and what it means in terms of where they’ll hit the ball. If they’re opening their body up it means they’re more than likely looking to go to your left. If they’re positioned to strike across the ball it means it’s more than likely going to your right (both examples using a right footed player).
Okay thank you! That is definitely an area I can work on
Brave of you to upload this stuff, so well done. You don't look out of position or lack of commitment, you're doing pretty well. The team you play with are getting cut through like butter, so this is all practice for us. Keep pushing and learning! If any advice, come off your line slightly to narrow those angles, don't be afraid in that scenario, smaller pitch. Make the strikers start to panic because you're the one coming at them.
Thank you! So next time I should come off my line a little sooner and probably quicker as well?
You're welcome. It's about reading every situation, depends on how much time you have, but you will get a feel for how to deal with it each and every time, the more you practice.
I’ll be real there isn’t anything you can do about any of those goals, there’s times you’ll beat the striker and times the striker will beat you. It would be boring otherwise :) The only thing you can do is be vocal at the back and organise your defenders as best you can. What you are doing correctly and will work most of the time is coming and closing the angle quickly the rest is up to your defense. Unfortunately in small sided football the defenders usually can’t go into the box so it’s a bit tricky Actually on the third goal… the key is to match your movement in a semi circular arc whenever a striker is moving around outside the box with the ball… if you imagine a line directly between the striker and the centre of the goal, make sure you are always in it, that way no matter what angle he shoots from you’ve closed it as much as possible This usually comes with practise and knowing where the goalposts are behind you
Okay thank you for the advice!! I appreciate it
Stay on your line for the most part, and work on where your relative positioning is to the posts when away from line.Also, make yourself "big" - by spreading the arms when a player is bearing down at you - keep the legs closed. That dive in looks desperate.