Alisson

[justme]

Brilliant header, hopefully he doesn't have to get forward at last minute corners too often or any time soon, but, if he does it's really going to unnerve the opposition defence after that and he could do it again, or his presence in the box and the distraction it causes defenders might give one of our other lads a free header

Bring on another Goalie and put big bear up the top and go long i jest. But what a goal yesterday

[scientificred]

Not practiced, he knows how to head a football, he wasn't always a keeper growing up and he's a big lad and as a keeper obviously hugely practiced in spotting the ball judging the flight of the ball and used to players coming across the line of the ball and his line of sight once he has spotted it

Ok! but do you have a suggestion as to why our top goalies may have been colliding with each other In training?

[Crimson Dynasty]

That looked like something from the training ground that came off perfect. What an astute header
I would not expect Alison to say anything different.
What do you think?
Practiced or a sheer fluke?

It wasn't practiced or a training ground tactic.
He said in the post-game interview that his sole intention in going up front was to draw defenders onto himself and create space for his teammates to score.
He never had any intention of going to score himself, but when he saw the godawful Brummie marking leaving him wide open and Trent laying a nice high ball at a perfect height to an open space he could run into without a challenge,...he took the chance. And it paid off.

Obviously he's also skilled as an outfield player as we've seen him with the ball on his feet, but it stands to reason he's had good heading experience as well over his playing career - which in this case, paid off for us in spades.
It also helps having good footballing instincts, positioning, awareness and excellent reaction time reflexes - something our forward players would really learn from with their struggles in front of goal at the moment.

[scientificred]

It wasn't practiced or a training ground tactic.
He said in the post-game interview that his sole intention in going up front was to draw defenders onto himself and create space for his teammates to score.
He never had any intention of going to score himself, but when he saw the godawful Brummie marking leaving him wide open and Trent laying a nice high ball at a perfect height to an open space he could run into without a challenge,...he took the chance. And it paid off.

Obviously he's also skilled as an outfield player as we've seen him with the ball on his feet, but it stands to reason he's had good heading experience as well over his playing career - which in this case, paid off for us in spades.
It also helps having good footballing instincts, positioning, awareness and excellent reaction time reflexes - something our forward players would really learn from with their struggles in front of goal at the moment.

CD! Our strikers taking lessons from our goalie? What is going on?
Why does it stand to reason that he has had such good heading experience?
Also, if that routine had not been practiced why do our goalies collide in training to such detriment. What sort of scenario could give rise to that?

[LFC-DPG]

Also, if that routine had not been practiced why do our goalies collide in training to such detriment. What sort of scenario could give rise to that?

Probably diving to save one of Mane’s / Bobby’s wayward shots and didn’t see Adrian taking a snooze on the edge of the box.

[scientificred]

Probably diving to save one of Mane’s / Bobby’s wayward shots and didn’t see Adrian taking a snooze on the edge of the box.

Unfair to Adrian that!

[Nineteenx]