Californian Reacts | Legendary Goalkeeper Saves in Football!

[@californianreacts]

"Nobody knows how hard it is to be a keeper. He is the last guy in the defense as well as the first guy to start the offense." ⚽ A great comment from the original video!

[@Galactic963]

Please react to Manuel Neuer Saves...

[@thiagobarcelos8860]

When a pass is intentionally made by a teamate to the goalkeeper If he catches the ball is an indirect free kick to the oposiing team(the ball is put in the closest place behind the penalty kick spot from where the infraction was made and the opposing team has to stay 9m15cm in all directions from the ball since it's the lenght any opposing player has to be away from a free kick and the goal is only legal If another teamplayer touches the ball after the free kick is made and entrar the goal). It's a high percent goal convertion free kick so the goalkeeper Will only use their hands as a last resort

[@LinardsZ]

avarage shot on goal is around 65mph just so you know there are players who shoot over 90mph few shots have been recorded over 100mph

[@thesunnynationg]

I haven't played GK for too long but mate... anything fancy you accomplish with a ball is satisfying. picking the ball out of a corner is amazing and if you can get a hold of it... ufff

[@thesunnynationg]

@@LinardsZ if you wanna see Power shots you should look up Roberto Carlos

[@VillaFanDan92]

People tend to show the saves from long-distance shots because they're more "photogenic" for compilations. But any goalkeeper will tell you that as a goalie, you *want* people to shoot from a long distance where you have time to judge your dive. The real insane ones are the ones where the keeper had no time to react, or the ones where the keeper makes a save then has to immediately get to his feet and make another. That is not to say that saving from a long distance is easy, just that the most difficult saves are not always the prettiest. As for the Scorpion Kick that was in that compilation - the goalkeeper was the Colombian player Rene Higuita - as for why he did that, well I just Googled to check the spelling of his name and wikipedia generously describes him as someone with "A flair for the dramatic" - you might translate that as "He was crazy". He would do it in important games, friendly games, whatever. His nickname was "El Loco".

[@chrisellis3797]

Didn't he go to jail for kidnapping someone?

[@Phantom-kf6bp]

True, but also the long long shots that are aimed near the top corners are quite difficult as well as the ones aimed right under the top bar. The most surprising saves from long shots are the ones that catch the goalkeeper too forward

[@glennheuts407]

I think that scorpion kick was in an actually WC match vs England

[@chrisellis3797]

@@glennheuts407 no it wasn't. It was a friendly at Wembley. England v Colombia, there hasn't been a World Cup here since 1966. Flag had also gone up for offside and Higuita knew if it went in it wouldn't have counted

[@brianmurray7408]

​@@glennheuts407nope that was friendly play at Wembley in 1995. I watched it live. It was Jamie Rednap who took the shot. After the match the René Higuita told the press he though the whistle had been blow for a foul and that way he did it. The match ended 0 0

[@BrightonandHoveActually]

4:11. If a player makes a pass to his own goalkeeper (as opposed to a shot or pass from an opposing player deflecting off him) then the goalkeeper is not permitted to handle the ball. I think that is why the goalkeeper chose to head it and avoid an own goal. The same at 11:15 At 11:30, that was the Columbian 'keeper. It was a competitive match because it was a World Cup game. He seems to have been simply showing off.

[@californianreacts]

I appreciate it, Peter! Makes sense and I watched all three of your timestamps as well. Good to know!

[@Cossieuk]

It was a friendly match and it was also offside so if he missed it wouldn't have mattered

[@Loki1815]

@Pet: everyone stopped because they all thought it was offside, including the keeper, who performed his party trick, the Scorpion.

[@thiagobarcelos8860]

Renée Higuita is just a showoff ... Great até shooting free kicks and the best goalkeeper of Colômbia for some time but he was a little nuts!

[@markrichards636]

It was a friendly match Peter

[@WakeupTM]

Being a goalkeeper can feel incredible when you do it right, last match we had a 0-4 win, my first clean sheet on big field because of 1 amazing save, the feeling i got when i knew i made that save was pretty great, after the match i was congratulated by pretty much everyone on that save

[@lmelton78]

🎺🎺

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@lmelton78 🥳🥳

[@LuffyL-ch1ku]

I used to be GK as a kid before I quit football, totally agree. When you dive for a super accurate shot and keep it out it feels amazing.

[@Terence361]

Congrats on winning 0-4

[@IshavedChewbacca]

I´ve been a keeper, and I can tell you, it´s insane. Adrenaline running high, it´s like a constant sense of danger, no matter where the ball is. You gotta be tough as balls, to intimidate your opponents and make your defense respect you. But the feeling after making an impossible save is amazing, especially if defending a lead :)

[@Phantom-kf6bp]

Yeah. Even when you play some games with your friends, when you see 2 guys coming to score, your heart is beating so fast

[@MiguelStinson88]

@@Phantom-kf6bp Exactly, cause defending as a keeper alone even against just one decent guy is hard as hell. They may make you look stupid. They may hurt you. But in the end you can't lose, cause you're already in a lost position. So fck them! You make THEM look stupid. You make THEM hurt. You make them know you are the boss around your goal. They need to prove they can turn in winning position into an actual win. And if they don't... they get more nervous every time they cross your path. Aaaah I love it. :)

[@selembeselembe7075]

Made me remember when I was a student in high school. Had a mini game with boys from same class. I lost 1 vs 1 with our best school GK (he was our school's football club captain). Got mocked each reunion for more than a decade. It called "Duel of school's history 😅" Btw football was not my sport. I was our school's taekwondo club captain and played as CB when needed.

[@SebHaarfagre]

Yeah. And attackers complain (rightfully so) about being kicked in the legs all the time, while we have to go down there with our f*kin _chest and face_ towards their feet (edit: and knees) in some cases. And I never got rid of the noia of diving into one of the poles. One time my hand got perfectly in between the ball and the pole (so I guess it would've been a perfect save) and it "crushed" my fingers. Didn't break anything but it hurt like f*k (As part of the edit I'll give the correct context. Can't remember if I dived or not/was closer to the pole. Apparently in this case I was just a fraction "too far" to the right as I hadn't needed to get my hand on that one. It was a rocket... and I probably should had been further off the line... maybe)

[@robinvonken9975]

I had that feeling when I started as a keeper. Sadly i got passed around in teams and clubs and the feelings just went out of the game. At the end i did not feel the good rush anymore and only felt the cold in my hands. (Sometimes standing still for minutes in below zero) it was very demotivating. I was once a very energetic keeper and all the energy just went out of it. It was a shame because at first it was the biggest part of my life (training 7x a week even😢)

[@grahamgresty8383]

The goal keeper heading the ball instead of catching may be due to to their own team player badly passing back: if he caught it then it would be a penalty. The best goal keeper in Junior school in our area (claimed by the local coaches) happen to be my daughter but she never grew tall to achieve a professional level

[@Beejay950]

Yes, it was a wild back pass with an opponent quickly closing him down from almost the half way line.

[@justme1111]

The result of him catching the ball would be an indirect free kick from wherever the keeper caught it, one of very few times the attacking team can be awarded a free-kick inside the penalty area

[@faridbel-ganche2440]

@@justme1111 yes true

[@Qwertyrfvgy]

Would it have been a red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity?

[@CRND]

​​@@Qwertyrfvgy No, just a yellow, because it is an indirect free kick

[@guiluismelo]

10:06 that save was in a world cup clubs final. Rogério Ceni (the GK) was considered the man of the match and his team won against Liverpool. He's algo the GK with most goals scored in the history, 131 in his career. He finished 2005, the years of this match, with 22 goals scored, leading his team in goals that year. He's a legend in Sao Paulo, played 1.237 matches for the team, for more than 20 years.

[@graflovespeep2487]

Growing up my grandpa was staying in Sao Paulo for a few years due to work and he brought me back an SPFC goalie shirt with Ceni on the back and I wore it religiously to every football game I played. It led to me being in goal most of the time ever though I was scared to dive, but it was so worth it.

[@thesunnynationg]

@@graflovespeep2487 scared to dive?! you probably haven't ever played competitively?

[@thesunnynationg]

@@graflovespeep2487 you should try to learn how to fall without hurting yourself. its the most basic thing in Fighting sport. maybe you could take a few lessons in martial arts bc its THE first thing you learn.

[@JeremyRoberts-z6l]

Nice response, like these American reactions to football or rugby. Nice to one about goalkeepers. Was a goalkeeper, wrestler, rugby center through sports. From those, getting up to your feet asap was always the thing. From gk perspective, you are not always reacting, but anticipating. Some of the clips your see the gk leaving the ground before the shot, knowing where it most likely will go and making aerial adjustments to get a hand or foot on the ball ideally, sometimes face, chest, reproductive regions. having bruises in the pentagon or hexagonal pattern of the ball stitching is a badge of honor (or just poor defenders)

[@alexvalentim1418]

We had amazing goalies here in Brazil that maybe are underappreciated by Europe (and whoever makes these videos) Marcos (known as São Marcos which is Saint Marcos in Portuguese) and Rogerio Ceni comes to my mind

[@brocephus1107]

The goalie who made the scorpion kick save admitted in an interview that he heard a whistle and thought the play had been stopped, so he took the chance to have some fun. It was only after the save that he realized the whistle was from the crowd, not the referee, and that his save would go down in the history books

[@dfuher968]

There is a reason, his nickname is "El Loco".

[@WizzWins]

I was in disbelief when you turned your head away at 3:18… literally was thinking oh my god you coulda looked away for any other second of the video 😂 your reaction after ‘saved’ it

[@nouonze]

That was Rene Higuita's scorpion safe. Colombian goalkeeper and legendary safe. He was the only one to do this and did a couple times. My favourite to this day

[@darrenfearon4288]

The Goalkeeper in those clips were world class keepers in there time like Buffon and De Gea and currently neuer and Marc-André ter Stegen both German keepers who are one of the best but they are some shocking Goalkeepers also lol

[@safethuskic329]

I'm a goalkeeper and my favorite one is 3:06 , most of the close range saves are either great reflexes by the keepers or they are mostly lucky that the ball hit them while this one has everything, great positioning, amazing reading of the game, great reflexes and I think it was a last minute one as well

[@PedroLima-ip5zb]

Really great save

[@SebHaarfagre]

I agree, there's no luck there just great skills from a professional. Sometimes getting hit in the face is good positioning too, but I agree. But yeah they're not great _saves._ Actually when I think of it, Foster's save for Wrexham VS Notts County (the most recent one) at the end with the penalty, is the most insane I've seen in years. Not only is the immense pressure on, but it's also hard to save, and he picks the right side, but the *MOST INSANE THING* is that it is a *DOUBLE SAVE IN ONE*. He successfully intercepts with his right arm, it IMMEDIATELY deflects towards the goal, and he has the freaking insane (tiny margins) reflex/skill to save the bounce off with his LEFT ARM from that, before hitting the ground. And people barely mention it...

[@safethuskic329]

@@SebHaarfagre Yeah, really good instinct save by Ben Forster there

[@kimbirch1202]

It is actually a very rewarding feeling to make great saves, and dive through the air . The really brave keepers are the ones who dive at the feet of an onrushing forward, risking injury. You need to be really fit and athletic to be a goalie.

[@Telmaandl6]

А головой о штангу😮

[@nusvivin6905]

I played all positions but seeing a GK saving a such called "100%" chance was the most satisfying thing overall

[@SebHaarfagre]

Was a goalie. As some other people mentioned here, the most "TV friendly" saves aren't necessarily the best or most skilful. Sometimes they get straight up _shot at_ and adrenaline full commentators will even somehow say that "saving with your face" is a great save. But I digress... You can't use your hands when it is a teammate that pass to you. Deflections are OK but nothing else. So the headers in this vid are insane. Any defender would be impressed. Especially when the ball is already "behind" you. The best goal keepers have insane positioning and can "read" where the ball will be/where they're needed and not only rely on reflexes. They have to have reflexes too, of course. My teammates were always impressed with my insane reflex saves (was handball keeper when younger than that) and dives, but suddenly I'd have a blunder and not go down to pick up a ball properly and it went between my legs. Yup... I stopped being a keeper not long after we faced someone 2 years older for some weird reason, and our defense couldn't hold them back properly, and by the time I saw their shooter go for it, it was already in the back of the net. I just thought "how is it possible to play keeper like this?" When even your reflexes can't help you. In retrospect, this guy must have been some kind of hard-hitting prodigy because I've only since about seen Haaland shoot as hard (and precise).

[@californianreacts]

Great story! And context from a goalies perspective. Respect for going for it, I always think "poor guys" when they get absolutely hammered or have the intense pressure from a breakaway, kick-off, and countless other moments. But fun to watch, that's for sure!

[@karlf.karlsen4365]

More often than ‘stopping’ the ball, it is a question of deflecting the ball. Which is why those fingertips are so important. 😊

[@fabiancarre2417]

What a good Idea to think about the goal keeper. In football just like in chess many people want to see and enjoy attacking games but they don't know how difficult it is to defend well

[@orwellboy1958]

'I think' the keeper who headed of the line was clearing a back pass, if he'd used his hands it would be handball. The whole of the ball must cross the line, these days the referee has a device on his wrist that tells him if that's the case or not.

[@californianreacts]

Thanks Dave! I was quite confused on why he didn't simply use his hands. Seemed like he made his save harder/more risky but that would make sense!

[@achimsinn6189]

The keeper doing the scorpion kick (that's what it was called) was Rene Higuita. He was knows for doing crazy stuff like this and also for taking freekicks for his team himsealf and being one of the goalkeepers who scored the most goals himself.

[@verrezen]

I was a keeper when I was younger and it warms my heart that finally someone acknowledges that that is the most important position on a team. A keeper can make or break a season. Usually all the attention goes to the offensive team mates or midfielders. You see it reflected in the transfers and salaries of the players too. So thank you very much.

[@jaydennguyen-xk1yo]

The slow motion and size of the football pitch don’t do justice for how fast balls are going and how fast the goalkeepers are diving

[@Jamie_D]

I've never been a huge fan of football, and rarely watch full games, but i do love highlights of matches etc with all the exciting parts.

[@californianreacts]

Same really, but here it's just not too popular compared to other sports. However, it is still a fairly big sport growing up and in school. Very much liking these highlights and seeing the skill of players. I'd be beat playing it nowadays, and probably back in the day haha

[@ericjayden409]

I’m not a goalkeeper myself but that’s something I would never do and I have so much respect to all the goalies out there because these guys’ reaction is faster, smarter, stronger, and fearless. These guys are really the hero’s in the game but they don’t get as much recognition as us CF, CS, RW, and LW. Mostly attackers get the most recognition.

[@tomjanfredriksen4439]

The save from Gordon Banks at 7.25 was seen as all time high save for at least 50 years. I still think it is though. He saves a header from Pele in world cup 66, i think.

[@escepticus]

No, it was in the World Cup 1970 México, where the most impressive Brazilian team of all times won the cup for the third time. This game was in Guadalajara city. To me too is the greatest save of all (obviously subjetive opinion),. I never saw another VERTICAL save (for the direction of the ball after being hit with the hand) on the line...

[@Smoshy16]

I loved playing as a goalkeeper. Played in my High School first XI. Represented my area up till 17. Played local football till I was 22 and then gave it up. I remember pulling off some spectacular saves (according to my team mates). The reality was that I pictured in my mind what a striker would do in a certain situations and how I would react. It didn't always work but helped me out many times. Also, back in my day (80/early 90's) you could dive at the strikers feet to collect the ball. I loved "attacking" the striker.

[@HereGoesKevin]

Awesome video, I'm an actual goalkeeper, and I'm also American, I've been out of the country since 2019 and I've been playing with Europeans often, almost every training sessions and games. I'm no pro, I just play amateur/Semi-pro level. I always said that America produces many decent Goalkeepers, because of the exposure of young American kids to hand sports such as basketball, baseball, dodgeball, boxing, american football, etc... We Americans are actually good with our handlings! The goalkeeper at 9:25 is one of the best American Goalkeepers of all time who played in Europe, his name is Tim Howard, he is definitely one of the best American goalkeepers I look up to alongside Matt Turner, Brad Friedel and Nick Rimando!

[@brojo355]

I played keeper for nearly 14 years, and these days i train the youngster keepers in our local club once a week. And i have to say: Things like 2:07 are far more impressive, then most of the jumps shown here. Position and reactiontime is what makes a great keeper imo... But i confess a big jump looks cooler...^^

[@trailattraction3678]

I was a Goalie all my life, I´m 43 now and I can tell you Football is sport but being a goalkeeper it´s sport, art and insanity all together Hardest save in this video occurs at 6:00, the amount of composure you need to have to wait for the last moment to ``make yourself big `` and intercept a ball that its on its sure way to the back of the net, is just outstanding

[@julan6839]

This is the first video ive seen from u, 20 seconds in and already props for calling it football as an american.

[@Tnuviel37]

I was a goalkeeper in high school. We dont have a team but usually play against other classes. For that reason mostly everyone wants to play as a forward position and everyone goes to opponent area to score. But when they loose the ball, they cant return to defence quickly. Because of that i usually face 3-4 opponent alone or with 1 team mate if i lucky one of my team mate can return in time. Its really like being alone in the field. Most of the time noone really appreciate goalkeepers performance. Just one goal is enough to make your all efford useless.

[@rockerfarm6445]

i can tell you, at the apex of a good save you feel like flying, incredible feeling

[@HalfEye79]

In school, I had to play mostly as a goalie. But I remember one instance in particular: We had sports as a first lesson and played football with me as a goalie. I stopped one goal from happening with blocking with my thigh. After school was over, I still had red marks on that thigh from the ball.

[@terratrodder]

Being the last defense against world class sharp shooters has to be incredibly stressful! Some truly amazing saves.

[@brianherbert2061]

Gordon Banks v Pele World cup 1970. I saw Banks in action playing for Stoke City. Majestic, graceful and safe.

[@tmac160]

Disappointing that the world's best save wasn't included. 1973 FA Cup Final. Jim Montgomery's double save from Trevor Cherry and Peter Lorimer. Beyond world class. The keeper heading the ball away is to avoid handling it in case it's construed as a deliberate back-pass and punishable by an indirect free kick to the opposition at the point of the offence.

[@californianreacts]

Looking up Jim Montgomery's double save now!

[@Real_MisterSir]

Turkish goalkeeper Rüstü really deserves at least one of his saves in this list, man was in a league of his own back in his early-mid 2000s prime. Had some absolutely insane saves

[@rickybuhl3176]

It can sometimes be the reason why we celebrate so emphatically - we may have spent the last 80 minutes trying to beat this bloody keeper, so when we finally manage to get one passed him, it's relief as well as celebration.

[@Zotrax1946]

Thanks for this! Loved it. My favorite position on the football field!! Probably because I played as a goalie my hole childhood, teenage years, and a few years as an adult.

[@AnyMEmdq]

11:35 That was Colombian keeper Iguita, he was just insane. That move was called "The scorpion". And no, it didn't need to be a friendly game for him to try it, he'd do it all the time. As I said, he was insane

[@magius5593]

The goalkeeper also can have huge role in offensive play. When Peter Schmeichel played for Manchester United a lot of goals was scored just after he had saved a goal and proceeded to throw into the opposite half to a player. He just had amazing power in that arm. I think he used to play handball. Being 194 cm and built like a barn door he used to scare the living daylight out of the opposing team.

[@LuffyL-ch1ku]

I played football from when I was 6 till I was 12. At first I wanted to be a striker or a winger but I was tall and had slow legs and wasn't too crafty with a ball at my foot so when I was 9 I couldn't keep up anymore with the fast players, even though I had a really hard shot, so I started playing defence When I was 10, our then goalkeeper quit and I tried it out since I was the tallest on our team and already a defender. It was really hard at first, I didn't like to throw myself high in the air and catch balls so I when I could I always tried to save with my legs. When I made that click to dive and save with my hands more, I really started liking it. Diving for a hard and high shot and saving it is one of the best feelings. When I was 11 I was scouted to play for the junior team of KAA Gent (one of the biggest teams in the Belgian league, not so big internationally but it's pretty huge for a Belgian kid), I had keeper training 3 times a week. Making saves when you're playing in the junior team of a big club, playing against other junior big clubs is so satisfying, especially when you end the game with a clean sheet, had a clutch save that was at the maximum of your reach gets your adrenaline running like crazy. Three quarters through my 12th year I picked up too many other hobbies/sports, was doing swimming, karate, scouting, tennis and football at the same time and it took up all my free time. At the time I had an asshole for a coach in football whom I had to see 4 times a week (3 times for training and once for a weekly game) and it became too much for me, I didn't like to go to training anymore, quitting it would open up 7-8 hours a week of more free time and then my mom convinced me to quit so I could also focus on my studies. Eventually only kept playing tennis as hobby, not the best tennis player but it's good fun, don't really regret quitting football in hindsight but I do wish my trainer back then wasn't such an asshole, maybe a better trainer could've convinced me to stay.

[@whosRekzo]

@californianreacts if the player on the same team as the goalkeeper he can't catch it with his hands it's a fault, then they saved it with their heads instead of ! Amazing reaction !!

[@tnightwolf]

As a young boy at Primary School, we would usually send the "weakest" player to the goalkeeper position, only to realize when i was older and actually playing in amateur tournaments that the goalkeeper position is actually an incredibly important in a team (like a moral and practical foundation for the rest of the team to build-upon) and in no way it should ever be regarded/disregarded as a less prestigious or low-skill position! It is truly one of the best feelings one can have when (subconsciously as a regular field-player) you just think "Fuck! This is a goal" just to turn around and witness an impossible save that either: keeps the team on the lead/saves the team from a disadvantage/makes the team psychologically sure that you will win/makes the team psychologically sure that you won't lose! Nowadays all i have is the most respect for the goalkeeper position, in any football match!

[@thehedgehogofdeath230]

Being a keeper has knackered my body later in life. You have to be abit nuts to be one

[@FirAnto]

I played GK when in school and college. It is a quite tricky position to play. As the last player and farthest from the ball (compared to defenders), a lot of amateur GK tend to fixated their vision to the ball movement. They fail to capitalize their vast line of sight, locating position of both attackers and defenders. This will disrupt coordination with defenders and tends to miss a blind spot. Most attacker will capitalize this to score. I think the main points would be: - Maintain vast line of sight - Mark all positions in the vicinity - Maintain distance between the goal, GK, and the last defender - Bark commands to defenders to close attacking routes as many as possible

[@MichailScholiadis]

4:08 your question on why he headered. it was a deliberate pass from the defender to the keeper, so keeper can't pick it up (with hands). the pass back was obviously a bad pass, so he had to clear it with a playable body part other than his hands. Header was the obvious choice, although quite tricky while tracking back like that.

[@perelo6232]

When the goiles try to stop the ball using his head insted of his arms is because the shot is actually a "bad pass" from his own defenses, so the goalkeeper can't use his hands in this case. But the "scorpion save" was just for fun in a friendly game. NIce video and greetings from Spain!!

[@stuartcollins82]

I think it's worth giving Tim Howard a shoutout here. Arguably the best player the USA has produced in the last 20 years. He was America's Scott Sterling on more than one occasion.

[@gohumberto]

The goal feels tiny when a professional Goalie is stood in there. When you play against a "normal human" in goal it's so easy to score past them. Goals are actually huge. What separates professionals from "normal humans" is more than just their size though, it's that they can get that size down so fast, and back up again so fast. They can be lying flat on the floor one second then leaping to the top corner 1 second later. Just try it. Jump to the floor then see how quickly you can get back up again. Now watch this video again and see someone 6foot 6inches do it.

[@mw7851]

The most insane performance that I watched was Neuer with Schalke vs ManU. Dont remember if it was the home or away game but his saves were unbelievable.

[@mattiaswibom4788]

I remember that. United played away as I recall. Sir Alex went and shook his hand afterwards. A very impressive performance.

[@meganega123]

Neuer vs Porto was better

[@michaelmichael1001]

Neuer is probably the best goalkeeper ever. And I come from the country of Peter Schmeichel.

[@j.w.2166]

@@michaelmichael1001 true he had great reflexes aswell but there are a few better i would say, the thing is Neuer took the whole Goalkeeper game on a whole nother level.

[@mw7851]

Ahh right the Porto game was also great. And I remember SAF shaking his hand after the ManU game.

[@SJ-kz2ii]

4:30 GK can't touch the ball with his hands if the pass is made by his teammates feet

[@WestysPlaylistHub]

Yeah, former keeper here. Hung up the gloves due to knee injuries. My best save was from a header right across my goal. Full size net. Even I don't know how I got from my near post to the far post and got up to finger tip the ball onto the bar and over. Especially since I'm 5 foot 7. Another one was a penalty save to keep us at 1-0 in a semi final. We went into the final. I got injured but played on and we won it. I have quite a few amateur medals as a keeper plus one goal. Free kick from my half of the pitch, 7 a side. I just thought screw it I don't get any chances to shoot so I took it and scored a screamer. I miss it now I'm reminiscing.

[@lzl4226]

The header saves are because the ball was passed back by their own defender. If you pick up a back pass by hand, it would have been a penalty. The back heel save by Higuita at 11:30 was just because he's crazy, no other reason. I used to play in an amateur indoor soccer league many years ago, and our team used to consistently come 4th, so much so we ended up renaming our team that. But the other consistent team was the one that came 1st every season, it only happened because their keeper was a semi-pro and the goal must have been tiny for him. It was very very frustrating to play against that guy, I remember to this day.

[@steven2528]

Nice saves, incredible reflexes in some of them, positioning in others. There are a number of INCREDIBLE goal keepers to check: Dino Zoff, Rinat Dasaev, N'komo, Jean Marie Pfaff, Michel Preud'homme, Martinez from Argentina has some incredible saves also... there are a bunch of keepers that are worth to see...

[@DarkBladeHD]

The reason for the header save is the player that throw the ball was his teamate. That makes it a pass to the gk. If he had caught it with his hands, it would have been a indirect free kick from where he caught it. That means the free kick is in the penalty zone, but they can’t score it from the free kick, they have to pass it to a teamate. Usually defenders stacks on the goal line and rush the ball when the pass is made

[@massey81]

There are 2 moments that make you decide whether you want to be a goalkeeper or not. 1. When you make an incredible save. 2. When you block a shot with your face at point blank.

[@billsager5634]

I was waiting for that. Rene Higuita's scorpion kick. Two Goalies are highlight reels unto themselves: Rene Higuita, the great Columbian goalkeeper - who in addition to making phenomenal saves, he's 4th on the all time list of goals scored by a GK The other human highlight reel was Mexico's Jorge Campos. First, you must remember most goalies are over 6' tall. You need height for the extension (reach). Jorge Campos was only 5'7"! Despite the diminutive stature, Jorge Campos had reflexes that would put a mongoose to shame, and he had springs for legs. Oh, and Campos was another GK who could play in the field - especially early in his career, when not it goal, he served as his team's Striker! If you like soccer, and want to have some fun, check out video clips of Rene Higuita and Jorge Campos.

[@shreyshukla2992]

Casillas's save against Netherlands is one of the most important saves in the history

[@yomama629]

It's the greatest save of all time in my opinion. 1 on 1 against one of the best players in the world in the dying minutes of a World Cup final and you pull off a kick save like that? Incredible, San Iker at his finest

[@safethuskic329]

My profile picture is Iker Casillas, but Emi Martinez save tops that one

[@matthieus7721]

Same for Buffon against Zidane in the '06 finale of the world cup (also in the video).

[@Lucas-GR]

@@yomama629 the greatest save of all time is Emiliano Martinez vs Kolo Muani, 123rd minute of extended time on a world cup final, football doesn't get better than that moment. Robben's 1v1 against casillas was at minute 60, spain had plenty of time to save the match. If Dibu Martinez didn't stop that Kolo Muani 1v1, the match was over and argentina would've lost another world cup final.

[@MiguelStinson88]

Casillas was the main reason why Real Madrid won the CL in 2002 against Bayer Leverkusen imo. Most people think of Zidane, but to me it was Casillas.

[@ASTRONIGHTCORE]

Love how David de gea has like 5 saves in this

[@SKINNYMONKY]

that scorpion save it was a signature save from that goalkeeper

[@hillebumm8312]

11:30 was a friendly game and england lead 4:0 i believe and yeah he just tried to be fancy and so the first "scorpion kick" was born its just a legendary save

[@justinhicks3572]

I played keeper in an indoor league, games were much fast paced, a lot more shots coming in from a lot closer, but a much smaller goal. It was fun though because games were always high scoring so letting in 3/4 goals was a good game and the center back in me from 11v11 outdoor always kicked in so I’d find myself tryna play like Nuer with how far out of my box I was going beating people to through balls n shit

[@javitino8361]

That 11:31 save was the famous Higuita's Scorpion. He used to do that to clear the ball just because he was crazy xD

[@andresgallego5727]

I have been a keeper when playing with friends in small football fields and even then it's hard, I have tried goal keeping in actual football matches and it's extremely difficult to hold concentration the whole match. Also divided balls from corners or free kicks are extremely complicated unless you are 2m+ tall.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

my favorite goalkeepers of the last generation were van der saar and schmeichel. physically they were complete opposites - one was a two meter stick and the other a muscular copy of dolph lundgren. but both were simply unshakable and worth their weight in gold.

[@kapafapautu714]

As a former goalkeeper saving from a great header are the most difficult one comparing to a long distance saved.

[@CoL_Drake]

Having Marius in a best of for keepers is kind of funny as he was kicked out for being bad and then bit even managed to play in a middle class team he was loan to .. sad story xD

[@ciangarvey1844]

11:34 the reason for the scorpion kick by the goal keeper is different to the one s where they use their head, they use the head as the shot was actually a pass ( a bad one) back from his teammates. The goal keeper is not allowed to use his hands whem receving a passback from his teamates. However the goalkeeper is just a madlad, Higuita is his name and he did some crazy stuff on the field as a goalkeeper like taking the ball and dribbling all the way up the pich bc he felt like it

[@joaquinquiroga858]

min 11.31 ...René Higuita call this type of save "the scorpion". He do that a lot of times in important matches for Colombia.

[@bagavondo2477]

oh, you just got to see the man, the myth, the legend...scott sterling!

[@rickymcgarrigle1827]

if there is a deliberate pass back to the goal keeper, if they touch the ball with their hand the opposing team is given an indirect free kick inside the box where it was handled, so they had to header the ball away

[@dragneeladhoo6023]

4:14 the reason is *The Back Pass Rule* which prohibits the goalkeeper from handling the ball if its deliberate passing of the ball with the feet from a teammate. which will give a indirect free kick (or a penalty if in PenaltyBox i think) to the opponent.

[@jonnybeach4944]

the last one is a pure show off ... and this goalkeeper was known for been nuts ;P

[@alessandromangiapia7082]

The keeper saving with his heels is Higuita and that is his famous scorpion kick ☺️

[@bloodhymns1356]

The celebration is a psycholigal thing, like a touchdown when somebody is laying on the ball. you start to celebrate to try to get the ref to give you the point/goal. And sometimes players think they scored.

[@nicholasc.5944]

The reason why the keeper sometimes use their head is because physically your head is closer to the ball than jump and swat with your hands so in a tight margin the closet part of your body to a overhead ball is your head

[@gavinbar1988]

Keepers will have to head the ball away or it would be a backpass. Basically a backpass is a pass with your foot back to your own keeper and the keeper picks it up. A team mate can head it back, chest it back but cannot play it back using their legs and feet. If a team does play it back and the keeper picks it up then an indirect free kick is given where the ball was picked up.

[@ericjayden409]

4:22: the goalkeeper did not touch the ball with his hands because it was an assist from his teammates leg-kicked-assisted. It would’ve been allowed to couch it if it was assisted with a header. If he caught it, it would’ve been an indirect free kick

[@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής]

When the goalkeeper runs backwards and the ball comes from above, then if he catches it with his hands he will go into the net with the ball because he has the inertia of the movement and cannot stop.

[@Shoomer1988]

These guys have the reactions of a cat.

[@californianreacts]

They absolutely do! I'd look like a sloth out there compared to them. Very impressive how quick they move, and sometimes going for/reading where to save the ball before the kick.

[@WeaKeDBZH]

Handball goalkeeper are crazy to watch too

[@santaclaus0815]

Situations in the penalty area or close to field players require a lot of courage. Courage is the biggest hurdle to becoming a really good goalie. Approaching the ball with your foot requires less courage than with your hand. Approaching the ball with your hand means that your arms, upper body and head get closer to the cleats, feet, legs, knees... of the other players, all much more stable body parts. It is not without risk and very painful in the event of a collision. As a goalie you have to be brave, alert and fast like a cat. And you need the same hunger and hunting instinct for the ball.

[@griffithmorgan4966]

Best save ever Buffon for Juventus vs Barcelona in the final. He was horizontal going one way and reached down with his hand to block the other way mid flight. Juve lost, but that save will never leave my mind.

[@richardjames7905]

The two footed overhead kick was during a World Cup finals match. I think the goalkeeper was playing for Columbia.

[@Thatguy16897]

At 4:23 his teammate passes a very dumb pass and you are not allowed to use your hands to receive a pass from your teammate if they use their feet

[@wizardflaps]

To answer your three questions: 1. Pass back 2. Passback. 3. Whistle had already gone and Higuita was showboating.

[@Hyster1aMcR]

When keepers make incredible saves the opposition players usually go over and pat them on the back or clap for them as a sign of respect keepers are a crazy bunch they have to put their bodies on the line and some of them have ended up with horrific injuries

[@itzmeaid3nytxer355]

4:20 That's because it was a pass back to the keeper, not a shot. If it's a pass back to the keeper, the keeper cannot use his hands which is the reason why he used his head to save it. If he does use his hands, then it's an indirect free kick from wherever he touched it with his hands and he could've gotten a card for it, too.

[@urielpp]

10:00 Liverpool vs AC Milan - one of the most best matches ever play

[@californianreacts]

I'll absolutely look up game highlights of Liverpool vs AC Milan!

[@urielpp]

@@californianreacts It's 2005 UCL final

[@arturnienartowicz7213]

I saw Hiquita, I think I saw Dasaev and Kahn. But to be truly legendary - we need Yashin, Dino Zoff, Pfaf too. And N'Kono. It ain't legendary without 1982 WC N'Kono saves

[@RichardGadsden]

The way I was taught the rule as a kid was "all of the ball must cross all of the line" (for it to be a goal).

[@Gia1911Logous]

Rene Higuita's is amazing but apparently, according to him, there was an offside call, so he risked it at that moment to save it like that because he knew it wouldn't count

[@salvadorcatan5054]

the last one the scorpion kick was in a friendly game between colombia and england before wolrd cup 98" ofc higuita [the name of the the keeper knows that really well since he was doing this kind of saves or moves even in leagues games]when your own team member send the balll to you or pass it a goallie cannot touch it with theyr hands bcs will be a fault and inside the zone is almost like a penalty but with a barrier but again is dangerous to do that

[@zeddgaming1337]

i used to be a goalkeeper playing semi-professional. was good while it lasted, training was fun, but you gotta be the fastest and strongest on your team, you are the last line of defence also the keeper head instead of hands is due to a teammate passing to him back, if a teammate passes to a goalkeeper the keeper is not allowed to catch it with his hands so it was the only way to save it

[@stokespike]

You need to see Sir Gordon Banks save vs Brazil and West Ham. The best ever.

[@ericmarseille2]

4.11: Showboating. Some goalies have very bad memories of having tried that. 7.55: Yes. The ball must have crossed completely the line, with all its circumference, which means that sometimes the ball isn't in contact with the line anymore but still part of the ball is over the line, so no goal. 11.35: His nickname was "El loco". 'Nuf said.

[@josearavena9948]

The saves with the head were to cover for a teammate mistake, if they use the hands is penalty because a teammate throwed it your way, so they go with the head.

[@RambinoYT]

The 2 goalkeepers that headed the ball was forced to do that, if they catch that ball it would be considered a backpass. You are not allowed to catch the ball or use your hands when your players give the ball back. Both the passes were horrendous and forced the goalkeepers to run backwards which is very difficult as is when you can use hands...but with a header. It's just incredible saves, especially the one where the goalkeeper followed up with an INSANE save on the line from the header right after The Columbian goakeeper at 11 something did a Scorpion Kick as they named it after him, I dont remember the history. It was either someone who did it before him and he wanted to replicate it, or it was because he just was a maniac xD he did alot of crazy shit, because he was so good so people just enjoyed his shows when he did shit :D

[@californianreacts]

A comment on the original video which sums up my thoughts on what it's like to be a goalkeeper! "Nobody knows how hard it is to be a keeper. He is the last guy in the defense as well as the first guy to start the offense." ⚽ Have any good stories?

[@nightstorm5914]

the tragic "fall" of german goalkeeper Loris Karius, was once the the nr.1 gk of Liverpool in the english premier league (nr.1 league in england), before he got a head injury in a UEFA championchip match against Real Madrid which lead to 2 big gk mistakes and goals by Real; after that game his carreer kinda spiraled down (he was lended to other smaller teams in europe before he become nr.4/5 gk of Liverpool and then finally left liverpool), today he plays for Newcastle, another english club, which hasn`t the higher standards as Liverpool (also he had maybe the chance to play for germany national team, but this was over after his game against Real Madrid) also the sad story of brasilian gk Paulo Moacyr Barbosa Nascimento, which became the scapegoat why brasil lost the 1950 world cup; he became a "Person non grata" after that and people where nasty to him; he once said "The maximum punishment in Brazil is 30 years' imprisonment, but I have been paying, for something I am not even responsible for, by now, for 50 years." he died 2000 at age 79 by a heart attack

[@Sarge80]

Some really good saves yes, just wondering why they didnt show any of Van der Sar's spectacular saves.