The Near Post Myth Has Been Debunked (Ft. Asmir Begovic)

[@valentinazmi8858]

it really annoys me when commentators are talking about goalkeepers when they have no clue about the position. This is a great example of that with the near post, I also find that they also say a lot that the striker has a really nice shot even when the keeper saves it but doesn't credit the keeper.. or they don't mention their name. Like if they save a really nice shot they win the interaction why don't they always get the credit then

[@ninjalectualx]

I only listen to ex-GK commentators on keeper criticism. Kasey Keller is annoying generally but he's great at explaining GK stuff

[@goalkeeperreviewsforyou]

Really good for you to promote this, it was always a feature of the coaching at his ABGK Academy to save the ones you can in your bubble. One day we’ll get better informed pundits who stop perpetuating these myths. #gkunion

[@cftpafan]

Begovic made a great point when he said that the ball beats you just as fast regardless of whether it’s going near or far.

[@cftpafan]

Not a keeper but I always found this criticism odd for that exact reason.

[@most5795]

intimidation saves and anticipation close outs(making decisions based off of body language) are real they just don't get talked about because they don't go on the spreadsheet report. to play devils advocate you could say watching your near post first from an angled attacker could be considered an intimidation save too

[@beetleboi93]

Literally was dealing with this from a game this week where my teammates were DOGGING me cuz I got beat near post 🙄

[@Labgorilla]

I love the GK union. Is where I go all the time.

[@blackmamba9089]

The ball also travels less distance if it’s being struck at the near post compared to the far post and the ball will travel across your body at one point during it’s trajectory if the ball is being struck at the far post but that’ll never be the case if being struck at the near post. It’s so silly lmfao

[@tempestional]

good vid dude

[@richiel5557]

Great video

[@leoochofaigh6714]

Saying "gk" is so odd

[@Fsdk88]

I was always annoyed when watching football and (for example) the striker doesn't hit the goal in a 1v1 with the keeper and the commentator saying that if it was in it would have been a goal or that the striker did a mistake by not hitting the goal. Another example is when there is a shot from like 10m with really good power and placed near post the commentator saying that the gk could have done better

[@michaelstein7510]

Yeah, I think commentators often forget how little time that really is for a goalkeeper to react, even with ideal positioning. Having played both GK and forward myself, I appreciate how difficult it is to save a well-placed shot. Sometimes, there’s nothing the GK can really do besides force the shooting angles to be as difficult as possible and hope he misses. I would often blast it near post when playing as a forward, because that’s sometimes a more difficult save for a goalkeeper to make than if I tried to curl it to the back post. A hard shot near-post leaves the goalkeeper little time to react, even if it’s a tighter window.