Goalies Have the Loneliest Job in Soccer, Here's Why | Op-Docs
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- In Andre Andreev's Op-Doc "The Lonely Goalkeeper," the legendary goalkeeper Bob Wilson reflects on the “desperate courage” required to serve as the last resort against an onslaught of unpredictable shots from his opponents. Originally a teacher who played as an amateur, Wilson moved up to professional soccer later than his peers - but spent 1963 to 1974 playing for Arsenal, a storied club in the English Premier League. In 1971, Arsenal honored him with player of the year following the historic season when it won both the league title and the FA Cup. He ranks among their 50 greatest players.
As Premier League clubs compete in empty stadiums this summer after a 100-day pause, Wilson’s memories take on new resonance. They remind us that even though their work is often undersung, those on the last line of defense can be the greatest heroes of all.
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If your goalie missed a save your defense was the problem 9/10 times
@M Pheareak Official bruh stfu
@M Pheareak Official no
1/10 Times Lloris Karius was the Problem
@Top News 99 times out 10 that will never work
Unless your kepa
Can we stop for a minute and just appreciate this beautiful animation?
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The loneliest job: Goliee
Manuel Neuer: Laughs in sweeper
He is the captain, so it's not that bad for him.
While Neuer isnt the one who originated the role, he's really redefined it for the modern era. No wonder Philipp Lahm entrusted him the captainship of Bayern. Neuer was an absolute beast against PSG. MIA SAN MIA!
Guy who closes the stadium at 4am:
@@benjapizarro981 original haha😂 had a good laugh... But im pretty sure he/she wont be alone. Stadium will probably have 50+ cleaning service
And then you have clowns like Ederson who can play footie but can't keep
'who's the goalie??'😡😤🤭 But who's asking 'HOW'S the goalie?'😰🙁😴
Noicee
How's the goalie?
Nooice
Why is the golie?
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There is another scapegoat in soccer and hockey. In a shootout, the last player to miss is blamed. The players that missed before the last player are forgotten. But be the player that misses and ends the game, you are called names.
Except Messi in the Copa America penalty shootout apparently
Roberto Baggio weeps in Italian
@@AbhiramSaran yeah the 5 th guy missed too
@Devin Velasco Lol finally someone recognizes our hard work as well. David Luiz makes BRILLIANT recoveries every game and despite this, he is HATED by Arsenal fans day in and day out because of few mistakes. Heck, some people think De Gea doesn't make as many mistakes as him. Defenders are often the reason goalies don't concede, and without them, the opposition would be scoring dozens of goals easily, so why do they get blamed after they make one mistake? They prevented like 20 goals and you're going to blame them for conceding one?
@@nokilhot3550 Luiz in arsenal vs city fa cup and arsenal vs Liverpool was fantastic
honestly that was a fascinating perspective!
edit: the animation was really enjoyable to follow aswell :>
Before watching: what does the New York Times know about goalie...
After watching: wow this is amazing, wish it was longer
NYT doesn't know a thing about the profession. They asked a goalie that doesn't even know the modern game to do this. It was true in the past goalies often didn't get the praise they needed, but these days it's the defence.
It was only good because it was British. They have never been the best but at least they can show up at the WC lol
Thats what she said
@@nokilhot3550 what he says is still relevant in the game
As a goalie, can confirm it is the most stressful yet somehow enjoyable thing I’ve ever decided to do
Goalie gang!!
Personally as a winger i know my job is not that difficult compared to what you goalies have to do in every single game.
It's true that we have to move and run more but goalies they literally sacrifice their hole body !
and we even sometimes might make alot of mistakes and not pay attention throughout the game and nothing happens but as a goalie it's completely a different story you need to always be careful and the danger is always there and in any moment by a small mistake of defenders the unthinkable could happen and you get blamed instead.
It's a very stressful, difficult and important position and i think you goalies deserve more attention 👏👑⭐
The heart becoming the ball was fantastic.
"Casting dispersion about your parentage", I'll be using this now
Winston Zuo the captions do say “dispersions”.
Winston Zuo ok gotcha.
@@dzeliongurung3218 yep, he's right. Casting aspersions means trying to attack someone's reputation/integrity.
santhosh sridhar yes I was wrong haha. 🤣
I love this animation
Its minimalism is certainly charming.
beautiful stuff isn't it
The goalie is just the final defense. The stuff that happens before it reaches the goalie matters.
Only it's so much stuff that it's easier just to blame the goalie.
Not true, I went to a match a few months ago and we had a goal that with an average goalie you could save should've been saved but all the blame went to the MIDFIELDER's, which like, I mean, that was way before they scored giveaway.
Nobody ever wants to be the keeper because its such a stressful and often thankless job, mad respect for those who choose to play keeper
Former high school goalie here.
The things talked about were especially true when my team played a league game before the COVID-19 pandemic hit us.
In one game, I got scored on 4 times because my team never supported me whenever I yelled for them. They all thought that I would save every single incoming shot. Never played again because the coaches never trusted me, even though I wasn't properly trained like another goalie in the team. Not to mention, I was constantly harassed because of my sexuality, and my girlfriend wasn't spared. Both of us were attacked with verbal racist "jokes." Even some were made by the team captain. The coach overheard one of them and responded with the phrase "Boys will be boys."
All of this happened at the beginning and throughout the season before I finally decided to quit and join the track & field team, who were a major upgrade in terms of friendliness and performance.
Hey, it’s been two years since my last high school game but I understand what your talking about. My defence used to doubt my abilities too, because of one goal that I’d conceded (it was a long range shot which should’ve been saved but again that’s where I messed up). I didn’t even get selected for the next tournament. I kept practising and playing with some of my good friends on the team and eventually I got called back on but still wasn’t first choice. I did get to play a few games in the next tournament, I did well and our team won the trophy too but it didn’t feel like a victory to me. Even a single incident can change your mindset and motivation another example would be the Karius situation where he bottled two very easy goals in the UCL final against madrid and Liverpool didn’t even keep him in the squad for the next season (loaned him to Besiktas, he’s returned now though). Coming back to me I did manage to win a lot of games and in the end it was a great experience but that one incident really changed my mind and made me doubt myself.
I was a goalie in soccer as well. I worked my butt of every day but my nerves occasionally got the best of me in a tense situation. Some days I wouldn't play as well as normal and my teammates laughed at me and called me names. I think people don't understand how hard it is and how much pressure you feel when you are the last man. When you are literally throwing your body at a ball that is traveling at speeds that can give you a concussion. I remember some days my hips would hurt so bad from the dives I did the day before that I would miss a save in order to protect my bruises and my coaches would say I was being lazy. In the end I genuinely did have fun. That is why I played it. There's something satisfying about completing such a hard challenge and showing up for your team when the pressure is on. I just think if I received more support from coaches and players I would've had the opportunity to use my skills a little more because then I wouldn't have always been so nervous. I think the lesson is: Make sure you show some appreciation to your goalies. Give them a few extra compliments every now and then and let them know they have your support.
All the best for u dude, I can relate to your story. A campus goalie over here
FROSTBITE the only thing you’re leaving out is that pool became champions after the change.
@@matthiasschaus5112 de Gea got that earlier in his days in United. Goalkeeper needs motivation more than strikers
I remember the Champions League quarter final match between Atalanta and PSG. Neymar was dribbling fantastically but had very poor finishing. Even missed sitters. PSG were trailing 1-0 at 88' but came back to win 2-1. After the match everyone was celebrating how brilliant Neymar was that match.
Edit: I am not criticising Neymar. Just pointing out that fans witch hunt goalkeepers if they make just one mistake.
not because of the finishing though - he was, pretty much, the whole PSG's offence that night - created a lot, not just assisted inone of the goals. on the subject of the video though - noone was blaming the keepers for the goals, by the way ahah
Well to be fair, he was absolutely brilliant. Except for his finishing that game (which everybody was calling him out on) he was unstoppable, Atalanta couldn't do anything to him
I've never understood the hype about Neymar. He's an average striker at best, and I didn't think he played well at all in that match.
@@mirzaahmed6589 then watch the game again, if you say Neymar played badly then you should watch it again.
Martin Cordero Cuellar it’s true he’s mediocre at best
What makes up for this dreadful feeling of being under appreciated because you let in a goal at the end of a game after making great saves throughout the game is when your team is, say, winning 3-2 and you make a magnificent save in the 90th minute to secure the victory for your team. This happened to me and me whole team celebrated me and hyped me up so much and it was one of the greatest feelings ever. Idk moments like these just makes it amazing. On the other hand I feel like strikers get this feeling so much more than goalies do, so it is kind of unfair for us, but as someone who really loves the position, I don’t care.
Loneliest job, whatttttt????? Every player runs towards us.
Lol
Lonely v alone
Animation and sound effects are brilliant!
When the heart turned into a ball ... amazing
Manuel Neuer: "I'm not the lonely goalie. I'm the last defender, The 11th Out of D-box player".
I no longer play goalie anymore but when I used to, I honestly dreaded the position most of the time. The immense feeling I would get making some saves kept me in the role but it was real hard since no matter how many saves you make, it was as if I was only remembered for my mistakes.
I used to play but I moved to defend
True indeed... goalies are only remembered and penalised for their mistakes, whereas strikers are remembered and rewarded for their merits: I admit that a striker's job requires loads of skill and competency, but that is no reason for this bias against GKs to exist...
@@manswind3417 there is no bias. The goalkeeper position has changed in the modern times. Look at how Neuer plays. He plays further in the pitch and has redefined the sweeper keeper role. That requires massive confidence. Most of the time, if your goalkeeper has to make plenty of saves, it just means your defenders aren't doing their jobs.
@@rumblefish9 Well yeah but this certainly doesn't change the fact that goalkeepers are criticised a lot more than forwards for committing an error...
Iker Casillas has a famous quote that goes something like "being a goalkeeper is like being a good person, no matter how good you play, people only remember your mistakes"
This is really beautiful. The storytelling, the beautiful production, and the ever on-point music is just.. 10/10
Amazing story amazing animation!!
As a football player, and keeper myself, they always said keeper is that one different kid on the pitch, lol
Throughout video: football
Title: Soccer
Well you are actually using your foot more
US paper, British narration
The narrator is not American that's why
It's as if other places call things by other names or something.
This animation style is just so stunning
“No matter how many goals you save, some people will only remember the one you missed”
- Iker Casillas
that animation was so cool. Love watching these
Sweet production value
Got chills multiple times throughout the video. Great sound anf animation. Well done
The story is wonderful and the animation is even more.
Oh my god. The production quality was amazing of this video. Hats off to you guys.
A core truth of a goalie story and superb animation
Beautiful! Thank you
Interesting.... Very interesting.
WE ARE GOING TO DIE
VAMOS MORRER COVID 19
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@Tessellation Lol likewise.
This was a beautiful video. Good job NYT.
Stunning!
Loved every second of that video , brilliant !
Thank you for this.
This is amazing. CZcams is actually trying to make us good people by making us understand such important things in life and appreciate them better.
I absolutely love how this story is told and this art style
This is very Inspiring!
Proud Goalkeeper here! Never give up! ⚽👐🏼
Superb short, well done to all involved!
Truely amazing video, voice, music, animation !
Beautiful.
Love Bob Wilson. Class.
This is a beautiful piece of work. Props to the narrator as well!
great story and incredible artistic quality presentation.
Brilliant video. Very true, being a goalie is the most difficult job in football.
As a Gunner myself I have to admit that this animation was beautiful.
We love you Bob Wilson.
What a beautiful film!!
Fabulous.
Fantastic!
This is an amazing short video. One other thing that adds to all of this anxiety is that the only other person in your team that can relate to you (the replacement goalkeeper) is effectively your biggest competitor and threat. That always creates an interesting dynamic.
Incredible film, great work by the Bulgarian Andre Andreev and the team!
This is a really great animation! The delivery was terrific
Great video and animation. As a goalkeeper myself I really relate to the loneliness of the position. You really need different kind of resilience courage and forgetfulness to play it and play it well. Sadly I just didn't have it. I was really good in training but I couldn't control my nerves on matchday.
This was awesome!
How about sub goalie? Imagine spending almost every match on the sidelines...
Ez money
There getting payed tho
Yo the chills at the end. Message hits hard
Even the most experienced goalkeepers can feel nervous, this is so TRUE! Like, I play just for recreation (stood in goal for more than 2 decades) and I admit that the size of the net makes me feel nervous! However, that feeling goes away when I start warming up.
I won't save every shot and I cannot expect to win every game for my team (well not every time), but I know that I can produce a few head turning, applause worthy MOMENTS OF MAGIC and that's what MATTERS the MOST.
Thanks for the upload 😃😃
Wow really enjoyed this!
this is brilliant
IDK why but his video gave me goosebumps!
Meanwhile the groundskeeper on a Sunday morning by himself on a lawnmower
Sounds like heaven to me
The animation was absolutely brilliant!!
Great storytelling
This video is masterpiece!
I loved this, amazing
So beautifully told! Love it !
Top News 👁no❤️👁
This couldn't be more accurate 16 years as a Keeper and only other goalies understand, truly.
Yes! I can play brilliantly the entire game but one slip up and I’m “garbage”.
this video is fantastic
*Quite an intriguing perspective. Accompanied with great animation too.*
Wow this is really eye-opening
Man, this was so well made
Beautifully made video!
This animation is really awesome
Very, very true!!
I used to be a keeper and this is too true especially as no one understands how to do it but everyone thinks they’re an expert
Brilliant
Nice piece guys. Well done
The animation is superb
Amen to this video
visuals 😭😭 they’re amazing
Beautiful vid
The animation in this is outstanding
amazing
this is beautiful
Great animation and colors
i never looked from this perspective. good one
i loved this
This was such a good video
This is beautiful!
Love the animation!😀
Nice reporting guys!
What a video!!❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful animation!!!!!
The legend.
Great video.
legend!!
Being a kid I always wanted to be a golie because I thought I'll have to run less than others 😂😂
LOOOL
same lmao plus if somone tries to throw something my instinct is to try to catch it but instead saving it like a goalie
I’m a HS goalie and I relate to everything he says here. Being a Keeper puts you in a very vulnerable position where every mistake is likely disaster