One thing I'm quite baffled is everytime a new player joins a football game, he/she is often given the keeper position. Kinda weird. For me the best position for starters will be defender.

I started out as defender first then promoted to keeper. People ask me I'm crazy or not go take up keeper job. Coz there was once my friend broke his teeth when playing GK. What to do, I'm stuck to that position, and loving every minute of it.

seems that im the only one capable of saving shots with my face and have no injuries hahahaaaa
my weakness is crosses, i only dare to punch them out. and punching usually gain more applause lol. if i try to catch the cross, i might fumble.

Me also don't like be a goal keeper,if got misstake,all suck u...
and me also very scare the ball hit my face and important side(My brother)..

This post has been edited by Lionheart216: May 25 2006, 04:01 PM

Perhaps that is why keepers are a rare breed. Diving for the ball on a striker's feet is no easy task. I guess the key to prevent injury is technique & experience. U have to be fast enuf to pluck the ball from the air, or from the player's feet. Last Sunday I went for a high ball with the opponent on the run, got to the ball but landed on my side (ribs). Cannot breathe for a while. Then got up & continued.

My team's previous two keepers, 1 got his jaw broken, then he suffered a concussion on the field. The other one saw his leg broken & was out of action for almost a year, screws fixed into his legs.

Another thing is knowing when to take the risk. If it's not worth it, don't take unnecessary risk which will put U & your team in danger. That's when experience will come into play

lol, if you dont play competitive ly, theres no need to go for breakaways. just let em score, after all its a breakaway ... and those unprofessional people will try to slam the ball into ur ass or just kick the stuffing outta ur head. but i did once lar, coz that guy so small , in a interclass competition.. he was like half my size, so i said " if i kena kick also wont die wan lar " i went for it and got the ball. haahcool and calm is the key here.

tenno, how did that guy break his jaw? kena kick? that must be very bad even tho i play like crazy, diving at people feet many times, but I play with considerate people lar.. if keeper dive i think he has the rights to go for the ball. in fact if keeper touch, and the fella still kick means foul hahahaa. If they abolish this rules, i can say Tata to the position of keeper.

it to train u to have at least basic goalkeeping skills..
imagine that in a game,when u already used all 3 subs and suddenly ur keeper got red card.then???

well,if u train any of the player to be keeper b4,then u just might lucky,if not???

this case use to be happen to Chelsea..

last season..when cudicini get sent off,forgot who become replacement keeper that time..

ya ka???? Didn't happen with me.Started up front the very first time

Aiyah sorry shouldn't put the word "everytime". But this is what happen lar most of the time.

Talking about risking an injury for the ball, well I rarely put myself to such danger if it means taking off my bones or putting my head/neck on the line. But if it resulted in just a minor scratches, go for it lar. Anyway I don't think a fast moving ball can cause heavy damage right?

but for keepers, 1 mistake is usually very costly.

Yeah, he got kicked straight in the face. It was a matter of a little bit early, or a little bit late.

In one-on-one situations, from a referee's perspective, keepers have the advantage. U can go in straight with your feet first, can hack the striker off, & still U won't concede a foul, provided that U do all that in your penalty box. U can see when keepers go for 50-50 balls, they will stick their feet out to discourage the striker. If the striker dares to challenge, then it's up to him. If he kena anything, ref won't say a thing. The thing is you must go for the ball, not the player.

But nowadays, refs look to intentions of the player. If the keeper purposely go for the striker instead of the ball, with the intention of causing griveous (refs term) hurt to the opposing player, then the keeper is on for a booking.

lol im gonna buy sg boots and that would help deter strikers further blade ones. hahah. who dare come 1 on 1, bring it on !!

Damn my old primero gonna have to retire already...Hahaha...Time for a new replacement..which is :

Adidas Fingersave Replique(for real this time )

My bro is coming back from UK and he manage to find a size 9, and all for the price of 16.99 pounds...(1 pound = 6.5). which means : RM110
Damn and those Adidas store here are selling for RM210... hehe

And that day my mum washed my gloves (without my consent!!! She say too smelly already) and she dip it inside water with conditioner...The results, the surface become too smooth, lost the grip . Luckily I dip inside water again and dried it up then it was okay back alreayd..but still I think the latex surface has lost it's effectiveness already...Damn!

This post has been edited by mxxuang: May 30 2006, 09:39 AM

Coming back from UK ? When ? Maybe can help me buy those Sells gloves. RM110 for Replique is a good bargain.

Conditioner ? Like shampoo conditioner ? Or those Softlan things ? If conditioner still okay, but gloves' latex cannot stand those fabric softener. Sure gone case. Maybe can only use for training. I handwash my gloves with those sabun buku Fab. Works for me all these years.

Oh, and goalie got protection from ref wan usually.

I once chop an opposition player down in my box and got away scot free.


And i love coming up for crosses. I especially like it too if some one come and challenge for it and some how fall down hugging their backside or waist because kena jab by my knees.

Hahahaha...

The best is one on one... I dive straight for the ball instead of waiting..
Just rush in straight like a bull... straight to their legs.... bringing them down together in the process...

and yes sometimes i over dramatise a save and the ball just roll into the goal....

I think it's those softener...Usually I use dishwasher to clean one...


Kena red card I'll laugh at you....

i always be a GK when me n my frens play futsal but sometime i play in defense. i like to be a GK but i got no speed, quickness n watsoever need to be a good GK. i just have a big body.

the best moment is when i play with my frens in college (not tourney la, just sport activity in the evening). my fren dribble past all the defender and try to to "5 ringgit" me (at that time i do a sumo stance, so there's a lot space there between my legs), suddenly my hand moves on it's own to stop the ball (thanks god my fren just dop a simple tap). after that i LoL in front him. also, i got an experience when my balls do the save and it's really HURTTT!!!

This post has been edited by jackdante22: May 30 2006, 11:52 AM

I remember back in my high school days, i use to play goalie when playing with frens at the nearby padang(half the size of a football pitch). Best moments were scoring long range from my own goal area and playing during raining time ( can do super dive and sliding tackle)

Argh...RSH selling Adidas FS Carbon for 50% discount..means RM99 la now..

But heck I got my FS Replique already...Truly the FPS is much more flexible than my Old carbon(demoted to training gloves now).

lol shit man. i wanted to get some primeros . but stupi RSH hang them so low. i couldnt see . all i could see was cheapo pumas which cost Rm 29 . lol. what a bargain, even tho the latex is only 2 mm thick i think. haha. so damn thin, first time i worn this thin. last time use ASICS glove damn thick, also admiral gloves. actually admiral gloves quite good ler.. good grip. any opinions on other glove?

Your budget how much? Lol if you're patient enough RSH can really go low for their Adidas GK Gloves. Always cannot sell...Seems like i'm the only customer...

RM29.00 puma? That was my first glove. Totally useless one, the surface like the ping pong bat. I'm eyeing the RM89.00 Puma gloves, they're quite comfortable..tested that day..but din buy...