any contact on the keeper prior to getting the ball is automatically deemed a foul, what makes this more rediculous is that the player contacted hte keeper but didn't even go for or attempt to go for the ball.
I will say this though, our defenders should have protected our keeper better. Lenihan left their CB free to push our keeper, that's poor. Out marking as schoolboy, Dijksteel
1) Lenihan is touch tight (red square), Dijksteel, wrong side of their goalscorer (purple). WTF!
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2)Lenihan is pushed away by their player too easily, Dijksteel that isn't a good position according to any coaching I've done, you are not goalside.
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3) Lenihan takes a forearm to the neck needs to be stronger back. Dijksteelnow moving backwards which makes ot difficult to outjump the man behind, he's got himself into a really bad position through initially not being goalside
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4) Their player has been allowed a run on our Keeper and grabs his shoulder preventing him jumping (this is now a foul) but the keeper should have been better protected. Dijksteel in all sorts of bother now trying to mark the goal scorer
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5) We can now see that Dijksteels bad positioning leading to back peddling mean he has no purchase to jump and challengehis man, you can see his body crumpling under their goalscorer. You can also see their player is pulling Steffens shoulder, stopping him reaching his full elevation
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6)Dijksteel didn't get anywhere near winning the header. Despite the pull on Steffen the goal would still have ben preventable of Dijksteel had done the basics, get goalside of your man. Lenihan, basics, protect your keeper.
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