Evolution of The Sweeper Keeper to “Brazilian Keeper”

So much has been debated, documented, lauded etc in the goalkeeping spectrum about the much trending football skills of two of Brazilians current best goalkeepers, Alisson Becker who plays for Liverpool FC and Ederson Moraes, playing for the current English Premier League Champions Manchester City FC. They’ve unequivocally taken the art of Goalkeeping to new…

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2019.. The Year of The Underdog 💥💥💥

How many New Year Resolutions are deemed appropriate and sustainable to commit to over the period of time? How many do keep up the required discipline for such commitments? Well to answer these conundrums one has to do a stock take of resolutions declared over the past 10 years and evaluate how much progression has…

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The Last Match Before The Festive Season 🌲🌲🌲

Empathy – “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another” This is a topic that I’ve vested a lot of my time that serves my personal growth development especially as a goalkeeping coach rookie. This season so far has been an eventful and learning experience to which I’m grateful for. But before I…

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Team Management

A few changes in player personnel had to be made for yesterday’s crucial league home game against Wodson Park FC in the Spartan South Midlands Football League D1, which goes without saying from the back of last week’s heavy defeat. We had the opportunity to reverse our fortunes but it didn’t quite go according to…

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The Psychology of a Heavy Defeat

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to Climb it, Go through it or Walk around it – MICHAEL JORDAN These are the immortal words of one the most recognisable, successful greatest of all times NBA legend ever to grace the…

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Wembley Weekend Special

This week, I’m bringing you a special double header report consisting of Park View FC league match exploits against Brimsdown FC and the much anticipated EE Wembley Cup event held at Wembley Stadium London on the 25th of November. Before I get into the exciting reviews of the latter, my mandatory report of the former…

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Goalkeeping Coach to Playing Manager {game 1}

Yesterday marked the first time in over a year that my skills as a goalkeeper was required for Park View FC in the FA Middlesex Premier Cup against Bedfont and Feltham FC of the Combined Counties Football League D1, and I was highly motivated by the prospect of performing the art I duly love. Before…

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High Price Tag Goalkeepers

Recently, Alisson Becker the record signing goalkeeper for Liverpool FC made a comment about the expectancy of his game to be perfect by the watching enthusiasts. Now this can only raise an obvious question.. Does a high price tag defines the true value and quality of a goalkeeper? As there’s so much cash flow in…

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Player/Manager (Goalkeeper)

The year 2018 is the begining of my first season as a Player/Manager of the promoted Division 2 champions Park View FC to the 1st Division of the South Midlands Football League D1. It’s been a very humbling experience as I’ve managed to find myself in a very well structured and ambitious club, bearing in…

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Taking a Leap on Self Consciousness

Today was a great day for many reasons and i will try as much as possible to shorten the narrative. For the first time in 7 years, i came out of retirement and played goal (goalkeeping/Football) for the team I ended my playing days and won the game 4-2. This was a cup game played…

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