16-03-2023, 11:41 PM
(16-03-2023, 11:28 PM)Tomsk Wrote: It's the forgotten art of a keeper catching the friggin ball that does my nut in, rather than palming it out into a dangerous position or out for a cornerI was talking about this the other day with a few mates and one of them was told it was because they way that the new style footballs are made,they're light and designed to swerve so its easier for a keeper to palm it away instead of catching (unless its a central midriff type of shot). Not sure if there's much truth in this but it seems logical, especially when you compare the older footballs of the 80/90's with the ones now.