Rossikk: Why Didn't Enyeama Dive For that Messi's Freekick?

I also find his positioning for the kick very dodgy indeed. Like he was inviting Messi to score on his left side. The gap he left to his left was so wide. So why didn't he dive when the ball got there? Where else was he expecting the ball to go? ALL VERY VERY DODGY.

Match fixing anyone?

abatically:

A player that has scored 50 career free kick Goals (and still counting) is no specialist? Haters gon always hate. Name a player that has scored 50 career free kick Goals.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKuKfgnT808

abatically:

Anticipation u say? Guy na wa for u oo. Are u sure u know anything about football. At what speed do u think the ball travels during a well taken free kick. This things happen in split seconds, so if I get u right, the wall should wait until the ball is hit before deciding to jump or not to?

Let me ask u, during penalty kicks, does the keeper wait for the ball to be hit before diving or does he choose a side to dive to before the ball is hit.

kendrick93: messi,suarez,gerratd,pirlo,etc imo are beter especially pirlo and messi. when i mean specialist,it means ability to apply curve/spin on d ball. ronaldo is mostly about shot power

ojofu:
A keeper will wait for ball to be hit first before diving but some do dive for the ball if they know the direction the player will kick the ball to, for example casillas did this against chile in 2010 because he knew where sanchez will put the ball after being notified by reina, . I did not say that they should have jump before the ball was kicked but can make their decision to jump or not after the ball had been kicked. Note this, everything in football happens in split second, that is why they need total concentration.

babakol:
so except from pirlo, which of this guys has scored half the number of freekicks cr7 has scored...

kendrick93: messi,suarez,gerratd,pirlo,etc imo are beter especially pirlo and messi. when i mean specialist,it means ability to apply curve/spin on d ball. ronaldo is mostly about shot power

kendrick93: messi,suarez,gerratd,pirlo,etc imo are beter especially pirlo and messi. when i mean specialist,it means ability to apply curve/spin on d ball. ronaldo is mostly about shot power

ojofu:
A keeper will wait for ball to be hit first before diving but some do dive for the ball if they know the direction the player will kick the ball to, for example casillas did this against chile in 2010 because he knew where sanchez will put the ball after being notified by reina, . I did not say that they should have jump before the ball was kicked but can make their decision to jump or not after the ball had been kicked. Note this, everything in football happens in split second, that is why they need total concentration.

abatically:

ha ha ha.. this shows ur knowledge of football is low, no need arguing with u. Goalkeepers do not wait for a penalty taker to shoot before they dive. Goalkeepers choose their side and dive as soon as the ball is hit. Good luck trying to wait for players like van persie, Ronaldo, Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard, Suarez, Robben, Ibrahimovic, etc before u dive. I can assure u they will score 100 out of 100 provided they are all ON TARGET. The only chance u have of saving any of them is to go for the ball as soon as soon as it is hit. So its either u get the direction and make the save, or u completely miss it.. If a goalkeeper waits for the ball to be hit... yes he will get the direction but will never save it as the ball will be too fast. Unless of course u count those silly penalties Victor moses take as good penalties.

gustav25: the free kick doubters...u guyz forgot juninho who has 67 career freekick goalz and still counting

ojofu:
so u think goalkeeping is all about guessing? u are wrong bro. they see the direction the ball is going before diving for the ball and this happens in a split second. "As soon as the ball is kicked " that is the key, the direction of the ball can be judged the moment the ball is kicked. my friend it is not a guessing game.

myads890: i think say na only me see am. i even mentioned it while watching that match but nigerians are very sentimental in their judgement. what else do you expect from people who keep on voting in even worse corrupt officials into public offices.

abatically:

Go ask a professional footballer they will tell u goalkeepers guess at least 70% of the times during penalties especially if the penalty is being taken by a specialist. No goalkeeper will save van persie, ronaldo, robben penalties unless they guess. So u actually think all those penalties where goalkeepers go the wrong direction is as a result of the takers deceiving them? LWKMD. The situation whereby they don't guess is when the penalty is being taken by a novice.. e.g Victor Moses slow penalties.

Rossikk: Why Didn't Enyeama Dive For that Messi's Freekick?

I also find his positioning for the kick very dodgy indeed. Like he was inviting Messi to score on his left side. The gap he left to his left was so wide. So why didn't he dive when the ball got there? Where else was he expecting the ball to go? ALL VERY VERY DODGY.

Match fixing anyone?

olumidazz: op I hv been thinking In line with u, I hv a strong feeling eyeama deliberately let dat goal, and what was all the love in tokyo he was playing with messi through d duration of the game...... my 6th sense tells me messi could influence barca signing him. thats the most reasonable plot to me if not eyeama could easily had stopped dat messi free kick if he wanted.

ojofu:
believe me, they dont guess but some watch leg of the taker, some watch previous penalty taken by the taker and other watch the ball. if saving penalty is all about guessing, why do they practice for it?

abatically:

Believe me, they guess. I am talking from first hand experience. You can't save a professional penalty taker's penalty by watching the ball or watching his legs. You will end up getting the direction of the ball but u will never save the ball 10 out of 10 times. When u guess its either u miss the direction or u get the direction and save it. So u see, there's better chance of saving with guessing.

ojofu:
So why do goalkeepers practice penalty, what are they are trying to learn from practicing? I dont need to practice guessing something. it is either that way or this way.

abatically:

Goalkeepers practice to be in shape and improve their reaction. Guessing the direction of a penalty right doesn't automatically mean it can be saved. You can go wrong direction and still use ur leg to save the ball. Also they train to get fit and improve their ball handling abilities. I am not saying goalkeepers guess all the time... but against penalty kick specialists, they normally guess.

bboiabb:

Please Moderator close this thread. We have total idiots talking. Pls watch the video again...if you have a functioning brain you will see that enyeama couldn't see the ball...why will he dive if he cant see the ball in the first place People like you annoy me.

Rossikk: ^^ If you check, some visitors concur with my hypothesis. So it's you who needs an IQ upgrade.

abatically:

Goalkeepers practice to be in shape and improve their reaction. Guessing the direction of a penalty right doesn't automatically mean it can be saved. You can go wrong direction and still use ur leg to save the ball. Also they train to get fit and improve their ball handling abilities. I am not saying goalkeepers guess all the time... but against penalty kick specialists, they normally guess.

striktlymi: That was Vincent's only fault. He underestimated Messi's abilities. If he had respected Messi a bit more than he did, he would have organised his defence such that he could have a good view of the ball and maintain a position that does not allow for too much space on both ends of d posts. At least d last man on the defence wall was not necessary. That would have given him a good view without necessarily going too far to d right.

I believe that ws the reason he felt disappointed when d ball went in. He never expected that the ball could get too close so fast. He couldn't have dived for the ball because of the distance and diving would only mean play acting, from my point of view. It wouldn't have changed anything. I don't think Vincent is a keeper that play-acts. Despite this, Vincent is a good keeper and deserves d rating he got with FIFA.