Distribution competence of a football clubs goalkeepers

Do Italians Really Do It Better? Evidence of Migrant Pay Disparities in the Top Italian Football League

“…Empirical evidence suggests that different roles require different skills to be successful (e.g. Bornkamp et al, 2009;Seaton and Campos, 2011). Moreover, specific roles tend to be commonly considered as integral to the team's success, thus potentially leading to an overestimation of the performance of players that cover specific roles (the typical case here is that of forwards).…”

“…This view is consistent with recent literature in football that focuses on the role of positional skills in determining the performance of both players and teams (e.g. Bornkamp et al ., ; Seaton and Campos, ).…”

A review of the key demands for a football goalkeeper

“…playing out from the back more and playing through the thirds. However, Seaton and Campos [25] findings could also be a reflection of a lack of strength and power development in the younger player. All goalkeepers demonstrated a tendency to play to more central zones when distributing the ball during matches and this was surmised as a way to avoid the ball going straight out of play from the goalkeepers throw or kick [25].…”

“…Changes in playing philosophies suggesting more instances for goalkeepers to be involved in distributing the ball is reflected in findings that goalkeepers used their feet more to distribute the ball in a game situation than their hands [25]. Seaton and Campos [25] also found that older goalkeepers were more accurate when throwing but younger goalkeepers kicked more and as a result were more accurate with their kicks. The emphasis on kicking for the younger goalkeeper is probably due to lack of upper body development.…”

“…Fear of failure, making mistakes and losing or expecting to lose the ball are real concerns for the goalkeeper [36]. One mistake can cost the team success and this creates a feeling of high pressure for the goalkeeper in many situations [25]. However, Tedesqui and Orlick [37] found that when goalkeepers are fully focussed on extracting the best information from cues and formations that they were less likely to worry and be distracted about the outcomes or previous mistakes.…”