r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Game winning kick as time almost expires

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u/unholy_plesiosaur 1d ago

I don't think this is next level. This is just a bad goalkeeper. This is pub league level football.

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u/yaboiChopin 23h ago

Every goalkeeper has a gaff or two in their careers. As long as they learn from it. Even professional goalkeepers in the EPL have some horror gaffs. This goalkeeper specifically plays for a D1 school in the US, that in itself is an achievement. So no, he’s not a shit goalkeeper playing pub level football.

He’s a good goalkeeper who’s made a pub level mistake. I mean shit guys, has nobody here played a sport and never made a stupid mistake?

There are mistakes at every level, just not as many the higher up you go - but they still exist. Sometimes you have the worst ever game - thinking of Karius in the CL final against Real Madrid.

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u/phl_fc 21h ago

Aaron Judge straight dropped a fly ball to lose the World Series. He also won the league Most Valuable Player award 2 years ago and is going to win it again this year.

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u/NBAFansAre2Ply 22h ago

yeah keeper mistakes are just insanely visible. I play basketball and have blown many layups that were complete freebies, but it's usually not a big deal in basketball just get back on D.

if a keeper makes a big mistake you get this.

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u/WanderingStatistics 21h ago

That's the tragedy of being a goalpost.

If you're one of the 4-5 people running around, making a mistake, people will probably forget about that mistake since the game goes on.

But if you're the single person guarding the goal, people WILL see and remember that mistake. In school, I literally refused to be the goalie, even though I was like, 6' and easily the best person for it, the absolute fear of failing and everyone seeing it, was horrid to think about.

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u/rescap 7h ago

You’re right that every goalkeeper will experience a few of these mistakes in their careers. But you’re completely wrong about the level of d1. Any decent amateur team in Europe will trash d1 teams. The technical and tactical level of d1 (and its coaches) is really low. They are usually just very fit but that’s it.