Sadly this compilation of Manuel Neuer best saves does not make justice. He has much better saves (many) than you saw here !! He together with Casillas, Buffon, Kahn, Schmeichel, Zoff, Jaschin, Van der Sar, Maier are among the best goalkeepers ever.
@bigbendum8403 Big fan of Chilavert. Have seen him first at the WC 1998, warming up for their group stage match against Mexico. He came out first before everybody else to train free kicks. And I don’t mean saving them! He lined up 8-10 balls 20m from the goal and put every single one in the top corner without breaking a sweat. I fell in love with his guts instantly. 😂
I don't like neuer, I hope he retires and I think he is not better then the Stegen anymore but in is high eben I say he was the best. No other one on this list comes close
it's a best of video for season 23/24. so not all plays he made are the 'shiny clipable' ones. and at age of 38, he's no more peaking, but plays consistantly on high level. to be fair, this video is more a deeper depth skill showcase, about movement in the box, reflexes, positioning, anticipation. just basically a all-day gameplay from an experienced goal keeper. on his peak between 2012-17, he was crazy good. now age and injuries do its justice, but still a no1 guy
Neuer's saves really don't do him justice. The reason why he is considered (by some) to be the goat is that he completely revolutionised the GK position by not just being there for insane saves but being very much integrated in the game. Neuer is an essential part of his team's build up play and also is the last line of defence against long balls in counter attacks of the opposition.
Revolutionized is far fetched when you think of Edvin van der Sar and others doing similar stuff earlier. Not taking away from Neuer, but he was not first to do this.
@@hw2508Not the first, but he is probably the best football player amongst all goal keepers in the world. That is the only reason why goalkeepers like him and Van Der Sar _can_ be integral parts of the build-up play. And in this regard, he exceeds Van Der Sar - not by a lot, but enough to be recognisable.
@@gi0nbecell I think Guardiola even wanted Neuer to start in midfield for one match when the title race was decided. But someone talked him out of this. He was so impressed by bis skill as an outfield player. I like this sweeper keeper style. Some people only see the risk ofa goalie running out of the box or playing passes instead of kicking the ball far upfield. But this style of preventing the attacker to reach the ball prevents good opportunities long before they emerge. And playing a pass helps your team to keep possesion and don't give the ball to the opponent. On top of that, early in his career Neuer was able to start counter attacks with his long throws.
My friend and I have a running gag / saying whenever we catch a game live and one of the goalkeepers makes a mistake that leads to a goal, it's "Neuer hätte den gehabt" which literally translates to "Neuer would've gotten that one", so yeah I would say, especially because he's also the national goalkeeper and saved Germany's ass quite a few times, that he's very respected in Germany, but also in the whole world because he shows his prowess internationally as well. This is what the German wikipedia page has to say about him (which I translated): "Neuer is considered one of the best goalkeepers of all time. In particular, his offensive, playful interpretation of the goalkeeping position is regarded as revolutionary. Neuer was named World Goalkeeper of the Decade 2011-2020 by the IFFHS, as well as World Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020, making him the record holder along with Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) and Iker Casillas (Spain). He was also named FIFA World Goalkeeper of the Year in 2020 and has been voted Germany's Footballer of the Year twice so far. Neuer is one of the 10 German players with the most appearances for the national team." It is pretty rare for a goalkeeper to be named the FOOTBALLER of the year because, as you said, the spotlight usually belongs to playmakers and scorers. This compilation also didn't really do him justice. I would recommend checking out FC Bayern München's official Best of videos ("Manuel Neuer - His Best Saves! | FC Bayern " from 6 years ago and "Manuel Neuer: 11 seasons, 11 incredible saves" from 2 years ago) - these are both way better because I would bet they blow your mind from an offensive and defensive perspective and make you question even more why you slept on soccer for so long 😂
@@meganoob12 Yeah, he REALLY wanted that 7:0. And actually i'm not into football at all, neither are my friends, but coincidentally we watched exactly that game - Even WE were aware of the near-historic relevance of that game for the german team. And oh boy, did they make history that night. Especially when they had a close up of Löws face after every goal - you could literally him thinking with the 5th goal 'alright boys, that's getting a bit too far now. Chill and defend now maybe'
In my unbiased opinion as a Schalke fan, I think Manuel Neuers best games were in the Champions League quarterfinal against FC Porto and semi final against Manchester United. Even Sir Alex Furgeson said afterwards that was the best performance of a goalkeeper he's ever seen in a game.
despite the fact that you are right , unfortunatly the sentence unbiased schalke fan on the topic of neuer is an oxymoron...just saying...its not possible
In my unbiased opinion as a Bayern fan, my favorite Neuer game of all time was Schalke vs Dortmund many years ago. You guys got pounded really bad. More than 60 shots on the goal in 90 minutes, but thanks to Neuer the game ended 0:0 and Schalke earned one point in one of worst derbies I ever saw.
Most players can get away with a mistake, because there's somebody behind them to fix things; when a keeper makes a mistake it's almost certainly going to give away a goal. Along with the agility and strength (wrists, hands and fingers take a lot of hits from high-speed balls), experience counts for a lot; knowing when to move out to intercept a ball, narrowing the shooting angle, anticipating where the ball's about to go and knowing exactly when to launch yourself. Goalkeepers generally get better as they get older, and are often among the oldest players on the team.
A professional football weights roughly 15 ounces and has a pressure of 14-16 psi inside. There were shots measured with over 85 miles per hour. And as you can see in this video, he sometimes only touches the ball with his fingers / fingertips: You need to have strong muscles in your arms, hands and fingers to widstand that power of impact!
if the goalkeeper stayed on the goal line, he would show the striker more space in front of the goal. Then the goalkeeper has to cover more of the goal. But if the goalkeeper runs towards the striker, then he has less time (more stress) and above all less space from the goal where he can shoot. This also means that the goalkeeper has less to guard (they also say ‘make the goal as small as possible’)
Manuel Neuer was one of the first "playing goalkeepers". When he was young he wanted to be a field player, but his stronger teammates put him in goal. Today he often plays a little in front of the goal as an additional defender (which you can see several times in the video). The scenes where he dribbles past attackers or catches them in a sprint are legendary. But above all he passes to a free player immediately after he has possession of the ball. With a goalkeeper like him, extremely fast counterattacks are possible. He has already shot passes to a striker who immediately scored a goal. Grounders are just as bad in football as they are in baseball. They are just as unpredictable and have made more than one goalkeeper look bad.
The full Football area is called the Pitch. The Big Goal area is called the penalty box and the small area within the penalty one is called the goal box. A Goalkeeper can play on the entire pitch and he is not restricted to the penalty area. The "box" as we call it, is there to restrict where the goalie can actually catch the ball using his hands. Outside the big box, he must follow the rules alongside with all the other players. No hand touching and only feel, legs, torso, shoulders, back and head are allowed. There were instances in the world of football that as a last ditch effort, the goalie pushed the field with all the other players to assist the offence in the finishing legs of a game when a goal was desperately needed, or due to his size, to be a strategic part in a corner kick as to try a header and score. He can surpass the goal line and he can catch the ball whilst standing inside the goal "net", but the ball must not pass the line. When the goalie is charging up "away" from his goal line, is generally a move made to force the player to try to score as far away from the goal line as possible, thus the extension of his body as he falls. To "block" as much space as he can. The deflecting of the ball is done when the gk is not 100% that he is going to secure the ball in his hands due to the speed or curving and rotation of it! Sometimes also, you can see the goalie when he runs back to the goal line after a push, using a header to clear the ball backwards and over the goal post. This is done due to the fact of the spatial awareness that he is losing running backwards, looking at the ball as it is flying high. Lastly, take into consideration that goalkeepers can not always see the ball whilst the game is being played in front of them. Too many legs of the offence and defense, bodies are in the way of his FOV and some deflections are forced by muscle memory and last second view of the ball as it travels towards the goal line. P.S. Hardest deflections are the close up headers by the attackers. Not much time to calculate the ball's trajectory regarding ball's speed and distance from the goal line.
There is no rule preventing the goalkeeper to be within the goal line but that would make it very easy to score against them. The best Goalkeepers are those who are able to manage where they stand and when they engage an incoming striker. In the optimum position the Goalkeeper will both limit the shooting angles of the opposing striker and make it difficult to go around him because if he is too early or too late it will either give very generous angles for the striker to shoot directly or make it easy for them to simply go around him or pass the ball. The only rule that most people do not know about is that Goalkeepers are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands if it has been passed to them by a teammate ( Unless it is an involuntary ricochet or was passed to them with a body part different from their feet like head, shoulder or chest)
yeah, but it is worth mentioning, that it occasionally happens that they make a goal line save, cross the line and end up in the net because they launch themselves towards the goal to make the save.
In the old days, the "goalstander" was just a random field player assigned to exactly that role. Over time, the position became more demanding, and "goalkeepers" evolved to be basically cat people, hunting down the ball and keeping their paws on it for as long as possible. Modern goalies are far mor involved in tactical gameplay, and Neuer's special skills meet that perfectly: 1. to anticipate the opponent's choice of attack and 2. to instantly switch from defense to offense after a save, starting a new attack for his team. He also has excellent, "cat-like" reflexes when catching balls shot on his goal from a short distance. Besides that, he's quite a good field player, too; and he can throw (!) the ball precisely to any given point within a distance of half a field length. Legend!
Manuel Neuer is the ultimate "Sweeper-Keeper," redefining the role of a goalkeeper in modern football. What makes him special is his ability to act as an additional defender, often coming out of his penalty area to intercept passes, clear balls, and even start attacks. His confidence with the ball at his feet allow Bayern Munich and the German national team to play a high defensive line, knowing they have a last line of defense who can handle the ball like an outfield player.
Always interesting to see how Americans react to soccer :) Yes, goal keepers are usually quite tall for obvious reason. Agility and reflexes are the main traits. Some great goal keepers like Neuer, have almost inhuman cat like reflexes. He has won several goal keeper of the year awards and is one of the greates goal keepers of all time!
He can play football,that's why he changed the game for goalkeepers.Perhaps the best Goalie ever.Casillas,Kahn,Meier,Jaschin.... He still plays for Bayern München.One of the top 5 Clubs in the world
@@duchon46 he was not that good. FIFA changed the rules because of him, there is a rule with his name because all goalkeepers sucked and the way he played inspired FIFA. It is about time for Europeans take out your heads from your own arses.
Manual Neuer is the goat of all goalkeapers ever. And he can play football as well. He plays for the german national teams and he is so good that he can decide the outcome of a game.
A former national coach of argentina said in an interview during the world championchip 2014 in Brasil that Manuel Neuer ist the best goalkeeper in the world. And the interviewer said that today there is no better goalkeeper. But the coach said after this that he had meant that Manuel Neuer ist the best goalkeeper of all time. And for me as a german and fan of Bayern München (Bavaria Munich) was this an accolate. He can read a match and react accordingly. That's his quality.
Undoubtedly the best goalkeeper of the last 15 years. Perhaps even the best soccer goalkeeper (worldwide) of all time. Yesterday he publicly announced that he is ending his unique career in the German national team. He will continue to play for Bayern Munich.
7:15. Yes, when the goalkeeper runs out of the goal, he leaves the goal empty, but when the attackers have a huge chance, the risk is worth it because if he doesn't it's a 1 on 1 situation and that's a clear goal in the vast majority of cases. In addition, when he runs out, he reduces the attacker's shooting angle.
@@Adam-l2g can they keep the ball? There are big nets behind the goals and in the past the balls were thrown back on field. There are several match balls for different reasons.
And he has Merican Soccer playing in the background, what a guy. First the campfire when its 345367 degrees (either celsius or freedomheit) now Merican soccer :D I love it!
@@karstenbalamagi8463 will you stop being German for a second ffs :D Na jk, i work in a mixed Dutch German team and wouldn’t want any others. So alike.
3:42 Yes he would be allowed to do that, but thats usually not recommended, because the further he is in goal, the further he has to jump to the side to get the ball. Means if he goes out, he can heavily reduce the space the attacker has left to score. But if he overdoes, the attacker can put the ball over him in the goal for example. The goal would also be pretty much empty then, from the perspective of a better positioned mate of the attacker. So it depends on the exact situation on how far he wants to get out. A really good keeper would make the attacker feel like, that there is no space left to score and the defenders should do a similar thing depending on his passing possibilities.
Sadly, Manuel Neuer 38 years old) annouced today that he end his career in the German National Football Team after 124 matches. In future, he only wants to play for his club Bayern Munich.
He`s one of the graetest of all time and he changed the goalie-gameplay, because he is a great soccer-player, too. Like your videos. Greetings from germany.
Neuer is not only one of the greatest shot stoppers, but what makes him really unique is how good he is with the ball at his feet. He is a keeper sweeper. Awesome goalie. Others that were great are Buffon and Casillas.
The compilation is only about the last season, so his best moments of all time are not even in there. He peaked at the 2014 Word Cup, but until around 2021 he was still the best Goalkeeper in the world. In the last years due to his age and injuries he is slowy losing is skill, but is still a very good goalkeeper. Neuer is 193cm (6'4) and around 93kg (205lbs). Most goalkeepers are 190cm (6'3) and above because the need to cover the goal and reach higher than tall outfielders in head to head battles. The shortes Goalkeepers at a top level are still around 183cm (6 foot). Neuer is concidered the greatest goalkeeper of all time not just because of his saves but also because he leaves his box a lot to get the ball 30-40m (~32 to 45 yards) before the goal line. And also because he was great playing with the ball, some call a goalkeeper who is playing good withe the ball an 11th outfielder. Neuer played for Schalke at the time one of the top teams in the German first division (Bundesliga) before he joined Bayern München (Munich) the biggest club im Germany with wich he won 11 league titles in a row (season 2012/2013 to 2022/2023) and also the Champions league twice (2013, 2020). With the German nationalteam he won the world cup 2014.
sadly he announched that he is retiring from internationsl football today he will continue playing domesticlly but its usually means full retirment isnt far away
Football has a lot of game balls, yeah, and if the ball becomes unavailable, a ball boy just throws them a new ball from the side that the ball crossed the white lines at the edges of the pitch
Support your own countries players too, check out Tim Howard he was an incredible american goalkeeper, he had an insane goal (yes as a keeper) from just ouside the box, like nearly 100m. This video was just highlights from one or two matches by the looks of it.
Neuer played for FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga before his twentieth birthday. When younger he was known for his far throws. He easily threw the ball across the half way line. He also was one of the first to adopt handball goalkeeper techniques using his legs just as much as his hands. And he's known for him playing far in front of his goal often outside, the "box", the 16 meter area (the area where he's allowed to touch the ball with his hands). Shots that touch the ground just in front of a goalkeeper are very hard.
You are right about the "grounders" been hard. In Phisics they explained that the in vertical moves is easier to predict were the ball is gona land, oposite to horizontal moves (kicks). The goalkeeper can be inside of the net (cross the line) and LEAVE to play the ball with feet or hand INSIDE THE FIELD, the only exception is in penalty kicks where the goalkeeper has to be with at least one foot on top of the net line when the opponent kicks the ball. Manuel Neuer was very famous for leaving the area and dribbling the attackers.
I think he is the most complete goalkeeper of all time (he changed the game with his out-of-the-box-actions at the worldcup 2014). I'm glad I was able to see him many times at the Allianz Arena in Munich;
Hey mate, I was a part time - fill in goalie when needed. This video bought back every stupid incredible save I ever made. I would have a highlight reel better than this if only I were born three decades later...Where were the cameras!!! No extra balls. Keeping against shots is about gut instinct. Being a great Keeper is much more. I was not a great Keeper. Yes the ball hurts.
The most amazing things about the high speed saves to me is that pro goalies do them basically unconscious. They've trained reflexes and muscle memory to a point where their body makes the decision before the brain even has a chance to figure out what the cannon ball is going on.
Someone who plays for Bayern Munich has to be the best in his trade. Munich has been German Champion countless times and the have the deepest pockets of all clubs in the 1. League. Their players are among the best you can get for money world wide.
A little side - info. His awesome reflexes amaze everyone. To get to that high level he trained with handball - goalies, who need this type of super - fast reflexes even more, because of the short distances.
Many goalies are good on the line. What Neuer distinguishes from them is reading the game, esp. his perception of space (is it better to run against the other player and get the ball before the other player can reach the ball or is it better to stay in the box?) and his abilities to use his feet (as absurd as it may sound). His passes are as good as any midfielder's and even his long shots reach his teammates way more often than the other team. They go long and precise. Germany always had great goalkeepers (Sepp Maier, Oliver Kahn, Jens Lehmann, Andreas Köpke, Toni Schumacher, Bodo Ilgner, Robert Enke, just to mention a few) but even amongst them he is outstanding. With 124 games in the national team in the last 15 years he outperformed even Sepp Maier with 95 games in 13 years - and against stiff competition.
You really have to watch the 2014 World Cup highlights of Neuer! These clips are pretty recent but his prime was definitely back then and this compilation really does not make him justice
I have to mention Tim Howard. Former team USA goalkeep, also Everton, was very good not only at stopping the ball but occasionally, especially with team USA, igniting a fastbreak with a good pass. Which mattered a lot since the US players aren't as good perhaps at the slow, passing style of offense popular in Europe, but we tend to have players with more overall athleticism and a fast break, just like in basketball, can take advantage of that. He also once scored a goal himself, albeit by accident.
Most keepers these days I think are pretty tall, saying that there was a keeper in the 80s/90s for Glasgow Rangers was shortish. Andy Gorum was an awesome keeper and could cover some ground for a shorter guy.
Manuel Neuer is particularly famous for his style of a sweeper keeper, which there are very few that are good at it. For this he would sometimes go waay out into the other half of the field even, and leave an empty goal, to either intercept an enemy's pass or help his own team in build-up. He hasn't always been a goalkeeper, in the youth he played on the field. As such he's very good at handling the ball and also doing some dribbles. Neuer was particularly revolutionary in that regard, and though there are a few very prominent mistakes he did with that play-style, it mostly works perfectly well and as such he can really support his own team's offense from behind.
Is he allowed so far away from the net? Yes. Yes he is. Still gives me stress galore to see it happen after a decade of watching him, standing sometimes at the middle line or on the occasion directly infront of the other goal. He is an insane goalkeeper and the first time I watched him in a game, that had became obvious there right away. He was but a spring lad back then and I a teen, so yeah. Heralded as the best goalie since Oliver Kahn, I'd say he had long since outdone the other goalkeeper legend from Germany.
1:48 yes they are, few pro goalkeepers are under 1.90m. Speed is essential, a fit vestibular system and agility too. A few other things to practice when becoming a goalkeeper are goal kicks /free kicks and throws for build ups 3:25 these balls are coming at you at sometimes over 100km/h and it’s not a 🏈 that you can grab with one hand, it’s round and the size of his palm. It’s way less dangerous to deflect it to the sides than try to catch it and then dropping it in front of the strikers feet. That’s why you’ll see goalies making fists and punching the ball off the pitch if they’re sure they’re not going to catch it
There are multiple play balls, but if a ball goes into the audience they have to return it and stadion security will make sure of it. One of those balls is multiple 100€ worth the newer ones even include transponders for goal detection and other new technology stuff to detect off-side and handballs and such.
More context for you: Manuel Neuer kind of revolutionized the Goalkeeper position. Up until around 2010 the main and often only job for the GK was to just stop the shots on goal. But Neuer is so incredible with his feet and his throws, that he wasn't just the GK, he became the first person in the build up basically. He is that good with the feet/his passing that Pep Guardiola (very prestige coach) that he actually considered playing him as a midfielder in one match. Neuer also was responsible for the term "sweeper keeper". You barely saw it in this video, look up his highlights for Germany against Algeria. Neuer is known for storming out of his goal to stop the opponents long balls, basically defending 30m away from his goal. Mainly people will argue but for several years he was considered the best Keeper in the world. He now is 38 and still starting and balling for Bayern München (biggest German Club)
Neuer is the GOAT on his position. Without a doubt. Before him, the goalies would stay in their box most of the time, back in the WC2014 he started to leave the box alot to assist his team. He even went as far as the middle line. That earned him the name "Sweeper Keeper". U really need to watch the worldcup game 2014 Germany Vs. Algeria and see what crazy shit he did there. And Btw. If you really want to buy a Football for urself. Try and grab one with the Champions-League design. Those often look super good. Much Love
Manuel Neuer already retired in German Football national team i think last month. After Yann Sommer (now ex-Swiss National team and current Inter-Milan goal keeper) announced his retirement in swiss national football team then Manuel also announced. Manuel Neuer is a current FC Bayern Munich Football team in Bundesliga (German Football League). FC Bayern Munich is a record german champion, one of the strongest team in germany, often qualified at champions league and a 6th time champions league winner. He was also the goalkeeper in German team who won world cup against Argentina in 2014.
plus, it's really hard to conceive how strong the ball is when is shot at you at 50/60/80 miles an hour. even a close shot that is not that powerful comes at probably 30-40 miles per hour, and when the pros hit it they hit it well. it takes serious grip and some real strength to deflect a ball with one hand like he does so many times. being a keeper is reaction + explosiveness + dead on precision. you don't have much margin of error when you have to intercept a ball that fast. I've been a keeper for a portion of my life, it's actually so damn fun and the training you follow is one of the most complete and rewarding from an athletic standpoint.
As goal keepers go, Manuel Neuer is allowed to do whatever he wants to🎉 He just came back from a serious injury. His stand in is fantastic as well! As German football teams haven't been convincing of late, their goalies have always been the best!
Yep there are a lot of match balls, almost every time the ball is kicked off the court, a new one is thrown in to quickly keep the match going while the previous one is collected. The box around the goal is the penalty field which has two purposes. First it marks the area where the goalie is allowed to touch the ball with his hands. Secondly, it also marks the space where if the defenders commit a foul, the attackers are handed a penalty kick no matter where the foul was committed within that box. The main reason footballs are difficult to throw, is not just their weight but also their size. You should also see some throws from the side by regular field players whenever there's a free throw. It's crazy how much distance they can cover with a throw.
Yes, most goalkeepers will be tall (you will rarely see a professional goalie under 183cm/6' tall, usually even taller) they also need quick reflexes and good athleticism to make the jumping saves, also the ability to get up and make another save after just making one. Flexibility is also important.
One thing that might be interesting to you, and because you asked is, that the goalie can be behind the 'goal line', but he can also venture as far out into the field as he feels safe to do. So, often you see a goalie move even into the opponent's half in the last minute or two, when his team goes 'full power' to avoid an important loss. But he can only use his hands within the 16 meter zone, which is the second largest rectangle around the goal, with the penalty kick point being at 11 m. That's why penalty kick in Germany is called 'Elfmeter'.. Another interesting fact, and that is different from tennis, or volleyball, is, that for the ball to be 'out' on the end line, or count as goal, it has to be across the line in it's full circumference, as seen from above. There was a big controversy in the '22 world cup, when a ball that might have been 'out', led to a goal for Japan after a video review, which sent the Germans packing. This was a real tough one for the nation, but according to the footage there was 'no green' between the ball and the end line, even if it was by 1/16" or 1/32". Bummer, because in the 'old days' without video, this ball would have been definitely out. Sorry, this is the best video I could find: th-cam.com/video/eQdc-eTB-1M/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=StadiumAstro
He was one of the best. Actually he still is one of the best. His prime time might be gone, but he is still top tier. This video did not even show his best saves. I`m not a fan, but I respect his skills. Ye, Buffon, Kahn and so on were great - but to me Neuer is the best keeper football ever saw. So far.
the small 5m box is just a special area where the goalie has special rights like you cant block him with your body or something like that. The 16m box is the area where he can use hands. And dont worry the small circle thing at the 16m box, thats just for the 11m penalty and only the shooter can stand inside to run at the ball. Almost not important that one. Same as the middle circle, thats just for kick off relevant after a goal and the enemy cant stand inside. And the goalie can go wherever he wants. Its usually like when someone runs at you as a goalie you want to go out in his direction to make the angle he can use to shoot a goal smaller. When you have defenders near you its usually better to stay in the goal.
@@jattikuukunen you cant hinder the goal keeper like being physical with him in that box, thats what i meant. He is the King in that box. Thats the only reason it exists.
@@mucxlx There is no special law that prohibits impeding the goalkeeper inside the goal area. The rules of impeding (Law 12.1 - 12.2) applies to any player anywhere on the field. The only special foul against a goalkeeper is if a player "prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it" (Law 12.2) which applies inside the entire penalty area, not just the goal area. The reason why the goal area exists is for goal kicks to the defending team where the ball must start in the their goal area (Law 16.1), for free kicks to the defending team in their goal area where it may be taken from anywhere in that area (Law 13.2), and for indirect free kicks to the attacking team for an offence inside the opponents’ goal area which are then taken from the nearest point on the goal area line which runs parallel to the goal line (Law 13.2).
In those 1-on-1 situations where goalkeepers, very often so Manuel Neuer, display near supernatural reflexes, training shines through. Obviously sheer talent too, let's not get this wrong, Manuel Neuer is and has been world class for two decades. However in 1-on-1 situations strikers usually pick one of a few selected spots to shoot the ball around the goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper is trained to cover those spots first by making himself large, or rather wide. So while it looks like Jedi reflexes on the screen, training - other than sheer talent and capacity to read the situation - plays an important role as well.
I don't know how many times I took the ball where it hurts a lot for men or I hurted my fingers by making a save. But I still like that, that feeling when you're touching & seeing the ball going away from the goal, watching opponent's frustration... Anticipation, bravery and leadership are required to play that position. Big part of our job is reading the game, commanding the defense & giving them instructions to prevent opportunities for the other team. Making a save is our last option when it becomes dangerous. And it's way better to block the ball instead of just pushing it. You also need a strong mental, because you can make a mistake that will cost a goal as nobody is behind you to recover the situation if you fail. You can make 17 saves during the game but if you give a goal at the last minute because the ball slipped between your hands, you gonna pass from hero to zero in 1 second. Very cruel 🥲 If you want to watch more videos about GK, I suggest you Gianluigi Buffon best saves. My idol as a kid (even if the WC 2006 still hurting my heart 18 years later ❤️🩹) and still the best one I ever see imo.
He can go into the goal, and this can matter as the rule is the complete opposite from the touchdown rule in American football: the *entire* ball has to be completely past the entire line, if there's any vertical overlap it's not yet a goal. The main restriction on goalies is if they go outside the 18-yard box (the larger of the two rectangles around the goal area) they are barred from using their hands the same as any other player.
3:20 It's better when they catch them because if the ball crosses the line behind them next to the goal posts after they've deflected it without touching an opposing player first then the opposing team gets to go to the corner with it and kick it back in which is really dangerous because it's so close to the goal and everyone is gathering in front of it.
There's a huge net behind the goal which catches the airballs. If you sit an a side grandstand and catch one you usually throw it back. And yes there are multible Balls.
7:36 the reason why goalkeepers go towards the ball in this situation is to reduce the area that the attaker can shoot at. The closer you as the goalkeeper are to the ball the wider the area you can reach. It's also done to force the enemy to shoot hastily and cause mistakes
Neuer reinvented Goalkeeping in football. Hard for you to understand if you do not know the basics, but simple explained he is a playing goalkeeper, most time he is even out of his box and helps his team as an additional field player. When you leave your box (not the small one you mentioned but the big one), the Goalkeeper is not allowed to touch the ball with his hands any more. So yes the Goalkeeper is a fieldplayer like any other and every player can move where he wants, the special rule for Goalkeeper is to touch the ball with their hands, when they are inside there 16 m box. One addition about your ccomplain about not often fetching. What you saw in this video where goal shots which have over 100 km/h, are from close distant. You just simply can not catch those balls, if you would catch them you would hurt yourself or are in danger to be tossed back by the impact to fall in your own goal.
In my opinion Manuel Neuer is one of the best German athletes ever. Not only his phenomenal abilities as a goalkeeper, but also his character and personality. You rarely find a combination like that.
A Goalkeeper is allowed behind his goal line as well as he is allowed to leave the 16-meter-space, ultimately a goal keeper is allowed anywhere on the place at any time where all other regular players are allowed as well (just he's not allowed to use his hands anymore outside of the 16-meter-space), but of course leaving the goal area is extremely risky and very rare to see. But at Knockout-Rounds in the last few minutes at a European or World Championship where one team is leading by just one goal you MIGHT see the goalkeeper leave his goal area as well so they can play 11vs10 and raise the chance to make the draw so the team "rescues" itself into the extension instead of being out for good.
you can run into Goal as a Goalkeeper. You can run everywhere you want but for the most part you try to make the angle difficult so for exampel as a Golakeeper you want close enough to the Shot that you can block the whole Goal and not staying behind and try to hold Parts of it.
some other german footballers you might want to check out: - Miroslav Klose (Striker, Most Goals in World Championships, World Champion 2014) - Lothar Matthäus (Defensive Midfielder, Winner of the Ballon d'Or, World Champoion 1990) - Phillip Lahm (Fullback, World Champion 2014)
Minute 4:00 - He can stay behind the line, but it's pointless... the more advanced you are, the more space you can cover... The drawback is that if you go to far ahaed the can chop the ball over you with a lob or pass the ball to another player on the other side... thus it's all a matter of balance to go near the attacker but not too near
He can stand whereever he wants. What makes a goalkeeper good is standing in places where he is hard to overcome. That means sometimes he has to do some risky stuff. And if things go wrong he ends up with egg on his face. Neuer has had a bunch of blunders because of his aggressive play too. My favorite was when he was far ahead of the goal kicking a ball to center field, where Stankovic was standing and Stankovic just volley kicked the ball back over Neuer into the goal.
If that was a blunder you really understand football 😂😂😂 the coming out and heading the ball was textbook gk, stankovic hit a direct volley from 50 meters out, make him take that shot 10000 times again he'd never hit it like that 😂 just bad luck on for neuer
@@alexandrustavarache3262 It wasn't bad luck, it was a bad decision with a hilarious result. He could have headed that ball out of bounds or stayed in the penalty box to try and catch it before the striker. Instead he did something very risky and gave Inter a highlight for the ages.
@@itsmebatman staying in the penalty box to catch it kinda unlikely no? Seeing as the striker literally stopped his foot to not hit neuer head, plus it still had like 3 5 meters till the ball entered the box, heading it out of bounds also impossible as it bounced of the ground high and kinda can't direct that easy that ball out of bounds, only thing he could've done was not come out there, but it was a good coming out with not an hilarious result but a very unlikely one. I'm sure you have a lot of gk years under your belt...
He stands on one pole with Sepp Maier and Oliver Kahn... The 3 German Titans... He is German. He played for FC Schalke 04, Bayern München and Captian of the German Nationalteam. The greates of all time is Oliver Kahn. Fabien Barthez was spectacular as well. :)
8:37 Most of time the balls get thrown back to the players. I can remember In the past i owned a baseball which was played in a game between Cubs and Astros (if i'm not wrong) and a friend of a friend of mine catched the (foul) ball and gave it to my friend. My friend sended the ball to me which mades me more than happy. Btw. I'm from Germany and never had an original baseball from the MLB before. Unfortunately, one day the ball was stolen, which made me very sad. I'm still crying :/
The goalkeeper is permitted to be anywhere on the entire field. But only in the larger rectangle that you see in these clips is he allowed to use his hands, except if the ball is passed back by one of his own players. Occasionally, you could see a goalkeeper in front of the opponent's goal for a free or corner kick in the dying minutes of a match and the team absolutely must score.
Don't know how it works internationally but in norway they used to let you keep the ball if you catched it but now they come get it because people started fighting over it in the crowd ;) but yeah they keep a lot of balls around the field so there is always a ball in play.
reacting to the GOATkeeper, let's go :o Neuer literally popularised a goalkeeping playing style of leaving the "usual" position (that you noticed), which is now "common" to see, he's also one of the best gk passer ever, when he started not many gk were that good at passing, he has the combination of insane reflexes and he's 6 foot 3, he's now 38 and still good as you can see in this compilation, because the clips are pretty recent 1:45 yeah they're usually wanted taller, nowadays it's really uncommon to see (at higher level) a goalkeeper shorter than 6 foot, i think the actual best gk is Courtois and he's 6 foot 7 : goalkeeper is probably the most athletic position in this sport, because their main "thing" is jumping reach, reactivity and reflexes 3:55 yeah basically lines aren't for players but for the ball, anyone can be as out of bounds as they want, even if they wouldn't want to do that most of the time , the only exception is that gk can't touch the ball with their arms if it's not in their "goalkeeper box" aka the big box with the half circle
Behind the goals are nets to protect the growd to be hit by any balls. On sides are no nets, but the standard is that the ball will be throw back to the fieldside from the fans. The GK and also every player could stand behind the goal line or sideline and play the ball, so long ball didn't passed this lines. Difference to US sports is that crossing the lines in the air also means ball is off or its a goal. To see what Neuer means you should look highlights from World Cup 2014 two first KO rounds vs Algeria and France. Neuer had won this games for us. Bayern München had few years before a GK named Oliver Kahn with his nickname " The Titan". Neuer makes him direct forgotten as he came to Bayern.
When you saw Neuer just kicking the ball away, that's called 'clearing' He cleared the ball away from the goal area, meaning the opposite team lost all the ground they made up and they have to try again, clearing gives his teams defense time to form up again, making making the ground up again very hard
He´s not just a famous Player. Neuer is literally in the goat conversation of goalkeepers for over a decade now. And these wherent even his best saves, not even close. -he is allowed to stay wherever he wants even if its directly in the goal. but as soon as the ball crosses the line its a goal. he himself can stand in the goal and hold the ball outside of it, thats perfectly fine but as soon as it crosses the line its a goal. he even can and DOES come out of his goal and goes right all the way over the entire field in front of the enemies goal. he does stuff like that when the match is close to the end and his team gets an corner. because of his height he sometimes tries to score an header goal himself. he obviously isnt allowed to use his hands anymore as soon as he leaves his goal area.
3:50 Yes he's allowed to go anywhere on the pitch but outside the big 16-meter-box he's not allowed to touch the ball with his hands. Manual Neuer is actually somewhat famous for hanging around in the dead center of the pitch, way outside his goal, in some international matches which is daring to say the least but somehow never turned into a problem with him.
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Sadly this compilation of Manuel Neuer best saves does not make justice. He has much better saves (many) than you saw here !!
He together with Casillas, Buffon, Kahn, Schmeichel, Zoff, Jaschin, Van der Sar, Maier are among the best goalkeepers ever.
Cech, Chilavert and Kamini (Cameroun) and El-Hadarry (Egypt) for African representation !
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Big fan of Chilavert. Have seen him first at the WC 1998, warming up for their group stage match against Mexico. He came out first before everybody else to train free kicks. And I don’t mean saving them!
He lined up 8-10 balls 20m from the goal and put every single one in the top corner without breaking a sweat.
I fell in love with his guts instantly. 😂
Neuer and Casillas are my two favourite goalkeepers of all time, can't choose between them
I don't like neuer, I hope he retires and I think he is not better then the Stegen anymore but in is high eben I say he was the best. No other one on this list comes close
it's a best of video for season 23/24. so not all plays he made are the 'shiny clipable' ones. and at age of 38, he's no more peaking, but plays consistantly on high level.
to be fair, this video is more a deeper depth skill showcase, about movement in the box, reflexes, positioning, anticipation. just basically a all-day gameplay from an experienced goal keeper.
on his peak between 2012-17, he was crazy good. now age and injuries do its justice, but still a no1 guy
Neuer's saves really don't do him justice. The reason why he is considered (by some) to be the goat is that he completely revolutionised the GK position by not just being there for insane saves but being very much integrated in the game. Neuer is an essential part of his team's build up play and also is the last line of defence against long balls in counter attacks of the opposition.
Revolutionized is far fetched when you think of Edvin van der Sar and others doing similar stuff earlier.
Not taking away from Neuer, but he was not first to do this.
@@hw2508Not the first, but he is probably the best football player amongst all goal keepers in the world. That is the only reason why goalkeepers like him and Van Der Sar _can_ be integral parts of the build-up play. And in this regard, he exceeds Van Der Sar - not by a lot, but enough to be recognisable.
@@gi0nbecell I think Guardiola even wanted Neuer to start in midfield for one match when the title race was decided. But someone talked him out of this. He was so impressed by bis skill as an outfield player.
I like this sweeper keeper style. Some people only see the risk ofa goalie running out of the box or playing passes instead of kicking the ball far upfield. But this style of preventing the attacker to reach the ball prevents good opportunities long before they emerge. And playing a pass helps your team to keep possesion and don't give the ball to the opponent.
On top of that, early in his career Neuer was able to start counter attacks with his long throws.
I think I remember him taking a spotkick in a tied world cup game.
@@psymar In a penalty shoot out as well, for Bayern I think. But he was very unhappy that many of his team mates didn't had the courage.
My friend and I have a running gag / saying whenever we catch a game live and one of the goalkeepers makes a mistake that leads to a goal, it's "Neuer hätte den gehabt" which literally translates to "Neuer would've gotten that one", so yeah I would say, especially because he's also the national goalkeeper and saved Germany's ass quite a few times, that he's very respected in Germany, but also in the whole world because he shows his prowess internationally as well. This is what the German wikipedia page has to say about him (which I translated):
"Neuer is considered one of the best goalkeepers of all time. In particular, his offensive, playful interpretation of the goalkeeping position is regarded as revolutionary. Neuer was named World Goalkeeper of the Decade 2011-2020 by the IFFHS, as well as World Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020, making him the record holder along with Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) and Iker Casillas (Spain). He was also named FIFA World Goalkeeper of the Year in 2020 and has been voted Germany's Footballer of the Year twice so far. Neuer is one of the 10 German players with the most appearances for the national team."
It is pretty rare for a goalkeeper to be named the FOOTBALLER of the year because, as you said, the spotlight usually belongs to playmakers and scorers. This compilation also didn't really do him justice. I would recommend checking out FC Bayern München's official Best of videos ("Manuel Neuer - His Best Saves! | FC Bayern " from 6 years ago and "Manuel Neuer: 11 seasons, 11 incredible saves" from 2 years ago) - these are both way better because I would bet they blow your mind from an offensive and defensive perspective and make you question even more why you slept on soccer for so long 😂
Look at him at the worldcup 2014. that’s complete different what he did and the best goalkeeper ever lived was born at this moment
First he saves a game on his own, then he allows a 7 - 0 to become a 7 - 1 and is visibly disappointed. Good times...
I’d blame the defense for that Brazil goal, not Neuer
@@DieserAIiasIstSchonVergeben He clearly blamed himself, at least partially
@@walkir2662 he wasn't just disappointed, Neuer was fuming that they conceded one.
@@meganoob12 Yeah, he REALLY wanted that 7:0. And actually i'm not into football at all, neither are my friends, but coincidentally we watched exactly that game - Even WE were aware of the near-historic relevance of that game for the german team. And oh boy, did they make history that night. Especially when they had a close up of Löws face after every goal - you could literally him thinking with the 5th goal 'alright boys, that's getting a bit too far now. Chill and defend now maybe'
In my unbiased opinion as a Schalke fan, I think Manuel Neuers best games were in the Champions League quarterfinal against FC Porto and semi final against Manchester United. Even Sir Alex Furgeson said afterwards that was the best performance of a goalkeeper he's ever seen in a game.
despite the fact that you are right , unfortunatly the sentence unbiased schalke fan on the topic of neuer is an oxymoron...just saying...its not possible
Also Germany vs Algeria (2-1)
@@JohnDoe-xz1mwyou found the joke, well done.
Incredibly overlooked in these kind of videos
In my unbiased opinion as a Bayern fan, my favorite Neuer game of all time was Schalke vs Dortmund many years ago. You guys got pounded really bad. More than 60 shots on the goal in 90 minutes, but thanks to Neuer the game ended 0:0 and Schalke earned one point in one of worst derbies I ever saw.
Most players can get away with a mistake, because there's somebody behind them to fix things; when a keeper makes a mistake it's almost certainly going to give away a goal.
Along with the agility and strength (wrists, hands and fingers take a lot of hits from high-speed balls), experience counts for a lot; knowing when to move out to intercept a ball, narrowing the shooting angle, anticipating where the ball's about to go and knowing exactly when to launch yourself. Goalkeepers generally get better as they get older, and are often among the oldest players on the team.
They also prepare mentally, to better anticipate the sort of shots to expect from particular players in the opposite team.
Most of clips are recent. His pick was 8-12 years ago. Legend of GK mastercraft!
*peak
A professional football weights roughly 15 ounces and has a pressure of 14-16 psi inside. There were shots measured with over 85 miles per hour. And as you can see in this video, he sometimes only touches the ball with his fingers / fingertips: You need to have strong muscles in your arms, hands and fingers to widstand that power of impact!
See legendary interview with Toni Schumacher showing his knobbly fingers, every single one of which had been broken at some time during his career...
if the goalkeeper stayed on the goal line, he would show the striker more space in front of the goal. Then the goalkeeper has to cover more of the goal. But if the goalkeeper runs towards the striker, then he has less time (more stress) and above all less space from the goal where he can shoot. This also means that the goalkeeper has less to guard (they also say ‘make the goal as small as possible’)
Manuel Neuer was one of the first "playing goalkeepers". When he was young he wanted to be a field player, but his stronger teammates put him in goal. Today he often plays a little in front of the goal as an additional defender (which you can see several times in the video). The scenes where he dribbles past attackers or catches them in a sprint are legendary. But above all he passes to a free player immediately after he has possession of the ball. With a goalkeeper like him, extremely fast counterattacks are possible. He has already shot passes to a striker who immediately scored a goal.
Grounders are just as bad in football as they are in baseball. They are just as unpredictable and have made more than one goalkeeper look bad.
These saves are great, but this is not his peak. There are wayyyyy better saves
Saving Benzema's strike from like 7m during the WC2014 was mental. One of the craziest reaction saves in histroy.
@@meganoob12 I can only agree with that. Truly an extremely underrated save
You should watch Neuer vs Algeria at the 2014 world cup. His Best Performance ever
Suggestion: Oliver Kahn. That guy was a different kind of goalkeeper, but everyone was afraid of him 😂
The full Football area is called the Pitch. The Big Goal area is called the penalty box and the small area within the penalty one is called the goal box. A Goalkeeper can play on the entire pitch and he is not restricted to the penalty area.
The "box" as we call it, is there to restrict where the goalie can actually catch the ball using his hands. Outside the big box, he must follow the rules alongside with all the other players. No hand touching and only feel, legs, torso, shoulders, back and head are allowed. There were instances in the world of football that as a last ditch effort, the goalie pushed the field with all the other players to assist the offence in the finishing legs of a game when a goal was desperately needed, or due to his size, to be a strategic part in a corner kick as to try a header and score.
He can surpass the goal line and he can catch the ball whilst standing inside the goal "net", but the ball must not pass the line. When the goalie is charging up "away" from his goal line, is generally a move made to force the player to try to score as far away from the goal line as possible, thus the extension of his body as he falls. To "block" as much space as he can.
The deflecting of the ball is done when the gk is not 100% that he is going to secure the ball in his hands due to the speed or curving and rotation of it! Sometimes also, you can see the goalie when he runs back to the goal line after a push, using a header to clear the ball backwards and over the goal post. This is done due to the fact of the spatial awareness that he is losing running backwards, looking at the ball as it is flying high.
Lastly, take into consideration that goalkeepers can not always see the ball whilst the game is being played in front of them. Too many legs of the offence and defense, bodies are in the way of his FOV and some deflections are forced by muscle memory and last second view of the ball as it travels towards the goal line.
P.S. Hardest deflections are the close up headers by the attackers. Not much time to calculate the ball's trajectory regarding ball's speed and distance from the goal line.
There is no rule preventing the goalkeeper to be within the goal line but that would make it very easy to score against them. The best Goalkeepers are those who are able to manage where they stand and when they engage an incoming striker. In the optimum position the Goalkeeper will both limit the shooting angles of the opposing striker and make it difficult to go around him because if he is too early or too late it will either give very generous angles for the striker to shoot directly or make it easy for them to simply go around him or pass the ball.
The only rule that most people do not know about is that Goalkeepers are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands if it has been passed to them by a teammate ( Unless it is an involuntary ricochet or was passed to them with a body part different from their feet like head, shoulder or chest)
yeah, but it is worth mentioning, that it occasionally happens that they make a goal line save, cross the line and end up in the net because they launch themselves towards the goal to make the save.
In the old days, the "goalstander" was just a random field player assigned to exactly that role. Over time, the position became more demanding, and "goalkeepers" evolved to be basically cat people, hunting down the ball and keeping their paws on it for as long as possible.
Modern goalies are far mor involved in tactical gameplay, and
Neuer's special skills meet that perfectly:
1. to anticipate the opponent's choice of attack and
2. to instantly switch from defense to offense after a save, starting a new attack for his team.
He also has excellent, "cat-like" reflexes when catching balls shot on his goal from a short distance.
Besides that, he's quite a good field player, too; and he can throw (!) the ball precisely to any given point within a distance of half a field length.
Legend!
Manuel Neuer is the ultimate "Sweeper-Keeper," redefining the role of a goalkeeper in modern football. What makes him special is his ability to act as an additional defender, often coming out of his penalty area to intercept passes, clear balls, and even start attacks. His confidence with the ball at his feet allow Bayern Munich and the German national team to play a high defensive line, knowing they have a last line of defense who can handle the ball like an outfield player.
Nope, that was Rene Higuita.
Always interesting to see how Americans react to soccer :) Yes, goal keepers are usually quite tall for obvious reason. Agility and reflexes are the main traits. Some great goal keepers like Neuer, have almost inhuman cat like reflexes. He has won several goal keeper of the year awards and is one of the greates goal keepers of all time!
He can play football,that's why he changed the game for goalkeepers.Perhaps the best Goalie ever.Casillas,Kahn,Meier,Jaschin....
He still plays for Bayern München.One of the top 5 Clubs in the world
Erm… are we forgetting Rene Higuita?
@@LeonardoPostacchini No,because he was by far not that good
@@duchon46 he was not that good. FIFA changed the rules because of him, there is a rule with his name because all goalkeepers sucked and the way he played inspired FIFA. It is about time for Europeans take out your heads from your own arses.
Manual Neuer is the goat of all goalkeapers ever. And he can play football as well. He plays for the german national teams and he is so good that he can decide the outcome of a game.
A former national coach of argentina said in an interview during the world championchip 2014 in Brasil that Manuel Neuer ist the best goalkeeper in the world. And the interviewer said that today there is no better goalkeeper. But the coach said after this that he had meant that Manuel Neuer ist the best goalkeeper of all time. And for me as a german and fan of Bayern München (Bavaria Munich) was this an accolate. He can read a match and react accordingly. That's his quality.
Undoubtedly the best goalkeeper of the last 15 years.
Perhaps even the best soccer goalkeeper (worldwide) of all time.
Yesterday he publicly announced that he is ending his unique career in the German national team.
He will continue to play for Bayern Munich.
7:15. Yes, when the goalkeeper runs out of the goal, he leaves the goal empty, but when the attackers have a huge chance, the risk is worth it because if he doesn't it's a 1 on 1 situation and that's a clear goal in the vast majority of cases. In addition, when he runs out, he reduces the attacker's shooting angle.
@@Adam-l2g can they keep the ball? There are big nets behind the goals and in the past the balls were thrown back on field. There are several match balls for different reasons.
@@hw2508 Oh, sorry my bad. I deleted it already
He's not only a football goalkeeper GOD - he's a very handsome and good-looking man as well, isn't he!?
" Brazil is covered to 60% of rain forest. The rest is covered by Manuel Neuer."
Scott Sterling is better.
Who?
@@wietholdtbuhl6168 "The man, the myth, the legend! Scott Sterrrrliiing!!!!"
@charliefoxtrott1048 okay I'get to check it out!
never heard of!
@@brummboss4205 oh sweet summer child 😂
And he has Merican Soccer playing in the background, what a guy. First the campfire when its 345367 degrees (either celsius or freedomheit) now Merican soccer :D I love it!
They Dont even have a goalkeeper in Merican soccer :D 🤦🏻♂
as they are carrying an egg around, arent they all kind of goalkeepers?
@@karstenbalamagi8463 Ah c'mon now dont do that :D hahaha
@@MichaelCoIIins well, as a german i just tried to be logical if not scientific ;)
@@karstenbalamagi8463 will you stop being German for a second ffs :D
Na jk, i work in a mixed Dutch German team and wouldn’t want any others. So alike.
3:42 Yes he would be allowed to do that, but thats usually not recommended, because the further he is in goal, the further he has to jump to the side to get the ball.
Means if he goes out, he can heavily reduce the space the attacker has left to score. But if he overdoes, the attacker can put the ball over him in the goal for example.
The goal would also be pretty much empty then, from the perspective of a better positioned mate of the attacker.
So it depends on the exact situation on how far he wants to get out.
A really good keeper would make the attacker feel like, that there is no space left to score and the defenders should do a similar thing depending on his passing possibilities.
Sadly, Manuel Neuer 38 years old) annouced today that he end his career in the German National Football Team after 124 matches. In future, he only wants to play for his club Bayern Munich.
Dann kommt also ein Neuer?
@@olli1068 Ein neuer Neuer, ja.
He`s one of the graetest of all time and he changed the goalie-gameplay, because he is a great soccer-player, too. Like your videos. Greetings from germany.
Yes, i think Manuel Neuer is one of the best keepers of all time ! And... i´m not even a fan of German Fußball...
Neuer is not only one of the greatest shot stoppers, but what makes him really unique is how good he is with the ball at his feet. He is a keeper sweeper. Awesome goalie. Others that were great are Buffon and Casillas.
The compilation is only about the last season, so his best moments of all time are not even in there. He peaked at the 2014 Word Cup, but until around 2021 he was still the best Goalkeeper in the world. In the last years due to his age and injuries he is slowy losing is skill, but is still a very good goalkeeper. Neuer is 193cm (6'4) and around 93kg (205lbs). Most goalkeepers are 190cm (6'3) and above because the need to cover the goal and reach higher than tall outfielders in head to head battles. The shortes Goalkeepers at a top level are still around 183cm (6 foot). Neuer is concidered the greatest goalkeeper of all time not just because of his saves but also because he leaves his box a lot to get the ball 30-40m (~32 to 45 yards) before the goal line. And also because he was great playing with the ball, some call a goalkeeper who is playing good withe the ball an 11th outfielder. Neuer played for Schalke at the time one of the top teams in the German first division (Bundesliga) before he joined Bayern München (Munich) the biggest club im Germany with wich he won 11 league titles in a row (season 2012/2013 to 2022/2023) and also the Champions league twice (2013, 2020). With the German nationalteam he won the world cup 2014.
sadly he announched that he is retiring from internationsl football today he will continue playing domesticlly but its usually means full retirment isnt far away
When you see it live it's even more impressive. The speed and reaction time is ridiculous.
Football has a lot of game balls, yeah, and if the ball becomes unavailable, a ball boy just throws them a new ball from the side that the ball crossed the white lines at the edges of the pitch
Support your own countries players too, check out Tim Howard he was an incredible american goalkeeper, he had an insane goal (yes as a keeper) from just ouside the box, like nearly 100m. This video was just highlights from one or two matches by the looks of it.
What all goalies have in common: They´re totally mad!🤣
imagine having Oliver Kahn breathing down your neck, you'd be mad too... 🤣
Neuer played for FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga before his twentieth birthday. When younger he was known for his far throws. He easily threw the ball across the half way line. He also was one of the first to adopt handball goalkeeper techniques using his legs just as much as his hands. And he's known for him playing far in front of his goal often outside, the "box", the 16 meter area (the area where he's allowed to touch the ball with his hands).
Shots that touch the ground just in front of a goalkeeper are very hard.
Agreed, but: The penalty box is 16m.
@@tylerdurden3788 I know. I have big "goalkeeper hands". To big for my phone.
Leaving the goal deep into the field is kind of a signature move of him. He is (was) a pretty good field player too.
You are right about the "grounders" been hard. In Phisics they explained that the in vertical moves is easier to predict were the ball is gona land, oposite to horizontal moves (kicks). The goalkeeper can be inside of the net (cross the line) and LEAVE to play the ball with feet or hand INSIDE THE FIELD, the only exception is in penalty kicks where the goalkeeper has to be with at least one foot on top of the net line when the opponent kicks the ball. Manuel Neuer was very famous for leaving the area and dribbling the attackers.
I think he is the most complete goalkeeper of all time (he changed the game with his out-of-the-box-actions at the worldcup 2014). I'm glad I was able to see him many times at the Allianz Arena in Munich;
Hey mate, I was a part time - fill in goalie when needed. This video bought back every stupid incredible save I ever made. I would have a highlight reel better than this if only I were born three decades later...Where were the cameras!!! No extra balls. Keeping against shots is about gut instinct. Being a great Keeper is much more. I was not a great Keeper. Yes the ball hurts.
He was one of the reasons why Germany won the 2014 World Cup. His insane saves were crucial in many games...
The most amazing things about the high speed saves to me is that pro goalies do them basically unconscious. They've trained reflexes and muscle memory to a point where their body makes the decision before the brain even has a chance to figure out what the cannon ball is going on.
Someone who plays for Bayern Munich has to be the best in his trade. Munich has been German Champion countless times and the have the deepest pockets of all clubs in the 1. League. Their players are among the best you can get for money world wide.
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Well, the deepest pockets in the Bundesliga are at VfL Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig. At least theoreticly.
A little side - info. His awesome reflexes amaze everyone. To get to that high level he trained with handball - goalies, who need this type of super - fast reflexes even more, because of the short distances.
Many goalies are good on the line. What Neuer distinguishes from them is reading the game, esp. his perception of space (is it better to run against the other player and get the ball before the other player can reach the ball or is it better to stay in the box?) and his abilities to use his feet (as absurd as it may sound). His passes are as good as any midfielder's and even his long shots reach his teammates way more often than the other team. They go long and precise.
Germany always had great goalkeepers (Sepp Maier, Oliver Kahn, Jens Lehmann, Andreas Köpke, Toni Schumacher, Bodo Ilgner, Robert Enke, just to mention a few) but even amongst them he is outstanding. With 124 games in the national team in the last 15 years he outperformed even Sepp Maier with 95 games in 13 years - and against stiff competition.
He was the world best Soccer Goalie.he is so versatile.on a very high level
You really have to watch the 2014 World Cup highlights of Neuer! These clips are pretty recent but his prime was definitely back then and this compilation really does not make him justice
Agreed. He pretty much won the WC for Germany. And he was absolutely top of his game all that year, he shouldve won the Ballon d'Or.
I have to mention Tim Howard. Former team USA goalkeep, also Everton, was very good not only at stopping the ball but occasionally, especially with team USA, igniting a fastbreak with a good pass. Which mattered a lot since the US players aren't as good perhaps at the slow, passing style of offense popular in Europe, but we tend to have players with more overall athleticism and a fast break, just like in basketball, can take advantage of that.
He also once scored a goal himself, albeit by accident.
Most keepers these days I think are pretty tall, saying that there was a keeper in the 80s/90s for Glasgow Rangers was shortish. Andy Gorum was an awesome keeper and could cover some ground for a shorter guy.
Don't forget, the normal Ball speed for an 'Elfmeter' is around 80mph (~120kmh) up to 90mph (140kmh).
Just saying.... You can't flinch there👀👌🏽😂
The game where Manuel Neuer became practically "immortal" was probably the round of 16 game Germany against Algeria, in the 2014 world cup.
Manuel Neuer is particularly famous for his style of a sweeper keeper, which there are very few that are good at it. For this he would sometimes go waay out into the other half of the field even, and leave an empty goal, to either intercept an enemy's pass or help his own team in build-up. He hasn't always been a goalkeeper, in the youth he played on the field. As such he's very good at handling the ball and also doing some dribbles. Neuer was particularly revolutionary in that regard, and though there are a few very prominent mistakes he did with that play-style, it mostly works perfectly well and as such he can really support his own team's offense from behind.
Is he allowed so far away from the net? Yes. Yes he is. Still gives me stress galore to see it happen after a decade of watching him, standing sometimes at the middle line or on the occasion directly infront of the other goal. He is an insane goalkeeper and the first time I watched him in a game, that had became obvious there right away. He was but a spring lad back then and I a teen, so yeah. Heralded as the best goalie since Oliver Kahn, I'd say he had long since outdone the other goalkeeper legend from Germany.
1:48 yes they are, few pro goalkeepers are under 1.90m. Speed is essential, a fit vestibular system and agility too. A few other things to practice when becoming a goalkeeper are goal kicks /free kicks and throws for build ups
3:25 these balls are coming at you at sometimes over 100km/h and it’s not a 🏈 that you can grab with one hand, it’s round and the size of his palm. It’s way less dangerous to deflect it to the sides than try to catch it and then dropping it in front of the strikers feet. That’s why you’ll see goalies making fists and punching the ball off the pitch if they’re sure they’re not going to catch it
There are multiple play balls, but if a ball goes into the audience they have to return it and stadion security will make sure of it. One of those balls is multiple 100€ worth the newer ones even include transponders for goal detection and other new technology stuff to detect off-side and handballs and such.
More context for you:
Manuel Neuer kind of revolutionized the Goalkeeper position. Up until around 2010 the main and often only job for the GK was to just stop the shots on goal.
But Neuer is so incredible with his feet and his throws, that he wasn't just the GK, he became the first person in the build up basically. He is that good with the feet/his passing that Pep Guardiola (very prestige coach) that he actually considered playing him as a midfielder in one match.
Neuer also was responsible for the term "sweeper keeper". You barely saw it in this video, look up his highlights for Germany against Algeria. Neuer is known for storming out of his goal to stop the opponents long balls, basically defending 30m away from his goal.
Mainly people will argue but for several years he was considered the best Keeper in the world. He now is 38 and still starting and balling for Bayern München (biggest German Club)
Neuer is the GOAT on his position. Without a doubt. Before him, the goalies would stay in their box most of the time, back in the WC2014 he started to leave the box alot to assist his team. He even went as far as the middle line. That earned him the name "Sweeper Keeper". U really need to watch the worldcup game 2014 Germany Vs. Algeria and see what crazy shit he did there.
And Btw. If you really want to buy a Football for urself. Try and grab one with the Champions-League design. Those often look super good.
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Neuer revolutioned the game with his type of playing coming outside the goal and make some incredible moves far away from ghe goalline
Manuel Best Ever
Manuel Neuer already retired in German Football national team i think last month. After Yann Sommer (now ex-Swiss National team and current Inter-Milan goal keeper) announced his retirement in swiss national football team then Manuel also announced. Manuel Neuer is a current FC Bayern Munich Football team in Bundesliga (German Football League). FC Bayern Munich is a record german champion, one of the strongest team in germany, often qualified at champions league and a 6th time champions league winner. He was also the goalkeeper in German team who won world cup against Argentina in 2014.
plus, it's really hard to conceive how strong the ball is when is shot at you at 50/60/80 miles an hour. even a close shot that is not that powerful comes at probably 30-40 miles per hour, and when the pros hit it they hit it well. it takes serious grip and some real strength to deflect a ball with one hand like he does so many times.
being a keeper is reaction + explosiveness + dead on precision. you don't have much margin of error when you have to intercept a ball that fast.
I've been a keeper for a portion of my life, it's actually so damn fun and the training you follow is one of the most complete and rewarding from an athletic standpoint.
As goal keepers go, Manuel Neuer is allowed to do whatever he wants to🎉 He just came back from a serious injury. His stand in is fantastic as well! As German football teams haven't been convincing of late, their goalies have always been the best!
Yep there are a lot of match balls, almost every time the ball is kicked off the court, a new one is thrown in to quickly keep the match going while the previous one is collected.
The box around the goal is the penalty field which has two purposes. First it marks the area where the goalie is allowed to touch the ball with his hands. Secondly, it also marks the space where if the defenders commit a foul, the attackers are handed a penalty kick no matter where the foul was committed within that box.
The main reason footballs are difficult to throw, is not just their weight but also their size. You should also see some throws from the side by regular field players whenever there's a free throw. It's crazy how much distance they can cover with a throw.
Yes, most goalkeepers will be tall (you will rarely see a professional goalie under 183cm/6' tall, usually even taller) they also need quick reflexes and good athleticism to make the jumping saves, also the ability to get up and make another save after just making one. Flexibility is also important.
One thing that might be interesting to you, and because you asked is, that the goalie can be behind the 'goal line', but he can also venture as far out into the field as he feels safe to do. So, often you see a goalie move even into the opponent's half in the last minute or two, when his team goes 'full power' to avoid an important loss. But he can only use his hands within the 16 meter zone, which is the second largest rectangle around the goal, with the penalty kick point being at 11 m. That's why penalty kick in Germany is called 'Elfmeter'.. Another interesting fact, and that is different from tennis, or volleyball, is, that for the ball to be 'out' on the end line, or count as goal, it has to be across the line in it's full circumference, as seen from above. There was a big controversy in the '22 world cup, when a ball that might have been 'out', led to a goal for Japan after a video review, which sent the Germans packing. This was a real tough one for the nation, but according to the footage there was 'no green' between the ball and the end line, even if it was by 1/16" or 1/32". Bummer, because in the 'old days' without video, this ball would have been definitely out. Sorry, this is the best video I could find:
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He was one of the best. Actually he still is one of the best. His prime time might be gone, but he is still top tier. This video did not even show his best saves. I`m not a fan, but I respect his skills. Ye, Buffon, Kahn and so on were great - but to me Neuer is the best keeper football ever saw.
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the small 5m box is just a special area where the goalie has special rights like you cant block him with your body or something like that. The 16m box is the area where he can use hands. And dont worry the small circle thing at the 16m box, thats just for the 11m penalty and only the shooter can stand inside to run at the ball. Almost not important that one. Same as the middle circle, thats just for kick off relevant after a goal and the enemy cant stand inside.
And the goalie can go wherever he wants. Its usually like when someone runs at you as a goalie you want to go out in his direction to make the angle he can use to shoot a goal smaller. When you have defenders near you its usually better to stay in the goal.
Nope, there are no special rights against blocking inside the box. The same rules against blocking any player apply across the whole pitch.
@@jattikuukunen you cant hinder the goal keeper like being physical with him in that box, thats what i meant. He is the King in that box. Thats the only reason it exists.
@@mucxlx There is no special law that prohibits impeding the goalkeeper inside the goal area. The rules of impeding (Law 12.1 - 12.2) applies to any player anywhere on the field. The only special foul against a goalkeeper is if a player "prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it" (Law 12.2) which applies inside the entire penalty area, not just the goal area. The reason why the goal area exists is for goal kicks to the defending team where the ball must start in the their goal area (Law 16.1), for free kicks to the defending team in their goal area where it may be taken from anywhere in that area (Law 13.2), and for indirect free kicks to the attacking team for an offence inside the opponents’ goal area which are then taken from the nearest point on the goal area line which runs parallel to the goal line (Law 13.2).
In those 1-on-1 situations where goalkeepers, very often so Manuel Neuer, display near supernatural reflexes, training shines through. Obviously sheer talent too, let's not get this wrong, Manuel Neuer is and has been world class for two decades. However in 1-on-1 situations strikers usually pick one of a few selected spots to shoot the ball around the goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper is trained to cover those spots first by making himself large, or rather wide. So while it looks like Jedi reflexes on the screen, training - other than sheer talent and capacity to read the situation - plays an important role as well.
I don't know how many times I took the ball where it hurts a lot for men or I hurted my fingers by making a save. But I still like that, that feeling when you're touching & seeing the ball going away from the goal, watching opponent's frustration...
Anticipation, bravery and leadership are required to play that position. Big part of our job is reading the game, commanding the defense & giving them instructions to prevent opportunities for the other team. Making a save is our last option when it becomes dangerous. And it's way better to block the ball instead of just pushing it.
You also need a strong mental, because you can make a mistake that will cost a goal as nobody is behind you to recover the situation if you fail. You can make 17 saves during the game but if you give a goal at the last minute because the ball slipped between your hands, you gonna pass from hero to zero in 1 second. Very cruel 🥲
If you want to watch more videos about GK, I suggest you Gianluigi Buffon best saves. My idol as a kid (even if the WC 2006 still hurting my heart 18 years later ❤️🩹) and still the best one I ever see imo.
He can go into the goal, and this can matter as the rule is the complete opposite from the touchdown rule in American football: the *entire* ball has to be completely past the entire line, if there's any vertical overlap it's not yet a goal.
The main restriction on goalies is if they go outside the 18-yard box (the larger of the two rectangles around the goal area) they are barred from using their hands the same as any other player.
3:20 It's better when they catch them because if the ball crosses the line behind them next to the goal posts after they've deflected it without touching an opposing player first then the opposing team gets to go to the corner with it and kick it back in which is really dangerous because it's so close to the goal and everyone is gathering in front of it.
There's a huge net behind the goal which catches the airballs. If you sit an a side grandstand and catch one you usually throw it back. And yes there are multible Balls.
7:36 the reason why goalkeepers go towards the ball in this situation is to reduce the area that the attaker can shoot at. The closer you as the goalkeeper are to the ball the wider the area you can reach. It's also done to force the enemy to shoot hastily and cause mistakes
Neuer reinvented Goalkeeping in football.
Hard for you to understand if you do not know the basics, but simple explained he is a playing goalkeeper, most time he is even out of his box and helps his team as an additional field player.
When you leave your box (not the small one you mentioned but the big one), the Goalkeeper is not allowed to touch the ball with his hands any more.
So yes the Goalkeeper is a fieldplayer like any other and every player can move where he wants, the special rule for Goalkeeper is to touch the ball with their hands, when they are inside there 16 m box.
One addition about your ccomplain about not often fetching. What you saw in this video where goal shots which have over 100 km/h, are from close distant. You just simply can not catch those balls, if you would catch them you would hurt yourself or are in danger to be tossed back by the impact to fall in your own goal.
In my opinion Manuel Neuer is one of the best German athletes ever. Not only his phenomenal abilities as a goalkeeper, but also his character and personality. You rarely find a combination like that.
A Goalkeeper is allowed behind his goal line as well as he is allowed to leave the 16-meter-space, ultimately a goal keeper is allowed anywhere on the place at any time where all other regular players are allowed as well (just he's not allowed to use his hands anymore outside of the 16-meter-space), but of course leaving the goal area is extremely risky and very rare to see.
But at Knockout-Rounds in the last few minutes at a European or World Championship where one team is leading by just one goal you MIGHT see the goalkeeper leave his goal area as well so they can play 11vs10 and raise the chance to make the draw so the team "rescues" itself into the extension instead of being out for good.
you can run into Goal as a Goalkeeper. You can run everywhere you want but for the most part you try to make the angle difficult so for exampel as a Golakeeper you want close enough to the Shot that you can block the whole Goal and not staying behind and try to hold Parts of it.
For a goalkeeper it is allowed to use your hands in the outer quater line area (we call it 16er / 16 meter area).
some other german footballers you might want to check out:
- Miroslav Klose (Striker, Most Goals in World Championships, World Champion 2014)
- Lothar Matthäus (Defensive Midfielder, Winner of the Ballon d'Or, World Champoion 1990)
- Phillip Lahm (Fullback, World Champion 2014)
One of my clients wanted to be the Raygun of Aussie goalies. He learned that being 5'6" by 16 is a dealbreaker & moved to rugby. Now he's a 5\8th.
Bonetti was 5'9 and he is a chelsea legend and made it on the national team.
and on lower levels, there have been 5'6 pro goalkeepers.
That small 'box' is the goalie's space, where the other side is not allowed to physically attack him!
Minute 4:00 - He can stay behind the line, but it's pointless... the more advanced you are, the more space you can cover... The drawback is that if you go to far ahaed the can chop the ball over you with a lob or pass the ball to another player on the other side... thus it's all a matter of balance to go near the attacker but not too near
They always put me into goal when we played in school, but I was good in dodging ball, catching it is exact opposite of what I wanted to do. 😀
He can stand whereever he wants. What makes a goalkeeper good is standing in places where he is hard to overcome. That means sometimes he has to do some risky stuff. And if things go wrong he ends up with egg on his face. Neuer has had a bunch of blunders because of his aggressive play too. My favorite was when he was far ahead of the goal kicking a ball to center field, where Stankovic was standing and Stankovic just volley kicked the ball back over Neuer into the goal.
If that was a blunder you really understand football 😂😂😂 the coming out and heading the ball was textbook gk, stankovic hit a direct volley from 50 meters out, make him take that shot 10000 times again he'd never hit it like that 😂 just bad luck on for neuer
@@alexandrustavarache3262 It wasn't bad luck, it was a bad decision with a hilarious result. He could have headed that ball out of bounds or stayed in the penalty box to try and catch it before the striker. Instead he did something very risky and gave Inter a highlight for the ages.
@@itsmebatman staying in the penalty box to catch it kinda unlikely no? Seeing as the striker literally stopped his foot to not hit neuer head, plus it still had like 3 5 meters till the ball entered the box, heading it out of bounds also impossible as it bounced of the ground high and kinda can't direct that easy that ball out of bounds, only thing he could've done was not come out there, but it was a good coming out with not an hilarious result but a very unlikely one. I'm sure you have a lot of gk years under your belt...
To my mind Manuel Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the world, not just regarding his saves but as well regarding the assists for his comrades.
Manuel Neuer surely is one of the best goalkeepers ever. You should also watch Oliver Kahn. He was such a monster, players were intimidated by him.
The goal net is 7.32 meter wide (24 foots) and 2.44 meter high (8 foots)
He stands on one pole with Sepp Maier and Oliver Kahn... The 3 German Titans...
He is German.
He played for FC Schalke 04, Bayern München and Captian of the German Nationalteam.
The greates of all time is Oliver Kahn.
Fabien Barthez was spectacular as well. :)
6:05 On the FIFA TH-cam channel here there's the full 2014 world cup semi final Germany vs. Brazil in Brazil.
It's definitely worth a watch.
You did pretty well with the names, the only corrections I'd have are that Bayern is pronounced "Bye Urn". Good job on Neuer, though!
8:37 Most of time the balls get thrown back to the players. I can remember In the past i owned a baseball which was played in a game between Cubs and Astros (if i'm not wrong) and a friend of a friend of mine catched the (foul) ball and gave it to my friend. My friend sended the ball to me which mades me more than happy. Btw. I'm from Germany and never had an original baseball from the MLB before. Unfortunately, one day the ball was stolen, which made me very sad. I'm still crying :/
The goalkeeper is permitted to be anywhere on the entire field. But only in the larger rectangle that you see in these clips is he allowed to use his hands, except if the ball is passed back by one of his own players. Occasionally, you could see a goalkeeper in front of the opponent's goal for a free or corner kick in the dying minutes of a match and the team absolutely must score.
Don't know how it works internationally but in norway they used to let you keep the ball if you catched it but now they come get it because people started fighting over it in the crowd ;) but yeah they keep a lot of balls around the field so there is always a ball in play.
reacting to the GOATkeeper, let's go :o Neuer literally popularised a goalkeeping playing style of leaving the "usual" position (that you noticed), which is now "common" to see, he's also one of the best gk passer ever, when he started not many gk were that good at passing, he has the combination of insane reflexes and he's 6 foot 3, he's now 38 and still good as you can see in this compilation, because the clips are pretty recent
1:45 yeah they're usually wanted taller, nowadays it's really uncommon to see (at higher level) a goalkeeper shorter than 6 foot, i think the actual best gk is Courtois and he's 6 foot 7 : goalkeeper is probably the most athletic position in this sport, because their main "thing" is jumping reach, reactivity and reflexes
3:55 yeah basically lines aren't for players but for the ball, anyone can be as out of bounds as they want, even if they wouldn't want to do that most of the time , the only exception is that gk can't touch the ball with their arms if it's not in their "goalkeeper box" aka the big box with the half circle
Behind the goals are nets to protect the growd to be hit by any balls. On sides are no nets, but the standard is that the ball will be throw back to the fieldside from the fans.
The GK and also every player could stand behind the goal line or sideline and play the ball, so long ball didn't passed this lines. Difference to US sports is that crossing the lines in the air also means ball is off or its a goal.
To see what Neuer means you should look highlights from World Cup 2014 two first KO rounds vs Algeria and France. Neuer had won this games for us.
Bayern München had few years before a GK named Oliver Kahn with his nickname " The Titan". Neuer makes him direct forgotten as he came to Bayern.
When you saw Neuer just kicking the ball away, that's called 'clearing'
He cleared the ball away from the goal area, meaning the opposite team lost all the ground they made up and they have to try again, clearing gives his teams defense time to form up again, making making the ground up again very hard
He´s not just a famous Player. Neuer is literally in the goat conversation of goalkeepers for over a decade now. And these wherent even his best saves, not even close.
-he is allowed to stay wherever he wants even if its directly in the goal. but as soon as the ball crosses the line its a goal. he himself can stand in the goal and hold the ball outside of it, thats perfectly fine but as soon as it crosses the line its a goal. he even can and DOES come out of his goal and goes right all the way over the entire field in front of the enemies goal. he does stuff like that when the match is close to the end and his team gets an corner. because of his height he sometimes tries to score an header goal himself. he obviously isnt allowed to use his hands anymore as soon as he leaves his goal area.
3:50 Yes he's allowed to go anywhere on the pitch but outside the big 16-meter-box he's not allowed to touch the ball with his hands.
Manual Neuer is actually somewhat famous for hanging around in the dead center of the pitch, way outside his goal, in some international matches which is daring to say the least but somehow never turned into a problem with him.