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Matt Pyzdrowski

Matt Pyzdrowski

Matt Pyzdrowski is a coach and former goalkeeper who played in the United States and Sweden. He serves as a goalkeeping analyst for The Athletic.

Matt Pyzdrowski is a coach and former goalkeeper who played in the United States and Sweden. He serves as a goalkeeping analyst for The Athletic.

Emiliano Martinez's starring role for Argentina: The spread saves, the penalties, the mind games

Emiliano Martinez's starring role for Argentina: The spread saves, the penalties, the mind games

From his outstanding stop late in extra time to his antics and save in the penalty shootout, here's why Martinez was so vital for Argentina

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Why Argentina's Emi Martinez is so good at saving penalties

Why Argentina's Emi Martinez is so good at saving penalties

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Dominik Livakovic's power and poise were key to three penalty saves for Croatia

Dominik Livakovic's power and poise were key to three penalty saves for Croatia

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Manuel Neuer, Matt Turner, Emi Martinez: World Cup group-stage goalkeeping highs and lows

Manuel Neuer, Matt Turner, Emi Martinez: World Cup group-stage goalkeeping highs and lows

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Alisson vs Ederson: Why Tite has chosen Liverpool's No 1 for Brazil at World Cup

Alisson vs Ederson: Why Tite has chosen Liverpool's No 1 for Brazil at World Cup

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Guillermo Ochoa adds to his World Cup legend with penalty save against Poland
Guillermo Ochoa adds to his World Cup legend with penalty save against Poland

In his fifth World Cup, the Mexico goalkeeper made an important penalty save against one of the game's best strikers

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Art of saving a one-on-one: The spread, the block, the smother and the wait
Art of saving a one-on-one: The spread, the block, the smother and the wait

We analyse Meslier's one-on-one saves against Liverpool to showcase the different techniques goalkeepers use in close-contact situations.

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How does the 2022 World Cup ball stack up? Reviewing 'Al Rihla'
How does the 2022 World Cup ball stack up? Reviewing 'Al Rihla'

The Jabulani in 2010 became infamous among goalkeepers, but what should we expect from Adidas' latest ball?

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How a goalkeeper bounces back from a night where everything goes wrong
How a goalkeeper bounces back from a night where everything goes wrong

Giving up goals through mistakes is something every goalkeeper needs to accept, even elite keepers. The very best bounce back immediately

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Assessing England's goalkeeping options without Jordan Pickford
Assessing England's goalkeeping options without Jordan Pickford

Aaron Ramsdale, Nick Pope and Dean Henderson are fighting for two places in England's World Cup squad - who will miss out?

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Dean Henderson's impossible situation at United and the life of back-up goalkeepers
Dean Henderson's impossible situation at United and the life of back-up goalkeepers

The dynamics of back-up goalkeepers are complicated, and Dean Henderson was caught up in it. A former pro explains

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Breaking down Jordan Pickford's Merseyside derby saves: Symmetrical hands and the negative step
Breaking down Jordan Pickford's Merseyside derby saves: Symmetrical hands and the negative step

Matt Pyzdrowski explains the technical qualities that allowed Everton's No 1 to pull off a string of superb saves against Liverpool

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USMNT GK breakdown: How Steffen, Turner, Horvath, Johnson and Slonina stack up
USMNT GK breakdown: How Steffen, Turner, Horvath, Johnson and Slonina stack up

Here's what Steffen, Turner, Horvath, Johnson and Slonina need to show these next few months to earn a World Cup roster spot.

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How new Chelsea signing Gabriel Slonina broke through with the Chicago Fire
How new Chelsea signing Gabriel Slonina broke through with the Chicago Fire

Adin Brown, Slonina's goalkeeper coach in Chicago, speaks after overseeing the 18-year-old's ongoing rise

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Thomas Strakosha v David Raya: Let battle commence to be Brentford No 1
Thomas Strakosha v David Raya: Let battle commence to be Brentford No 1

Brentford needed backup to David Raya - in signing Thomas Strakosha they have an established international who will want to be a No 1

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Best Premier League performances: No 35, Tim Flowers for Blackburn v Newcastle
Best Premier League performances: No 35, Tim Flowers for Blackburn v Newcastle

Think of Blackburn's 1995 title win and you may think Shearer or Sutton, but Tim Flowers' contribution was just as huge

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Breaking down Thibaut Courtois’ match-winning saves for Real against Liverpool
Breaking down Thibaut Courtois’ match-winning saves for Real against Liverpool

Courtois' incredible saves in the Champions League final were the result of more than just the combination of talent and size

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Jordan Pickford: The anatomy of two season-defining saves for Everton
Jordan Pickford: The anatomy of two season-defining saves for Everton

The Athletic's goalkeeping expert Matt Pyzdrowski analyses the extraordinary saves Jordan Pickford pulled off in Everton's win over Chelsea

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Why 17-year-old Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gaga Slonina is attracting attention at home and abroad
Why 17-year-old Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gaga Slonina is attracting attention at home and abroad

Slonina has been in camp with the USMNT and is getting interest from the Polish national team as well

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Why Steffen couldn’t be Ederson and how City’s back-up goalkeeper can recover from mistake
Why Steffen couldn’t be Ederson and how City’s back-up goalkeeper can recover from mistake

The Athletic's goalkeeping expert Matt Pyzdrowski analyses Steffen's error against Liverpool and how the USMNT player can put it behind him

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Ethan Horvath is making the most of his opportunity with Nottingham Forest at just the right time for the USMNT
Ethan Horvath is making the most of his opportunity with Nottingham Forest at just the right time for the USMNT

Horvath shares similarities with another American goalkeeper who found success in England: Brad Friedel

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What Arsenal should expect from Matt Turner
What Arsenal should expect from Matt Turner

Want to know more about Arsenal's soon-to-be No 2 keeper? Resident goalkeeping expert Matt Pyzdrowski explains why Matt Turner's ready...

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Analysing Mendy and Kelleher’s wonder saves and the importance of not backpedalling
Analysing Mendy and Kelleher’s wonder saves and the importance of not backpedalling

Our goalkeeping expert Matt Pyzdrowski analyses the superb stops in the second half of Sunday's 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge

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Cool, composed and ‘the best around’ – Thibaut Courtois is stopping everything
Cool, composed and ‘the best around’ – Thibaut Courtois is stopping everything

Thibaut Courtois' importance to Real Madrid has never been greater - and he is responding with the best form of his career

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Jorginho has issues from the penalty spot. So, where’s he going wrong?
Jorginho has issues from the penalty spot. So, where’s he going wrong?

Before August 2020, Jorginho's success rate was 92%, but since then it has dropped to 71% - and his latest miss proved costly for Italy

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