DECRYPTION – The former doorman of PSG and the Blues gives his view on the evolution of a position he knows like the back of his hand.
It was better before ? Regarding the evolution of the position of goalkeeper, Bernard Lama is not far from thinking it. Monument in the history of PSG (318 matches), world champion 98 and Europe 2000 with the Blues, the native of Saint-Symphorien (Guyana) believes that everything changed in 1992, when Fifa banned doormen from take the ball in hand on a pass from a teammate.
«It changed the game“, insists the one nicknamed “The Cat”, champion of France, double winner of the Coupe de France and winner of the late Coupe des Coupes with the club of the capital, in the 90s. “The difference is that today, the teams have evolved in the game. Many of them adopt a possession game and want to return to their camp. It implies that the goalkeeper is even more player. That’s what changed“, he analyzes, met at the Parc des Princes before the recent Parisian victory over Lens (3-1). However, not everyone is obviously prepared for it…
Today, they are more handball goalkeepers than football goalkeepers.
Bernard Lama
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