Why do goalies wear gloves

The use of goalkeeper gloves makes complete sense as it allows players to protect their hands when a thunderous shot is sent their way. Gloves also enable a goalie to catch a ball more easily thanks to the grip provided from the handwear. Modern gloves also have rubber and plastic protection points on the top of the hands, fingers, and knuckles, preventing injury. Just a few decades ago, goalkeepers played barehanded and gloves were not a part of their everyday equipment.

Argentine goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo was the first player to wear gloves. During his unbelievable year career, Carrizo saw a number of innovations in football as well as in life. City are the fourth team to start a top-flight season in England with five successive clean sheets. So City have a match and a half to go before they can start thinking about any sort of record. Teams have gone even deeper into a season without conceding elsewhere in Europe.

But in the Bundesliga a more unlikely side just outstrip the Barcelona vintage. VfB Stuttgart began the season with a win over Rostock, then proved inpenetrable against Hertha Berlin , Monchengladbach , Kaiserslautern , Schalke , Dortmund , Munich and Cologne before 60 minutes into their ninth league Angelo Charisteas scored past the otherwise unbeatable Timo Hildebrand for Werder Bremen.

VfB ended the season in fourth with — unsurprisingly — the best defensive record in the division , 10 points behind the eventual champions … Werder. Skonto Riga also had an eight-game unbreached stretch at the start of the Latvian season slap-bang in the middle of their match unbeaten run. And their campaign began with a remarkable nine clean sheets. Elsewhere, it would be interesting to find out when Al-Ahly conceded their two goals in the match Egyptian championship in It is, at the end, his choice.

To conclude, advice to all goalkeepers would be: if you use gloves during matches, use them during trainings as well… and vice-versa. Send News. Original 3 min read. Download Coaching Board now! More Original Posts. Futsal World Cup begins: The biggest favorites, dark-horses, and underdogs 8 min read. See more articles. We are sad you are leaving.