As goalkeepers are getting taller and taller, the idea of enlarging their cages is gaining ground…
From the height of his 92 meter tall, Gianluigi Buffon, who officially hung up his gloves on the 1er last August, believes that the new generation goalkeepers are too tall. Too big at least for the cages they keep today. In more than 150 years since the invention of football, the size of the goal has not changed one iota. Namely 7m32 in width and 2m44 in height. Or 8 yards wide and 8 feet high by English standards of the time.
In the eyes of the former Italian goalkeeper, a revision of these dimensions would not be a luxury. History of making the matches more lively, with more goals. “ We’re talking about broadening the goals and I think we could start thinking about ithe judges in an interview with Tuttosport. The dimensions have been the same since 1875 and maybe they were too big then, but today, looking at some of the goalkeepers, it makes you think. »
Long shots rarely victorious
The technology used for football in recent years has tried to complicate the task of goalkeepers, by creating spheres with less legible trajectories for example, but it is true that the scale of certain ultimate ramparts does not make it easier river scores. “ The effect of goalkeeper height is visible in long shots: 30 years ago, every 50 shots resulted in 10 goals, whereas today there are only three . From a distance, it is very difficult to score a goal against a goalkeeper who is two meters tall », underlines Gianluigi Buffon.
