Thomas Tuchel knocking Arsenal out the Champions League meaning Chelsea remain the only team in London to have won the Champions League.
Alexa, PLAY THAT TUNE.
Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Dan Strauss signed a proclamation declaring today Ballard FC Day in honor of the team's stunning national championship win earlier this month. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/3AfWcFifmM
💭Peter Schmeichel on Arsenal signing David Raya #AFC#ArsenalFC#goalkeeper :
"| don't get it. I cannot understand how a manager can come to the conclusion that it's a great thing to have competition for the No 1 shirt.
A goalkeeper's position is very reactive. You cannot create anything on your own, you have to wait for things to happen.”
“You're now asking your goalkeeper to prove you're better than the other one. That means you now have to go and do stuff, and you don't want that. It's the one position on the pitch where you just want steady.”
“When you have a competition situation, the keeper also plays that game for himself and for that position, and I don't get it.”
“What you do is you put a lot of insecurity into the two of them.”
“At the same time, having two players challenging for number one, you're also creating potentially a bad atmosphere in the dressing room because it's a straight up competition between two guys who will either start or not play.”
“They need to know if it goes wrong, which it does now and again, everyone makes a mistake and everyone costs a goal, that the manager says, "that's alright, mate, you're still my number
one.”
“You need to have that confidence. If you don't, you cannot perform 100% for the team.”
For Ballard.
This title is more than just team success. It is a reflection of this community. A community that made this all possible. From packing Interbay at our inaugural match in May of 2022 to now winning the @uslleaguetwo title in front of a full crowd at Starfire...
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At the time of this photo there were players, refs, managers, substitutes, and spectators all playing their part in the grassroots theatre and their in one shot is the keeper stood alone with his thoughts.
“Being a good person is like being a good goalkeeper. No matter how many goals you save, some people will only remember the one you missed" Iker Cassillas