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The fundamental job of a goalkeeper 💪

Oliver Whatmuff - only 18 years old - said this to Goalkeeper.com in the mixed zone after the National League Play-Off Final.

In an increasingly complex game, the spirit of the position is not lost on the younger generation.

Tipped for England by Rochdale manager Jimmy McNulty, Whatmuff is one of the highest rated young prospects in English football.

Oliver Povey looked into his background here 🔗 https://www.goalkeeper.com/news-and-media/exclusives/post/oliver-whatmuff-rochdale-interview

“It's what I get paid to do, save shots. I just had a job to do and I did it".🧤

Speaking with Goalkeeper.com after the National League Play-Off Final, 18 year old Oliver Whatmuff's humility is admirable for a young goalkeeper who has been touted as a future England number one.

But who is the Man City youngster tipped to go all the way by his manager this season gone? 🔎



Full piece➡️https://www.goalkeeper.com/news-and-media/exclusives/post/oliver-whatmuff-rochdale-interview

PICKFORD TAKES THE TROPHY 🏆

Jordan Pickford sweeps his second Premier League award of the season, winning the inaugural Microsoft Goalkeeper Performance of the Season trophy for his Gameweek 2 performance against Brighton as voted for by YOU 🙌

The Everton Football Club number one stood out with a strong performance, and an overall goalkeeper value score of +1.79🧤

🏆🇫🇷 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN, BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE 🏆🇫🇷

And in the middle of it all: Matvey Safonov 🧤✨

The Russian goalkeeper delivered again and incredible performance on the biggest stage and entered the extremely short list of goalkeepers to win consecutive European Cups/Champions Leagues as a starter.

But the final also left one of the strangest goalkeeper stats in Champions League history:

On the other side stood David Raya, the backbone of Arsenal’s historic unbeaten UCL run — 9 clean sheets, a penalty save in the final, and still no defeat in regular time. Yet despite saving the ONLY penalty in the entire shootout, Raya still ended up defeated🧤❌

So after tonight… are we witnessing the beginning of a new generation of elite Champions League goalkeepers led by Safonov and Raya? 🧤✨

From loan spells all across England, Scotland and Wales to becoming a Leicester City icon. What a career Kasper Schmeichel has had 🧤🤩

Nothing was handed to him early on. He had to work his way up through different clubs before finally finding his place at Leicester, where he helped the club earn promotion, played over 400 matches and became a key part of one of the most unbelievable stories English football has ever seen, winning tha unforgettable Premier League and other national trophies 🏆✨

And to then end his career winning trophies with Celtic feels like the perfect way to close the chapter 👏🍀

What a legacy, Kasper.

Is he one of the greatest goalkeepers of the last 15-20 years? 👇