Leveller Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, Paddy31 said: Goal sizes are designed for male player dimensions. Females tend to be shorter and have less explosivity when it comes to jumping. That means that female keepers generally need to play closer to their line in order to avoid being caught out by a lobbed shot. This can make them look less dominant than their male equivalent and also means that there are shots that a man would reach, that a woman will not. Also: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/07/19/womens-euros-2022-goalkeeping-goals-sexism/ As the article points out, goal dimensions were set in the 1860s for men. What I can’t see is any reference to how much taller men are now than 160 years ago. I bet the average keeper then was closer in height to what the women are now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, phantom said: Sorry to make you look an even bigger fool, but all the box park venues were packed out as usual last night and ADDITIONAL fanzones are being sorted for Tuesdays semi final, including a 5,000 fan zone in Trafalgar Square oh, calm down love ! My point exactly, I was out having a fag when England must have scored the winner, not a peep from anyone in the area, if it had been the men's, it would have been bedlam ! I'm not knocking the woman's game or their achievements, more the forced euphoria from the media ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Robbored said: That’s just the BBC complying with equality. I do agree with your “apples and oranges” comment tho and it applies to cricket and rugby as well. Careful now RR ,you'll become an object of hate ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said: Would you rather they downplayed it and reminded everyone at home that womens football isn’t as popular? Isn’t this an inferiority complex? My God, you're right...........thank you Mr Freud ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 21, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Some interesting figures on the TV audience from last night, like after Italia '90 the game needs to ensure it captures as many of these "new" supporters taking interest as possible A peak television audience of 7.6 million watched England's dramatic extra-time win against Spain in the Euro 2022 quarter-final on BBC One. It is up 3.6 million on the four million who tuned in for the Lionesses' 8-0 group-stage win against Norway. There were a further 1.5 million streams across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app as England advanced to the semi-finals. The second quarter-final - Germany v Austria - is on BBC One on Thursday. Coverage begins at 19:30 BST on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. England's semi-final against Sweden or Belgium is on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:30 BST on 26 July. The highest peak television audience for women's football in the UK is 11.7 million for England's 2019 World Cup semi-final defeat by the United States. England's peak audiences at Euro 2022 England v Austria, 6 July - 3.7 million and 750,000 streams England v Norway, 11 July - four million and 726,000 streams Northern Ireland v England, 15 July - 3.4 million and 525,000 streams TAKEN FROM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62251265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, maxjak said: It does make me laugh when even the most mundane of saves by women goalkeepers are described as if a mixture of Alisson and Courtois at their finest.......women goalkeepers have most definitely improved markedly.........but still looks a weakness in women's football. IMHO. But i am certain it will continue to improve. Yes, still a massive weakness overall. I know I really shouldn’t compare and I’ve said before the mens and women’s games are totally different but Bentley HOLDS the winner last night, not just saves it. The goal just looked wrong regardless of the quality of the strike. However, the young Dutch keeper who got chucked in due to injury looks really impressive and unusually comes for crosses (the nearest I’ve seen that plays like a bloke) and the Austrian keeper very decent too. England’s keeper is a shot stopper and really doesn’t want to come for a high ball unless she has to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: Yes, still a massive weakness overall. I know I really shouldn’t compare and I’ve said before the mens and women’s games are totally different but Bentley HOLDS the winner last night, not just saves it. The goal just looked wrong regardless of the quality of the strike. However, the young Dutch keeper who got chucked in due to injury looks really impressive and unusually comes for crosses (the nearest I’ve seen that plays like a bloke) and the Austrian keeper very decent too. England’s keeper is a shot stopper and really doesn’t want to come for a high ball unless she has to. Yes, and I remember all the great England men goalkeepers, check out England v USA {South Africa) or England v Wales [In France} for starters.. Enjoy the woman’s game as it is, last night was great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: My God, you're right...........thank you Mr Freud ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, Tinmans Love Child said: don't be so hard on yourself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy31 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Leveller said: As the article points out, goal dimensions were set in the 1860s for men. What I can’t see is any reference to how much taller men are now than 160 years ago. I bet the average keeper then was closer in height to what the women are now. English Football League top Division Mean goals per game in 1889 - 4.6 Mean goals per game in 2021 - 2.8 Correlation is not causation and there are a dozen other confounding factors (rule changes, increased professionalism and training, etc), so I am NOT saying that the taller keepers reduce the number of goals, but it could be a contributing factor. And you are correct about the mean height of men in 1880. It was about 167cm (5'5") , compared to a modern woman being 165cm (5'4"). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Paddy31 said: English Football League top Division Mean goals per game in 1889 - 4.6 Mean goals per game in 2021 - 2.8 Correlation is not causation and there are a dozen other confounding factors (rule changes, increased professionalism and training, etc), so I am NOT saying that the taller keepers reduce the number of goals, but it could be a contributing factor. And you are correct about the mean height of men in 1880. It was about 167cm (5'5") , compared to a modern woman being 165cm (5'4"). I should have been born in the 19th century... I'd be above average height 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Paddy31 said: Goal sizes are designed for male player dimensions. Females tend to be shorter and have less explosivity when it comes to jumping. That means that female keepers generally need to play closer to their line in order to avoid being caught out by a lobbed shot. This can make them look less dominant than their male equivalent and also means that there are shots that a man would reach, that a woman will not. Also: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/07/19/womens-euros-2022-goalkeeping-goals-sexism/ Interesting article, but why don't they recruit taller female goalkeepers? It is not all about height though, there have been some relatively short male keeper's who have done extremely well? But it is not just about crosses and saves, it is also about dominating your penalty area and cutting out basic errors. Good luck to women goalkeepers, may they prosper. But taking the Norway game as an example, 50% of the goals were down to poor defending and poor goalkeeping rather than excellent creative forward play? Women's football has come on leaps and bounds, so hopefully specialist outstanding women goalkeepers will eventually emerge? PS. It can make them appear less dominant, because they are less dominant........surely? Edited July 21, 2022 by maxjak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Grey Fox said: Yes, and I remember all the great England men goalkeepers, check out England v USA {South Africa) or England v Wales [In France} for starters.. Enjoy the woman’s game as it is, last night was great Those are just isolated incidents, that prove nothing. Even the worlds greatest goalkeepers will make mistakes...but as a percentage of their performances over time they tend to be massively efficient and influential in the success of the team's they play for? The women's' game has improved greatly, and is entertaining at times, last night England were extremely fortunate to win, I feel Spain lost it , rather than England won it. Yeah, last night was great at times, and England eventually turned up after 75 minutes, but give me a Men's Premiership /Championship top of the table clash everytime, if i want to be truly entertained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Numero Uno said: Yes, still a massive weakness overall. I know I really shouldn’t compare and I’ve said before the mens and women’s games are totally different but Bentley HOLDS the winner last night, not just saves it. The goal just looked wrong regardless of the quality of the strike. However, the young Dutch keeper who got chucked in due to injury looks really impressive and unusually comes for crosses (the nearest I’ve seen that plays like a bloke) and the Austrian keeper very decent too. England’s keeper is a shot stopper and really doesn’t want to come for a high ball unless she has to. No way Bentley holds the winner, Basso maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 6 hours ago, slartibartfast said: oh, calm down love ! My point exactly, I was out having a fag when England must have scored the winner, not a peep from anyone in the area, if it had been the men's, it would have been bedlam ! I'm not knocking the woman's game or their achievements, more the forced euphoria from the media ! Bedlam? Mass fainting from shock perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 53 minutes ago, maxjak said: Those are just isolated incidents, that prove nothing. Even the worlds greatest goalkeepers will make mistakes...but as a percentage of their performances over time they tend to be massively efficient and influential in the success of the team's they play for? The women's' game has improved greatly, and is entertaining at times, last night England were extremely fortunate to win, I feel Spain lost it , rather than England won it. Yeah, last night was great at times, and England eventually turned up after 75 minutes, but give me a Men's Premiership /Championship top of the table clash everytime, if i want to be truly entertained? Don't watch it if the football doesn't entertain you enough. The fact you're expecting the level of skill and entertainment to match a mens prem game just shows how little you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 33 minutes ago, grifty said: Don't watch it if the football doesn't entertain you enough. The fact you're expecting the level of skill and entertainment to match a mens prem game just shows how little you know. Ah! so it is my ignorance that is causing me not to be entertained? ....Thanks, i wouldn't of thought of that. Your two response's so far have been a confused symbol (Are you not able to articulate your point of view?).......and a glib, arrogant remark that seems to say more about you, than me. If you cannot do better than that, please don't bother replying, as it is just pointless, if you have not got a more interesting viewpoint, than just having a sad dig at me? , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Grey Fox said: Yes, and I remember all the great England men goalkeepers, check out England v USA {South Africa) or England v Wales [In France} for starters.. Enjoy the woman’s game as it is, last night was great Firstly I did enjoy last night particularly the way Spain knocked the ball around for 70 minutes. They played some lovely football before their coach had a brain freeze and decided sitting back was a better plan than controlling the possession. They were significantly more accomplished in possession than England on the night. I generally don’t compare Women’s and Mens football particularly from a pace and power perspective where it is simply unfair and pointless to do so. However tactically and technically the women’s game has improved massively and the game is unrecognisable from 20 years ago and credit to all for that. The remaining elephant in the room is that technically the Goalkeeping has not improved at the same speed as the outfield play. Pointing out individual errors from men doesn’t alter that. Unfortunately for her the Spanish keeper made two basic positioning and footwork errors for the England winner meaning her dive had nowhere near enough height to pull off a straightforward enough save from a great but relatively central strike. A GK coach will be far more pissed off with that than if she had made a handling error and conceded cos that happens with the very best not just average keepers. The problem seems to be that you are not allowed to point out anything negative after watching a ladies game although it’s ok for the posters who get outraged at any criticism of a woman player to verbally abuse Zak Vyner every week cos he’s a bloke…… Edited July 21, 2022 by Numero Uno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 7 hours ago, maxjak said: Those are just isolated incidents, that prove nothing. Even the worlds greatest goalkeepers will make mistakes...but as a percentage of their performances over time they tend to be massively efficient and influential in the success of the team's they play for? The women's' game has improved greatly, and is entertaining at times, last night England were extremely fortunate to win, I feel Spain lost it , rather than England won it. Yeah, last night was great at times, and England eventually turned up after 75 minutes, but give me a Men's Premiership /Championship top of the table clash everytime, if i want to be truly entertained? We are all football fans, so you can enjoy both . As to last night I agree Spain lost a match they should have won, but I have seen that plenty of times in the mens game (Real Madrid’s Champions League title this year for starters or ManU’s win over Bayern Munich for that famous treble) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Numero Uno said: Firstly I did enjoy last night particularly the way Spain knocked the ball around for 70 minutes. They played some lovely football before their coach had a brain freeze and decided sitting back was a better plan than controlling the possession. They were significantly more accomplished in possession than England on the night. I generally don’t compare Women’s and Mens football particularly from a pace and power perspective where it is simply unfair and pointless to do so. However tactically and technically the women’s game has improved massively and the game is unrecognisable from 20 years ago and credit to all for that. The remaining elephant in the room is that technically the Goalkeeping has not improved at the same speed as the outfield play. Pointing out individual errors from men doesn’t alter that. Unfortunately for her the Spanish keeper made two basic positioning and footwork errors for the England winner meaning her dive had nowhere near enough height to pull off a straightforward enough save from a great but relatively central strike. A GK coach will be far more pissed off with that than if she had made a handling error and conceded cos that happens with the very best not just average keepers. The problem seems to be that you are not allowed to point out anything negative after watching a ladies game although it’s ok for the posters who get outraged at any criticism of a woman player to verbally abuse Zak Vyner every week cos he’s a bloke…… I think the Spanish keeper might have been a little peeved that her defence allowed our English girl to go so far unchallenged. Virtually every goal can be blamed on someone, and as to “individual errors “ those by goalkeepers have IMO in this tournament been on more or less than an equivalent mens .Criticise by all means, but don’t unfairly blame all female goalkeepers for a mistake by one. I thought for example the English keeper was great, would you decry her for her opposite numbers errors? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 I only watched the game on iplayer yesterday but I thought it was a good game. Proper end to end stuff. So much better than the slow boring England men’s games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 11 hours ago, Grey Fox said: We are all football fans, so you can enjoy both . As to last night I agree Spain lost a match they should have won, but I have seen that plenty of times in the mens game (Real Madrid’s Champions League title this year for starters or ManU’s win over Bayern Munich for that famous treble) Bristol City v Wolves.......December 2017 ? Ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 11 hours ago, Grey Fox said: I think the Spanish keeper might have been a little peeved that her defence allowed our English girl to go so far unchallenged. Virtually every goal can be blamed on someone, and as to “individual errors “ those by goalkeepers have IMO in this tournament been on more or less than an equivalent mens .Criticise by all means, but don’t unfairly blame all female goalkeepers for a mistake by one. I thought for example the English keeper was great, would you decry her for her opposite numbers errors? In my opinion the Goalkeeping in women’s football is improving but across the board not at the same rate as the outfield play AT THE MOMENT. Seventeen players in the six yard box at every corner the other night is an example of that. It’s an obvious statement by the coaches and not a tactic commonly used in the mens game because most keepers will deal with it and those that can’t fall by the wayside. Even the female commentators remarked on it as a difference in tactics tbf. Earps was good the other night but still came for two or three crosses that she got nowhere near, the sort of thing people on here would be up in arms about if it was Bentley in a league game. In that regard Millie Bright is a huge player for England because she gets her head on everything loaded into the box……..she has to. The one keeper I’ve seen actively looking to dominate and really impressed me so far is the Dutch keeper despite being their number 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: In my opinion the Goalkeeping in women’s football is improving but across the board not at the same rate as the outfield play AT THE MOMENT. Seventeen players in the six yard box at every corner the other night is an example of that. It’s an obvious statement by the coaches and not a tactic commonly used in the mens game because most keepers will deal with it and those that can’t fall by the wayside. Even the female commentators remarked on it as a difference in tactics tbf. Earps was good the other night but still came for two or three crosses that she got nowhere near, the sort of thing people on here would be up in arms about if it was Bentley in a league game. In that regard Millie Bright is a huge player for England because she gets her head on everything loaded into the box……..she has to. The one keeper I’ve seen actively looking to dominate and really impressed me so far is the Dutch keeper despite being their number 2. Austrian keeper had a blinder? Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 2 hours ago, maxjak said: Austrian keeper had a blinder? Ha! Sure , it’s not like you ever see a keeper charged down for a silly goal in mens football, just ask any Arsenal fan"……… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Grey Fox said: Sure , it’s not like you ever see a keeper charged down for a silly goal in mens football, just ask any Arsenal fan"……… Or Antoine Semenyo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 What a game it was on Wednesday! Bit late on this, but here are most of the photos I took from Brighton on Wednesday (that I haven't already posted on here) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 20/07/2022 at 18:31, shahanshahan said: The last time I was here, I missed Bobby Reid score his goal & then saw Brighton score two back on a Tuesday night in 2015! Hoping for a much better evening tonight. Come on England! We did walk right past a fan at the game in a Gas shirt. Fair to say he was definitely surprised... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Just wondering what would have happened if the world cup was not in Qatar this year - would this have clashed with it and reduced interest? It could be that the women's game might benefit from the Qatar award fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, Reigate Red said: Just wondering what would have happened if the world cup was not in Qatar this year - would this have clashed with it and reduced interest? It could be that the women's game might benefit from the Qatar award fiasco. This tournament was due to be last year but was postponed so that it wasn't overshadowed by the men's competition. If there had been a World Cup, I think they'd have tried to find a slot to make it have its own period. https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/apr/23/uefa-euro-2021-postponed-230420 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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