David Edgar Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 The Rafa bit is interesting. Woodman didn't like the directions from Rafa and is happier now with a different approach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I’m a supply teacher and kids are happier when my approach is to play games and stick videos on. Woodman seems like an honest pro tbf but the same credence is taken from lazies like Shelvey and colback. Different responses by different characters but one seems to yield success more for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Rafa asked him to come out more, play lower, etc. he seems better and more comfortable playing deeper and being higher in his stance. Rafa used the example of Pepe Reina. Freddie’s dad didn’t agree and had a different thought on how to play the position. Freddie said that there are so many different ways to play it etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Fair enough I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I don't think it read that badly re Rafa. It sounded like even his current coach has a different approach to Rafa and Woodman's dad. I think he was merely acknowledging there are different goalkeeping styles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Here's the section about styles and his development: 'His relationship with Cooper is “possibly the best I’ve had with a manager” but it is the tutelage of Martyn Margetson, the Swansea and England goalkeeper coach, which Woodman has found revolutionary. “Goalkeeping can be so complex — I’m not sure people realise how different and difficult it actually is — but Marge has helped me make more sense of it,” Woodman says. “He has really opened my eyes to a different way of keeping goal, which I’ve seen huge benefits from. “Every coach has different styles. I talked with Rafa on numerous occasions; he loved his goalkeeping and he’d tell me to get low and try and block, like Pepe Reina. I remember going home to my dad and saying, ‘Rafa wants me to do this’ and he was like, ‘No, that’s not proper goalkeeping. You need to dive at their feet’. It made me think, ‘God, there are just so many different styles’. None of them are right or wrong. They’re just different. It’s important to find the one that works for you.” With Margetson, Woodman has discovered a new way, one that he believes suits him more. He watches videos with his dad, before-and-after tapes of how he operated pre-Swansea and how he plays now. “The difference is huge,” he says. Already, Woodman has kept 16 clean sheets in just 27 appearances this season, having managed just 12 in 43 across 2019-20. In what way has he changed, though? “My all-round goalkeeping has improved,” Woodman, who has bulked up physically, says. “Fundamentally, there are three key differences. “First, in my set position for shots, I’m higher in my stance. Under Rafa, I’d be encouraged to get down and do more blocking, but, being higher, I think it helps me protect the goal better. “Also, I played a lot higher under Rafa; I came out of my goal a lot more, sometimes I feel possibly unnecessarily. But now I am a little deeper. “And, because we try to play it out from the back, you’ll see me taking more risks in possession than I would have done before.” Swansea supporters rate Woodman highly but many would argue that distribution remains his weakest attribute. “In terms of retaining possession, that is something I continue to work on,” says Woodman. “Being away with the England sides, playing ‘The England Way’, helped prepare me for that, but so did Chris Terpcou, my goalkeeping coach at Newcastle’s academy. When I was 14, he had me watching videos of Ajax and doing extra distribution sessions. I used to think, ‘Jesus, he’s working the socks off me here’. Now, whenever he rings me, I tell him, ‘Terps, I owe you’. “With playing out from the back, you’ve got to accept that it’s not always going to go right. You’ll give passes away, even if you’d prefer not to. I watch a lot of Ederson (at Manchester City) and he is a wonderful footballer, but sometimes he kicks it long. He watches the other team press, thinks about it, and chooses to kick long. In my eyes, it’s all about good decision-making, which is another component of my goalkeeping I want to keep improving.”' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I'm sure Rafa and Freddie can work things out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I still sing Rafa songs everytime i see an article/image etc of him Where as the moment Bruce hits the screen its nothing but :rant: can't stop singing now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Really interesting read that. Thanks for posting it ATF ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthGeordie Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Even if it was true, can see what Rafa would say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthGeordie Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Even if it was true, can see what Rafa would say. Yeah I don't think it'll happen but thought it was worth sharing. He also mentions the Saudi's no longer want to buy us which is not in sync with what Caulkin, Douglas, Kennedy etc have been reporting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Beginnings Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I can see this happening of we lose to Man U Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Would love him to tell Ashley to f**k off tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I can see this happening of we lose to Man U As if there is any other outcome.3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Has anything Duncan Castles said ever come true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Never going to happen, but fucking imagine, man... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Even if it was true, can see what Rafa would say. Yeah I don't think it'll happen but thought it was worth sharing. He also mentions the Saudi's no longer want to buy us which is not in sync with what Caulkin, Douglas, Kennedy etc have been reporting. Imagine that was true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 More and more stories on Twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 0% chance he comes back while Ashley is still here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 More and more stories on Twitter Who from or just rehashes of Castles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Rehashes by the look of it. Usual chronicle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Would only happen if Mandy has whispered 'camshafts' in Rafa's ear. Well, plus the takeover is done, pending on staying up. Yeah, aint happening.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Has anything Duncan Castles said ever come true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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