Nov. 17 (Bloomberg)
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International goalkeeper Trapp speaks to Sky Sports to take part in discussion about Neuer
Why remains a strong contender for Germany's No. 1 goalkeeper after returning from serious injury.
I grew up under the tutelage of Kahn and Lehmann, and I benefited from their approach to goalkeeping," Trapp said. But Neuer took goalkeeping to a whole new level, and from then on everyone wanted to be like him. Before that, you always wanted to be a striker and score goals, and Neuer showed you what else goalkeepers can do."
"It used to be that a goalkeeper's job was just to hold his line and make saves, and now, I don't want to say it's become more difficult, but it's become more complicated. Now the goalkeeper is not just a goalkeeper, but a clearing man, a player, and the coach now demands more from the goalkeeper."
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It's become very modernized so you need the goalkeeper to be the 11th player and the goalkeeper's role is different. If you're good at anticipating and can help the team with your passing, and if you're good with your feet, you can defuse problems before they happen."
"Noel did it all in his prime and did it well, and while it may have got him into trouble, what he and his team achieved shows that it was a calculated risk and it paid off."
"You can learn the ropes as long as you are interested and have an open mind and courage and a supportive coach who accepts that you make mistakes, it's a process and you need to learn from your mistakes. But that doesn't mean you're at the same level as Neuer, that's why he's been the best goalkeeper in the world for a long time."
"The difference between a world-class goalkeeper and an average goalkeeper is in the little details, and I'm sure that not only for me, but for a lot of the many goalkeepers who have come over from that generation, Neuer is 100 percent a role model for them."
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