Goal Defense Quotes

Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal.

I try to control my box. I always think the goalkeeper has to be the chief of the box: it's his area, and he has to defend it.

Your No. 1 priority as a defender is to keep the ball out of the back of the net.

Your best penalty killer is your goalie.

There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you.

Scoring lots of goals in Italy is much more difficult: they are experts in defending.

I want to stop goals going in the net.

Every position is difficult, but you're always involved in the biggest chances of the opponent; when there's a goal, you're always involved. It's difficult to explain, but this is the importance of the goalkeeper: he's always concentrated, even if he's not running as much as other players. He always needs to be focused.