{"id":7937,"date":"2013-11-13T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/goalkeeping-is-not-all-about-sho\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:44:43","slug":"goalkeeping-is-not-all-about-sho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/goalkeeping-is-not-all-about-sho\/","title":{"rendered":"Goalkeeping is not all about shot stopping: Arindam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nNilanjan Datta<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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\nHe\u2019s tall, dark and handsome. Arindam Bhattacharya, when reminded, smiles. \u201cI play Football and will play Football,\u201d is all what he says.<\/p>\n

As Arindam walks past, Indian National Team\u2019s Goalkeeping Coach Marcus Pacheco comments, \u201cLook at his height. International Goalkeepers stay that tall. He looks a Goalkeeper and is a Goalkeeper.\u201d Pacheco smiles; and so do all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he first burst onto the scene, his height had struck me. He had just played for India U-19 then. Months later when he was named in the National squad, I discovered his talent. He was full of energy, willing to learn and motivate himself,\u201d Pachecho adds.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was then touted to be one of the best Indian Goalkeepers and he stays on track. In between, injuries hit him hard. He needs to play and gather more match experience. That would help him complete the Course what we are expecting from him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The three Musketeers — (from left) Karanjit Singh, Subhasish Roychowdhury and Arindam Bhattacharya<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nMore than being a shot stopper and an equally good distributor, Arindam\u2019s first struggle wasn\u2019t on the Football Field. Instead, it was at Home.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll my relatives are very good in Academics. Most of them are Software Engineers. My Dad was working for a Multinational organisation and my elder brother, a Chef. Taking up Football as a career was a sort of taboo in our family,\u201d he informs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Oliver Kahn had inspired me and I was a sort of rebel. Convincing all was difficult. But it all fell into place once I joined the Tata Football Academy and thereafter went ahead to don the U-19 Indian Team colours.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the record, Arindam makes a comeback to the National squad after the Nehru Cup. I was in the Preparatory Camp in Bangalore prior to the Nehru Cup but was nursing my knee,\u201d he recollects. \u201cIn fact, the shoulder injury hit me hard as I missed the Bus to the Asian Cup. I had dived to gather a ball and fell badly. I couldn\u2019t play for six-seven months and in the process missed the entire season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been part of National Teams but the training process under Koevermans-sir has impressed me a lot,\u201d he pronounces. \u201cMoreover, at the National Camp, you get to train under a Goalkeeping Coach which may not always be the case with the Clubs. Goalkeeping is always a specialised subject,\u201d he quips.<\/p>\n

How is a Goalkeeper\u2019s training different from the rest?<\/p>\n

\u201cA Goalkeeper Coach will guide you about your positioning, outing. When you train day in and day out with a Goalkeeping Coach, he follows a certain routine. He will make you stretch as you dive for the Balls. He understands more than any as to how much a Goalkeeper ought to stretch,\u201d Arindam explains. \u201cThe others use their legs, we use our hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut modern-day Goalkeeping is not all about shot stopping. Distribution is nowadays an integral part our profession. Modern Football is all about building up from the back. I enjoy it a lot. In fact, it\u2019s my plus point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two back to back Friendlies stay very significant. The squad has been practicing hard. We have been unlucky in some previous matches. Let Lady Luck be on our side,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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