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    Black Goalkeeper's

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48147087

    Just seen this article, and it is a topic I have heard discussed before. It is strange, when black footballers make up a huge demographic of professional football, that there are so little goalkeepers.

    Is it social bias as the article suggests?
    Cultural?
    Or simply is it just an unexplained phenomenon that there are hardly any half decent black goalkeepers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chris lee View Post
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48147087

    Just seen this article, and it is a topic I have heard discussed before. It is strange, when black footballers make up a huge demographic of professional football, that there are so little goalkeepers.

    Is it social bias as the article suggests?
    Cultural?
    Or simply is it just an unexplained phenomenon that there are hardly any half decent black goalkeepers.
    Same with swimming, great soul singers though.

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    CardiffCitySince1927
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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Something to think about. Name 3 ball playing black midfielders. Apart from the world class, Paul Pogba, who could fill that role... who is there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CardiffCitySince1927 View Post
    Something to think about. Name 3 ball playing black midfielders. Apart from the world class, Paul Pogba, who could fill that role... who is there?
    Jay Jay Okocha

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    Quote Originally Posted by CardiffCitySince1927 View Post
    Something to think about. Name 3 ball playing black midfielders. Apart from the world class, Paul Pogba, who could fill that role... who is there?
    Patrick Vieira was much more of a ball player than he was ever given credit for.
    Because of his stature (and perhaps his colour) people pigeon holed him as a destroyer but that really wasn't what he was about.
    John Barnes could play in that position once his pace went.
    Ruud gullit played in midfield sometimes and was pretty effective.
    Frank rijkard (so) as well although more defensive.
    Yaya toure
    There must have been a fair few Brazilians over the years

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    Quote Originally Posted by CardiffCitySince1927 View Post
    Something to think about. Name 3 ball playing black midfielders. Apart from the world class, Paul Pogba, who could fill that role... who is there?
    Carlton Palmer

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    The only current black keeper I can think of is the Ajax keeper

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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by chris lee View Post
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48147087

    Just seen this article, and it is a topic I have heard discussed before. It is strange, when black footballers make up a huge demographic of professional football, that there are so little goalkeepers.

    Is it social bias as the article suggests?
    Cultural?
    Or simply is it just an unexplained phenomenon that there are hardly any half decent black goalkeepers.
    For many years Black players dominated wide positions, players with pace. It could be a few things, it could be that coaches who were predominantly white profiled young black players, paid more attention to the ones who were quick and direct. British black players don't seem to be as represented in central areas as they are in wide positions or attacking areas.

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    Abedi Pele?

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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by chris lee View Post
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48147087

    Just seen this article, and it is a topic I have heard discussed before. It is strange, when black footballers make up a huge demographic of professional football, that there are so little goalkeepers.

    Is it social bias as the article suggests?
    Cultural?
    Or simply is it just an unexplained phenomenon that there are hardly any half decent black goalkeepers.
    Alisson Becker is one.

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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    Patrick Vieira was much more of a ball player than he was ever given credit for.
    Because of his stature (and perhaps his colour) people pigeon holed him as a destroyer but that really wasn't what he was about.
    John Barnes could play in that position once his pace went.
    Ruud gullit played in midfield sometimes and was pretty effective.
    Frank rijkard (so) as well although more defensive.
    Yaya toure
    There must have been a fair few Brazilians over the years
    I think that we need to look closer to home, all of the players you mention were from other countries, it certainly seems to be an issue in the UK.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
    I think that we need to look closer to home, all of the players you mention were from other countries, it certainly seems to be an issue in the UK.
    The example used by the person bringing it up was Paul Pogba, who is French.

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    David Rocastle. Baller,

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    Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
    Jay Jay Okocha
    Kante? Plays midfield for Chelsea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
    Kante? Plays midfield for Chelsea.
    You can’t use French people now. The rules have been changed.

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    Dele Alli

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    Alex Oxlade Chamberlain

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    Ethan Ampadu

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    Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
    The example used by the person bringing it up was Paul Pogba, who is French.
    Isn't he French? My point is that in the UK ( i know that the thread isn't about that exclusively) we do seem to have a disproportionate amount of fast forward thinking black footballers as opposed to black players who may be more defensive. There must be a reason for that. The point about black goalkeepers could well be valid, There have been countless brilliant Players with African ancestry, not so with goalkeepers.

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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
    The example used by the person bringing it up was Paul Pogba, who is French.
    Sorry, just saw that you added 'French' at the end of your post!

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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Here's a few.

    Fabian Delph.
    Angel Gomez.
    Loftus-Cheek
    Sturridge.
    Walcot.
    Jake Livermore.

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    Hope we haven't forgotten the great keeper, Shaka Hislop, who played for Newcastle, West Ham and Pompey in the Premiership.

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    Heisenberg
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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by CardiffCitySince1927 View Post
    Something to think about. Name 3 ball playing black midfielders. Apart from the world class, Paul Pogba, who could fill that role... who is there?
    Axel Witsel
    Corentin Tolisso
    Blaise Matuidi
    Youri Tielemans
    Gini Wijnaldum
    Fabinho (for Liverpool not Monaco)
    Tanguy Ndombele
    Fred?


    There's probably loads more depending on your definition of "ball playing".

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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops View Post
    Hope we haven't forgotten the great keeper, Shaka Hislop, who played for Newcastle, West Ham and Pompey in the Premiership.
    Wolves recently had a black british goalkeeper, can't remember his name, and we had Warner. Remember Man City had a black goalkeeper, Alex Williams back in the eighties, i can remember some racist arseholes throwing bananas at him from the canton stand.

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    Heisenberg
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    Re: Black Goalkeeper's

    Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
    Here's a few.

    Fabian Delph.
    Angel Gomez.
    Loftus-Cheek
    Sturridge.
    Walcot.
    Jake Livermore.
    In this thread you've named 6 random black players and a white goalie.

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