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    Dead-ball 'keepers

    The striking tendency in Gaelic games in latter years has been that the goalkeeper has been deployed in a more offensive manner, not merely taking penalties, but now hitting long-range frees previously the preserve of forwards. With strategic and tactical differential the Holy Grail of all soccer clubs, it's therefore rather surprising that soccer keepers are still largely confined to their penalty box, rather than presiding over spot kicks and dead ball scenarios, given their psychological insight regarding the recipient. Rogerio Ceni and Chilavert come to the international mind, but Stepney apart, English teams have proven rather reluctant to take the initiative.

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    Dead-ball 'keepers

    Quite a massive difference in using a goalkeeper in an attackng sense in Gaelic football though... firstly any player can handle the ball so you're not really exposed at the back, and secondly almost all frees are kicked for point, i.e. over the bar so score or miss it's very unlikely for the ball to stay in play, unlike a soccer free.

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      Dead-ball 'keepers

      Plainly never seen any of NUFC keepers try and kick a football. Even Sports Direct would run out of balls by the end of the season.

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        Dead-ball 'keepers

        Does a goalkeeper really have an advantage when taking a free kick because he knows what it's like to face one? Reversing that logic, should teams put their (outfield) dead ball specialists in goal for penalty shootouts?

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