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Goalkeeper - Fabien Barthez
Goalkeeper
You need agility and bravery to be a keeper.

You’re the only member of the team who can handle the ball on the pitch, but only in your 18-yard-area.

It can be a lonely position that will test out your concentration if you are required to make a crucial save after being out of the game for a while.

Now that goalkeepers can't pick up backpasses there is more emphasis on the control and kicking skills of a goalkeeper.

So it's no hiding place.

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