Bruce Grobbelaar - Liverpool Football Club 1981-1994 

MetalHead yes, catching balls nowadays is rare by goal keepers

agree with u.

Bang on.

The same thing I was about to say. We don’t see keepers do this nowadays.

Unless the moneys right 😂

Rhodesians never die.

He let goals in for cash...

@themelted4614 He saved many goals, too. I am not on this planet to judge any man.

@@karlrensburg3472 you already judged him already in your first comment .. he let in goals for cash and tainted your country. Pure greed

@@themelted4614 My country is way more tainted than Bruce Grobbelaar.

says a guy who has obviously never kept

@@maxlambie7788 chill

its not very safe trying to catch a modern ball hit with power and with the movement on the ball. thats why you see a lot of keepers today batting the ball away.

the skills of goalkeeping have been lost in the modern game

Nowadays they cannot catch the ball because it is different and way faster than in those times.

The balls these days are so drastically different from what they were back then, there's no logical comparison to be made, apart from both variations being round. All the 'keepers back then would catch the ball a lot more, as the flight of the 10-pound chunks of leather they were kicking about back then was a lot easier to anticipate than today's miniature beach balls.

Matt Colley he made some stunning money aswell 🤑🤑🤑

He's the one the only reason why Liverpool have Fans in Zimbabwe not Manne or Salla. It's Bruce ❤😂I think Bruce is the only GK with the art to End Messis career he is a Cat , he can catch Bat I'm sure that's how he trained kuZimbabwe bcoz that reflex is rare , u cannot get it anywhere not in the near future , unless he come and share with us his secret god bcoz that's pure magical. I've praised all modern greats like Casillas , Reina of Columbia, Navas etc but none of them can be this critical One touch Policy is rare today u find mediocre strikers making waves bcoz of Lazy GKs. Bruce was just an angel send to play in goal now I understand why they call them Dream Team , my brother told me those guys where heavenly , they could beat Brazil and I laughed now I take it all back. The man was just Legendery Bruce

no, for those who play/played in goal he is up there, absolutely no question. Just forgotten maybe as with many fantastic players from those times...

Bobby Robson wanted him to played for England but fifa rule it out because he played few games for Zimbabwe.

True is a living legend one of us

@@andshits He chose to play for Zimbabwe but if they did not want him he would have challenged FIFA with their ruling as other sporting bodies permitted nationals with dual citizenship to play for two countries as long as they had not played for 7 years. Hick was an example who was Zimbabwean but played for England. This is a quote from what he said "“We are pursuing it. I have asked a friend in Zimbabwe to look into the facts and ask the authorities there to make their minds up if they want me or don’t want me. “And if they don’t I want them to write to inform FIFA of their decision. Then we will see what happens.

Maybe he was overshadowed by Shilton at that time, I thought he was a better keeper especially when it came to extreme saves. I was used to call him ' the cat ' cos of his agility, he stretched like a cat in the air .

Are you fucking serious?

Wasn’t he done for match fixing

Yeah. In the 90s he was purposely letting in goals, so Liverpool would lose games

@@ronaldcustard4636 Yes. He was found not guilty on three counts of match fixing along with John Fashanu and Hans Segers. In my opinion the accusations against all three players were total bollocks.

@@thenomad525 Went to two Crown Court trials and 2 juries were undecided so the judge ruled not guilty - the 2nd the day before a massive new sponsorship deal of the premier league was announced. He then sued a newspaper and 'won' and was essentially told by the judge he was a liar and awarded him costs of 1p - bankrupting him. You need to read the court scripts - I have. The libel judge got it right. And if you have ever seen the vid of Segers going down in instalments against Everton you should think again my friend. BG stated he took the money in the infamous video - where he says the save against Utd - at Anfield "cost him 125 grand" because he was basically working under cover to trap fixers intending to later go to the police/authorities. Guess what? Never did. If you can believe all that I have a bridge you may be interested in !! Not fit to lace Clem's boots. RIP.

was bent I wouldn't trust him I wouldn't trust him

My uncle

Not a chance even without throwing games couldn't lace Clems boots

Brilliant goal keeper Bruce, one of footie's greatest characters, don't seem to have many these days!

JWD77 Same here.

me too. he was fantastic and the best GK for liverpool i have seen

Gayster

Good on his day

Same with my dad. When he was young he watched Liverpool playing and grobbelaar make him love Liverpool. Then my dad made me a Liverpool fan

Says all you need to know about Liverpool-cheaters

No one cares

@@SandyYoung1 don't be a wanker!!

I know I may sound crazy, but IMHO if he is still playing he could easily win the keeper of the year award. Allison may have to take the back seat :)

My all time top 5 Liverpool goalkeepers would be. RAY CLEMENCE BRUCE GROBELAAR TOMMY LAWRENCE PEPE REINA ALLISSON BECKER

Cheat and a fraud.

Remember sander westerveld

Aye would be great but Allison is doing bits

Rogue 7 for liverpool maybe but not even close to the best

Adriel Otto he’s one of the best

Look at how he played, no other goalie could play like that in his era, plus he was so small as well. Maybe not in top 3 all time greats, but he can't be far off. His style of distribution and playing out is what everyone loves, I remember all the fuss at the time as goalies just saved the ball and booted it up field, Bruce changed that. At true leg end

ALISSON

Normal in that time for him have hatters of his own skin bcoz he was a collection of traditions. He entertained us , he played like he was possessed. Actually he had an African inbuit art in him hence most white people of that time supporting gvt would dislike him. He has always been with Zimbabwe at heart ♥ we look forward to see him get a national team role in few years as we prepare for the next WC

Are we talking about the same cheater here?

The keepers you see batting the ball away today are some of the best keepers of all time. Because they know if they attempt to catch a modern ball hit by a striker theres a good chance these modern balls will move just before he attempts to catch it and the keeper will fumble it in the 6 yard box. Very dangerous.

@@spangyull9110 great point about the modern footballs affecting this. However there are instances where they do punch a ball when the catch was an easier option. A mistimed punch/flick can also prove equally as costly. Alisson is a great example of a keeper in the modern game who will catch it when it's safe to do so.

Modern footballs change trajectories more often, spin a lot more and reach higher speeds than older models. Ball movement is a lot harder to predict nowadays so most keepers prefer to go for the safer option and just palm it away

I bet he sold it for £50,much like his reputation

ME

You know it

I did.

Good at times ..a joker at times..mr shankly would av got rid .

I notice you didn’t say ‘loyal’ service 😂

All sharp had to do was write him a cheque!!

Or moved out of the way😂

@@SandyYoung1 Shut up

LOL I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING .....BRUCE ...SHARP'S NEMESIS !!

But much worse than Ray Clemence.

True,but not better than Southall

The who?

@@ebrahimhoosain6216 Grobbelaar once said Southall was the best in the world

@@ebrahimhoosain6216 well better all round bruce.

Truly a Liverpool legend ,some of those saves were incredible ,but a man who was a genuine gentleman too ,met him a,few times at Liverpool functions ,funny ,astute ,kind and loyal ,he came back from Canada I think after retirement ,cos his heart belongs to us 👍 well Bruce ,we all love you ,thanks for the glorious memories on the road ,God bless ya x

2:51 for me.. but absolutely magic at catching the ball

He meant to let that one in😂

@@SandyYoung1 haha funny guy

Is that the excuse he gave when he let one or two in 😂