Think people really overstate how "bad" the goalkeeping is in the womens game and use any howlers they see to confirm their bias.
I cant find any data beyond 21/22 season but male goalies in the Premier league were twice as likely to concede a goal thanks to an error compared to a WSL keeper.
I think presently top flight women's football games average approx an extra 0.2 goals per game. Given that female keepers have a 15% smaller span than the males i dont think that's outrageous.
Obvs there's lots of different reasons and explanations behind those stats but I think you can just as easily put compilations together of poor goalkeeping in the mens game every single weekend.
Historically, I think female goalies weren't meeting the same levels as their team mates as a lot of clubs didn't employ goalkeeping coaches. But we've moved on since then. Think we've seen some great goalkeeping in this tournament as well as some very poor goalkeeping. Its all part of the entertainment either way.
With regards to Berger last night. We see goalies beaten on their near post ever single week. Criticise it for sure, but it happens all the time at all levels of the game. She was badly positioned but Bonmati's vision to spot that opportunity and the way she despatched the shot were world class.
Feels like whenever a female goalie makes a mistake, there's a certain type of person who immediately wants to drop what theyre doing to jump onto the internet to tell everyone about it. Its weird.
