Video taking off 17x its usual first day

Joe Hart explains the dive behind Pickford's missed save

BBC Football's Match of the Day clip looks beyond the ball slipping under a hand to the decisions a goalkeeper makes before seeing the shot.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 121,422 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (7,106).

WHAT WAS PICKFORD DOING? JOE HART EXPLAINS

Pickford's view was blocked. Joe Hart points to Everton teammate Vitaliy Mykolenko's position, then works through why a save that looks awkward on replay was much harder than it appeared.

In BBC Football's Short, the former England goalkeeper analyzes Jordan Pickford conceding against Chelsea. First comes the possibility of a cutback, then Cole Palmer missing his shot. By the time Pedro Neto threatens the goal, Pickford has already had several different dangers to consider.

Hart explains that Pickford commits early, almost as though facing a penalty. His diving technique puts his hand at a middle height, allowing him to cover either a high or low effort. But with his sightline obstructed, he cannot immediately identify where the ball is going. When the low shot emerges, he tries to force his hand down and narrowly misses it.

Hart's conclusion is that Pickford came close to an excellent save, rather than simply failing at an obvious one.

That explanation drew roughly 120,000 views in its first day, about seventeen times BBC Football's usual start for a Short. The comment section was unusually busy, too. Viewers discuss learning how to read goalkeeping replays, with several drawing a distinction between a goalkeeper explaining the mechanics and an outfield player simply saying the shot should have been saved.

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What viewers say

Great punditry, I’ve actually learnt something about how to view goalkeeping replays and it’s all the more interesting to hear from someone with so much experience.
@RaggedDanSee it on YouTube
That’s some of the best analysis Iv seen.. I thought I was bad goalkeeping.. now I understand he was right up against it
@jat1994See it on YouTube
I do love Joe Harts analysis because he always teaches you something I like Henry for the same reason
@nukage2See it on YouTube

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Excellent punditry. Informative, empathetic & well spoken. Harty is one of the best out there at the moment
@dwolfendale99See it on YouTube
One of the best pundits atm. He breaks things down, doesn't just give an opinion.
@DXT4455See it on YouTube
Finally someone describes from a GK POV. Good man Joe
@batdude4339See it on YouTube
Fair play to him, good explanation for the masses who aren’t goal keepers and he doesn’t sound arrogant but just informative.
@shmoyphSee it on YouTube