Frans Hoek Is Still Struggling with the Goalkeeping Level at the World Cup: 'Many Balls Fly in Too Easily'

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The World Cup goalkeepers have so far failed to impress Frans Hoek (69) – with the exception of Patrick Beach (Australia), his former pupil Mohammed Al-Owais (Saudi Arabia) and Vozinha (Cape Verde). “Many balls go in too easily,” says the renowned trainer, who prefers to speak of 'goal players' rather than goalkeepers and therefore calls himself a 'goal player trainer', because they not only stop balls but also build up play.