As a former goalkeeper myself, the sight of a goalkeeper going up the pitch is always quite funny but nice to see especially when it was like Foster last night. Foster staying up the pitch as a right winger showed his true commitment to our cause.
When I used to play as a kid/teenager, I never used to have the chance to go up for the corners in the last minute of matches because my team either won 5-0 or lost 5-0 but in training I always used to run the whole length of the pitch during our training matches just to join in with the attack at the corners. I even managed to score a couple of times. As a goalkeeper who is essentially shackled to his penalty area, it can be quite nice to play striker sometimes.
You should see some of the South American keepers who take the penalties and free kicks for their club. Brazilian Rogerio Ceni is famous for it.
When I used to play as a kid/teenager, I never used to have the chance to go up for the corners in the last minute of matches because my team either won 5-0 or lost 5-0 but in training I always used to run the whole length of the pitch during our training matches just to join in with the attack at the corners. I even managed to score a couple of times. As a goalkeeper who is essentially shackled to his penalty area, it can be quite nice to play striker sometimes.
You should see some of the South American keepers who take the penalties and free kicks for their club. Brazilian Rogerio Ceni is famous for it.