Inside Palmeiras: goalkeeper coaching reshapes training to develop Carlos Miguel | OneFootball

Palmeiras have revamped goalkeeper training to accelerate Carlos Miguel’s development, with data steering targeted drills. The focus is on set-piece positioning and close-range saves.

According to Globo.com, the club spent more than five million euros, about R$ 34 million at the time, to sign him in August last year, aiming for the future. Within two months, Weverton’s injury thrust him into the starting role.

Since then he has played 64 games, keeping 31 clean sheets under coaches Rogério Godoy and Thales Damasceno. Monthly analytics show most goals in recent seasons come from low finishes, so sessions have been adjusted.

Miguel now starts higher at set pieces, close to the six-yard line, a plan agreed with Abel Ferreira and staff. Work on saves within his action radius has intensified, seen in the 0-0 draw with Grêmio before the FIFA break.

His best run came between the end of last year and the start of this season. He dipped after the World Cup, with errors against Atlético-MG and Cerro Porteño, then responded with strong displays, including two penalty saves versus LDU to reach the Libertadores semi-finals.

He shares Palmeiras’ best goals-against average this century with Weverton at 0.73, ahead of Jailson on 0.87, Marcelo Lomba on 0.93 and Fernando Prass on 1.03. He has conceded 47 goals in 64 matches.

A tight bond with his coaches underpins the work, with Miguel sharing player-of-the-match awards and receiving last reminders after warm-ups about conditions and pitch. At 27, he keeps demanding more to be both present and future for Palmeiras.

Source: Globo.com

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