Jens Lehmann was of the opinion that Almunia couldn’t stop Ronaldo’s free kick the other day because he apparently did not know that the new footballs pick up speed after they’ve been kicked.It’s something that he has been warning goalkeepers about all along.Here’s some scientific analysis on whether this is true or merely another Lehmann superstition.
Lehmann is also going to take to acting as part of his world cup preparations.He will play a football scout in ‘Themba’, the story of an african youngster who is spotted and makes it as a professional.
One comment on “Lehmann and whether a football can actually speed up in the air..”
Goalkeeper just need to do some homework because Ronaldo freekick is predictable. Ronaldo only can just shoot it hard and the ball go in straight line or curve a little bit due to air resistant. He ca’t curl the ball to left or right like Ronaldinho or Beckham. So if Goalkeeper do his homework. He can predetermine when the ball will go before even Ronaldo kick the ball.