The morning of the event featured Christophe Lollichon (Chelsea London), one of Europe's top goalkeeper coaches. In his nine years of working with Petr Cech, the 2005 world goalkeeper, 124-time Czech national goalkeeper and current regular goalkeeper for Arsenal London, as well as several other top-class goalkeepers, he gained a lot of experience in training goalkeepers. He shared this experience with his audience in his lecture using video sequences.

First, the 54-year-old Frenchman briefly presented his basic view of modern goalkeeping. For him, the goalkeeper is another field player, but one who is additionally allowed to use his hands. He builds his goalkeeping game on this starting thesis. He sees his way of thinking embodied in the goalkeeping game of world goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. In Lollichon's opinion, ex-Bayern coach Pep Guardiola was a stroke of luck for the further athletic development of Manuel Neuer. The Spaniard's playing philosophy gave Neuer the new impetus that determines his goalkeeping today, namely not only being a good goalkeeper on the line, but also acting as a kind of libero to secure the space behind the high standing defense and run balls into the intersections of the defense.

The title of his presentation, "Tactical Role of the Goalkeeper in the Management of the Depth," referred precisely to this situation in the game, which has arisen from the goalkeeper's changed understanding of his role: he no longer has to defend only the goal or the space inside the penalty area, but must anticipate and clear balls that are played into "the depth" of the area. With this style of play, from Lollichon's point of view, many balls can be intercepted by the goalkeeper before they become a danger. Therefore, for him, the most important word in goalkeeping is not timing, technique, organization or attention, as some participants in the event had suggested, but the term anticipation. For him, a good goalkeeper must be able to correctly assess situations and see actions of the opponent coming. This is particularly important, he said, in games against opponents who stand very deep and lurk on the counterattack with fast attacking players. Using video sequences from games at his club Chelsea London, he discussed with the audience which position of the goalkeeper would have been correct in the respective situation, in his opinion, in order to control the depth of the area. With the help of video animations, he additionally showed the participants how the goalkeeper's position changes depending on the game situation.

The fact that this style of play certainly involves risks was made clear by a scene in which Thibaut Courtois was forced to concede a goal from a distance of 63 meters against Stoke City in 2015. Concentrating exclusively on the fast Stoke City striker, Courtois paid no attention to other possible sources of danger, in this case long-range shots. That's why Lollichon believes it's important to train this "double focus." Also important to him in his work is intensive video analysis, which, in addition to analyzing one's own goalkeeper, can also be used to identify the behavior of opposing players. With the help of these video analyses, he says, one can better prepare one's own goalkeeper for the peculiarities of certain players and thus improve anticipation for certain game situations. For him, it is also necessary that the head coach supports the philosophy of having one more player on the field through offensive goalkeeping, but at the same time taking a higher risk for it.

Another aspect that came up was the question of how reflexes can be improved. Lollichon advocated incorporating as many sports as possible into goalkeepers' training from a young age. In his opinion, many different movement sequences improve coordination as well as body control, an important foundation for goalkeeping. He particularly emphasized the importance of gymnastics as well as the use of a trampoline (not a garden trampoline!!). With this equipment, he said, the goalkeeper's body control in particular can be improved, an important prerequisite in many goalkeeping actions. In addition, the trampoline is also excellently suited for preventive training.

Finally, Lollichon went into detail on the question of how the goalkeeper should be positioned for free kicks from the half-field and a high standing defense. The key in this case, he said, is that there is an agreement with the head coach. If the coach prefers a high standing defense (outside the penalty area), the goalkeeper should move up to better protect the space between the goal and the 16 m line. He would therefore have to adapt his position to the position of the defense. Again, Lollichon used various video sequences and animations to illustrate where he sees the goalkeeper's correct position in each situation. After this intensive theoretical part, Lollichon showed in the subsequent practical part in various exercises how the goalkeeper can improve his perception and decision-making.