” Exactly how much running does the goalie do in a game?”
My brother was a goalie in college. His team went on to win national championship back in the 90’s. He now, @ 40, needs hip replacement due to the many injuries he received while playing goalie all those years.
He did plenty of running, conditioning. He was and still is in the best shape he can be.
So, how much running does the kicker do in American football? Or the quarterback for that matter? Why don’t you just say “I hate soccer and will watch American football forever regardless if every one of them takes a knee from now on?” You’d feel much better....
You seem to favor straw man arguments. Did I ever write that soccer goalies are in bad shape, or never get injured? The point was that while soccer devotees always point out the ninety minutes of constant action, in truth there are both breaks in play, and two major players on the field who perform a vital function for very brief periods of time throughout the game. Both gridiron and soccer players condition themselves off the field. That goes without saying. But the argument was stated within the context of the game, not practice between matches. And I didn’t make it.