Milan reportedly close to signing Noah Raveyre – his strengths and weaknesses

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·6 December 2022

Milan reportedly close to signing Noah Raveyre – his strengths and weaknesses

Numerous sources are reporting that AC Milan are set to bolster their Primavera ranks with the signing of goalkeeper Noah Raveyre.

FootMercato reported last month that Raveyre – a France U17 international – has been unable to find an agreement over a professional contract, so he will leave Saint-Etienne at the end of the season and should join Milan.

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Le10Sport reported last month how Milan have every intention of trying to sign the teenager on a free transfer but they will have to overcome the competition of Chelsea, which they seem to have done. So just why Raveyre so coveted? Scout7Calcio has provided us with a report…

Strengths

Starting with his best abilities, one of his greatest strengths is his shot stopping. In this clip he gets a shot from outside the box, but what is different to other goalkeepers is that he catches the ball in the air instead of punching it away.

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Here again his shot stopping in close range, and his quick reaction against another huge talent in Isaac Babadi. He is very fast off his feet thanks to his quick reactions, and again catches the ball instead of punching it away.

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Another of Raveyre’s great strengths is his ability in claiming high balls (corners, crosses, free-kicks etc.). Here is an example where, after a free=kick, he comes off his line to catch the ball. There are plenty of senior goalkeepers who wouldn’t attempt that.

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Here again is a great example of a high claim which ends in Raveyre getting a free-kick. Milan have had a lot of goalkeepers in the Primavera who do not come out for these high balls or end up punching them away, since they do not feel comfortable in catching them.

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In this free-kick you can see his great jumping technique and power, as he goes for the ball with his right arm to increase his wingspan, otherwise it would have been an incredible goal.

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Now to another of his strengths but also a weakness of sorts. Raveyre’s distribution with his right foot is incredibly good even under pressure. Below is a clip with his strong right foot under high pressure, where he calmly breaks the first press and gets the ball to the full-back.

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Below is a clip with light pressure and the use of his right foot. This clip is important since in the next clip we will show a very similar scene but with his weak foot, where you will see the difference.

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Weaknesses

In a similar scene, the attacker is jogging towards Raveyre and he panics, taking on an attempted clearance with his weaker foot that ends up directly at the feet of the opponent, but thanks to his great shot-stopping skills he doesn’t concede.

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Another weakness – but something he will learn over the time – is that he needs to be more vocal. Here you can see a scene in which he wants to claim a high ball and collides with his defender.

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Again in the clip below he doesn’t talk with his defender. While it is good that he is very comfortable with running off his line outside the box to clear the ball, his defender would’ve been the first to the ball and could have headed it back to him at the edge of the box.

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Something he has to work on that Neuer does perfectly but Kepa for example struggles with is little jumps before a shot gets released. In the clip below, he does the jump exactly when the shot gets fired meaning his position to make a save is compromised.

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The verdict

Noah Raveyre is an incredible talent and one that a lot of teams will have been keeping an eye on, especially given that he could very well become a free agent.

With the right mentors and by keeping his head down to work on his craft, he could become a high profile goalkeeper for any big club in the future. At 17 he already he has a lot of skills senior keepers don’t have, and the issues can easily be worked on.