Tommy N’Kono, the master who chooses his goalkeepers
Carlos Kameni, Gorka Iraizoz, Cristian Álvarez, Kiko Casillas, and now Pau López - among others - have passed through his hands, and always, Tommy N'Kono has been characterized by being very intuitive when choosing his goalkeepers. The same qualities that he sees now in the Gerena-born player at the age of 20 may be the ones he saw in Kameni 11 years ago when he arrived very young at the team. "For many people, the choice of Pau may be a surprise, but not for us. People will say that he lacks experience, but if you never start, you will never get it. But we try to limit everything that can happen. We will go to death with whatever the club decides. We are not afraid, but we will go slowly. He has a long way to go and we must take care of him," reflected the goalkeeper coach in AS.
A peculiar methodology for goalkeeper training
With a peculiar methodology when it comes to training goalkeepers, in which the tactical aspect takes precedence over the goal, the Cameroonian, an analyst like few others, explains that in other leagues there are goalkeepers playing very young. Something that should be learned in La Liga. "With goalkeepers, there is a lot of cowardice to make them debut. If you start looking at other leagues, this doesn't happen. In Germany, most goalkeepers are 20 years old. Education makes you not know what will happen, but I do know. I know what will happen with Pau, Germán... I know what they lack and I'm not afraid. The future of the goal doesn't scare me," he said.