Goalkeeping can be a lonely profession.
Look: There’s the rest of the team, down at the other end of the field, linking up, having fun, and there you are, standing by yourself in a colorful shirt, all alone. And when the action does come your way, you usually only get involved when every single other thing has gone wrong, when every safety mechanism has been blown. And what’s the reward for doing the job that no one else can in the most crucial moments? You can get to kick the ball really far away from yourself so other people can have fun with it.