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Long read: Zinsberger on crazy GKs, pressure, more

There's a well-known saying in English football: all goalkeepers are crazy.

We've certainly seen our fair share of characters wearing The Arsenal's No 1 shirt in years gone by. Jens Lehmann was nicknamed 'Mad Jens', Wojciech Szczesny was larger than life and Emma Byrne was also a big personality in the dressing room.

So just how accurate is this saying when applied to our current crop?

"Many, many times I've heard this expression," laughs Manuela Zinsberger. "We have to be a little bit crazy. People are shooting at our goal and we have to throw our bodies at the ball, smashing into tackles or whatever.