If you want to become a hero in football, you often have to endure a lot of suffering first. Like goalkeeper Kevin Trapp. A parade story about someone who has finally found himself.
At first glance, such a goalkeeper glove looks quite simple. A bit of foam on the inside, rough tread on the outside, a few stitches, done. However, if you talk to Kevin Trapp about such a glove, you will experience a wondrous transformation.
In Trapp’s description, the gloves become high-tech parts, complicated like computer chips that constantly need updates. The goalkeeper’s tool is never perfect, and Trapp always has ideas about what could be done even better. Sew the fabric a little tighter at the wrist, make the backhand stiffer, choose a softer foam mix on the inside. Such things.
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