Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has come out to say that former Denmark's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is his muse and source of inspiration.
Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has come out to say that former Denmark's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is his muse and source of inspiration.
Speaking on his nomination for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award, the Lille of France goalkeeper underlined some qualities in Schmeichel, former goalkeeper of Manchester United, which he said he admired.
"I got inspiration from Peter Schmeichel, the former Manchester United goalkeeper. He used almost everything to make a save,” BBC Sport quoted Enyeama as saying.
“Even though Edwin van der Sar was kind of my role model, Schmeichel brought in a different kind of goalkeeping. So I’ve been trying to do that, it’s very difficult because then you open yourself to risk of injury when you throw your legs around – but you don’t care because there’s no more power, you just throw every part of your body in the way. It’s what works.”