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Notts County keeper Alex Bass enjoys ball-playing side of game

NOTTS County shot-stopper Alex Bass believes modern goalkeepers are just outfield players who are required to make saves.
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By Chris Dunlavy

SAFE HANDS: Notts County keeper Alex Bass claims the ball against Tranmere
PICTURE: Alamy

NOTTS County shot-stopper Alex Bass believes modern goalkeepers are just outfield players who are required to make saves.
The 26-year-old has seen his position transformed over the last decade as the likes of Ederson, Alisson and early pioneer Manuel Neuer inspired a generation of ball-playing goalkeepers.
“The way everything in the game is going now, you get exposed a hell of a lot more than you did in the old days,” says Bass, a summer signing from Sunderland who has featured th...

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