Goalkeepers are expected to be more than just goalkeepers in 2016/17. Besides just stopping the ball from hitting the net with their hands, coaches increasingly demand that their goalkeepers be skilled enough with their feet to participate in the passing game as well. It was one of the alleged reasons why Pep Guardiola so readily dispensed with Joe Hart at Manchester City and replaced him the more technical Claudio Bravo. Bravo has badly struggled, though, with his problems in Manchester...
Source: 90min.com