Give Richard O'Donnell a hand for Walsall save

According to goalkeeping coach Neil Cutler, it was all about the hand position.

O'Donnell's save from Byron Webster's header in particular as the Saddlers hung on to a 1-0 lead late on earned the club's No.1 rave reviews, both from those in the ground and those who viewed it later on social media.

And Cutler believes it was comfortably one of the saves of the season.

He said: "From looking at it in real time and slowing it down, with the way he has dealt with the ball, it is first class.

"It has to be up there in terms of what I've seen so far because of how quick he has got through the back of the ball and got it out of play.

"Had he got a stronger hand to it he would have have sent it right back in but he has managed to get it out of play. It is a first class save.

"That is what he works on all the time, hand position in relation to the ball so he knows where his hands should be from every single ball which comes in.

"He knows the guy is going to head it down so his hand position has to drop accordingly and get through the back of the ball quick."

Cutler and O'Donnell have a reputation for leaving no stone unturned in their quest to find an advantage, their studying of opposition penalty takers being a case in point.

After keeping out Adam Morgan's second half spot-kick at Yeovil, O'Donnell later revealed the game of double bluff which went on.

Both he and Cutler predicted the striker would know of their research. The two men are close, having first met several years ago when studying for their coaching badges.

Cutler is delighted with the strides his protege has made this season, saying: "He has a presence,.

"He is quick, athletic and has a desire to keep the ball out of the back of the net. I think that is the biggest thing, the desire.

"The younger ones come in and see him train every day and it hurts him to let the ball in the back of the net. That is the key.

"It is not jsut about getting your hands right, or your feet right, it is about doing everything you can.

"You think about the save in the FA Cup against Shrewsbury, a point blank save.

"Some people will say he just got lucky, it just hit him. But you have to have the desire to do everything you can to keep the ball out of the net in that scenario.

"You can't be technically good, you have to have the desire and he has got that. He talks more, he is a better communicator than he was last season.

"He has mixed his distribution types better so he is better with his kicking - he knows when to drive one or go over the top - that has been brought to his game.

"He has just been very dependable, both as a goalkeeper and a person. You can trust him."