Thats what differentiates the average goalies from the good ones. Almost any goalie can be a shot stopper, the good ones calmly catch every cross in reach.Agree that it does seem most keepers are almost scared to come and command the area/catch crosses etc incase they fumble it and it leads to a chance/goal - which will then be highlighted on MoTD or whatever other programme/media source and they'll be castigated for it.
As I remember, catching the ball was always an integral part of being a goal keeper. How times change.
How many times did Kenny do that last season? He just stayed on his line no matter what, even if the ball was 3 yards away from him like Dzekos header.