This week, we spoke to Will Buse…
He told us about his time at the club, the key to being a good goalkeeper, and more…
I’ve loved every minute at Weymouth.
The lads welcomed me in from day one; I’ve already played with a few of the lads, which has helped me settle in, and I knew Brooklyn from school. It’s been enjoyable going into a changing room seeing people I already know. It’s just like playing football with your mates.
I have a few stories about Brooklyn, but none suitable enough to be printed!
Weymouth are huge.
I spoke to Matt Buse, my brother, and he sang praises for the club, about its size, team, and brilliant fanbase. That definitely played a part in me coming here.
Of course there’s a rivalry between Weymouth and Yeovil Town, my parent club, but the opportunity to play here came about and I knew it would be good for me. I want to play for the big teams.
Our league position doesn’t reflect how good we are.
It’s just the result of a couple of unlucky losses, but our form is picking up and we are heading up the table. This is a tight and together squad, which helps when going through those sticky patches. To us, any noise from outside the team is white noise. We know some of the results haven’t been good enough, but we’re turning things around and getting stronger.
Mark has created the togetherness in the squad.
It’s very tight-knit, and we’re all in the same boat, trying to put our results right.
Training with the lads is brilliant.
The sessions are always at a high tempo, everyone works really hard, and there’s a lot of togetherness which means there’s usually something fun happening. I love the feeling of going to training, knowing that I’ll work hard but also enjoy myself.
Calvin is the funniest in the squad.
At the moment he comes up with sly regards, so it’s mainly jokes at the moment. I’ve not yet been on the receiving end of any of his pranks!
But, you need a character like Calvin in the dressing room. He’s an experienced pro and he’s been at Weymouth for a very long time. He knows when the team needs to get their act together, and when we’re doing the right things on the pitch.
I kept my first clean sheet for the club on Tuesday.
My job is to keep getting clean sheets, or at least concede as little as possible while the strikers will do the business at the other end, and then the points will start flowing.
When I keep a clean sheet, it feels like scoring a goal.
Knowing that you and your defenders can walk off the pitch having not conceded, there’s no better feeling. We’ve done our job. I’ve already kept another four this season for Weston-Super-Mare; I think that simply comes down to enjoying my football.
The most overlooked quality for a goalkeeper to have is decision-making.
Knowing when to catch the ball and not cause a corner, knowing when to hold onto the ball instead of parrying it, those things can help relieve the defence.
Often, you don’t have time to think about your decisions during a game. Once you’ve been a goalkeeper for a long time, a lot of things come naturally. The key thing is to just concentrate, make the right choices, and do whatever you can to keep the scoreline as low as possible.
Working with Jason Matthews has been brilliant.
I’ve gotten the grips of his accent, although I’ve played with a few lads from Bristol in the past so I’m used to hearing the West Country accent, even if Jason’s is very strong!
He and Robbie Yates have been great in training, building up parts of my game during the week in an intense way. That’s all you can ask for really, to have your coaches work you as hard as they can.
We’re all confident for tomorrow’s game.
We’re five games unbeaten, and that’s created a real spark around the group. First and foremost, we want to go to Enfield and win, and we definitely have the squad to be able to do that.
