Mitchell1978
Senior Member
Best goalkeeper in the world.
Bertus, why do you dislike France? Aren't you from there? Do the French not like that the team is composed mostly of immigrants?
Yeah they are. Personally I think every person deserves a second chance. Of course what they did was shameful but despising them for the rest of your life for 1 action is just nonsense. I can't understand any French who doesn't root for their NT because of what some players did. Most of them aren't even part of the squad anymore and, tbh, Domenech 4 years ago was a really shitty and pathetic coach and person so I kind of understand them (he applied for unemployment benefit after losing his job in 2010 too).Aren't benzema and evra the only players from the old guard? It seems like the team is heading to a new direction with more humble players like griezzman, varane, and lloris
Casillas, Buffon at their peaks. Dino Zoff, Lev Yashin, Peter Schmeicel.
Cesar Luis Menotti just called Neuer the best goalkeeper in history in German TV.
Thought you should know.
I'm inclined to agree, since he transcended what Lehmann had started (being a goalkeeper who is good with his feet and tries to read the game) to a whole new level, even eradicating the occasional blunder, he commited earlier in his career/Lehmann commited througout his whole career. There simply has never been someone as revolutionary for the position before. Sure there are a bunch of guys who can more or less rival his pure shot-stopping ability at times (Courtois, De Gea), but they don't have the rest of what he brings to the pitch.
Kevin-Prince Boateng once said after a match, that Neuer could have easily become a Central Midfielder and actually be good at it. I think he was right.
All good shot-blockers, nothing more.
Interesting that you don't mention Kahn but Casillas and Schmeichel, who were IMO not quite his level.
I forgot about Kahn. Anyway a keeper playing with his feet is nothing new.
I mentioned Kahn.