For a couple of years now has been somewhat reluctant to name a starting goalkeeper. It kind of seems like Alisson Becker is the preferred option for Tite, but then he gives Ederson some playing time. In the late stages of the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the World Cup since Brazil had already made the tournament …
Brazil May Rotate Their Starting Goalkeeper At The World Cup – Is That A Good Idea? Read More »
Manuel Neuer may not be the hands down best goalkeeper in the world at this point in his career. There’s an argument to be made though that he dominated an era of goalkeeping. I like to think that he took the baton from Iker Casillas, and even though Gigi Buffon was and still is around …
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Iker Casillas was considered one of the best goalkeepers of his era. He was part of the hyped up Real Madrid era of Los Galacticos, and he remained on the team through the Cristiano Ronaldo run. Ultimately leaving ironically for Porto a little before the Portuguese star also left Real Madrid. With Spain he captained …
To be completely honest there have been very few US born field players that have actually had above average careers, particularly in European leagues. Landon Donovan’s career in Europe was more or less underwhelming. Then there’s Clint Dempsey who had a few good years, as did Claudio Reyna. The future looks bright for US field …
Tim Howard – The Best US Goalkeeper Of All-Time? Read More »
One of the things that you never want to do when composing lists of whose is the GOAT at this or that is to have a recency bias. It’s actually something that is rather hard to stay away from. In basketball for example, the younger generation backs LeBron James while the old guard sees Micheal …
Is Gianluigi Buffon The Greatest Goalkeeper Of All Time? Read More »
If you ask fans of Mexican football most of them are going to say that for the most part, Mexico has had decent goalkeepers over the years. In fact, it’s traditionally been one of those positions that people don’t seem to worry about when it comes to the Mexican national team. When you look at …
Young Mexican Goalkeepers – Who Can Take Over For Ochoa? Read More »
After Euro 2020, which was played in 2021 for anyone who wasn’t paying attention, Gianliugi Donarumma was on top of the world. The Italian national team won the tournament, and he was certainly one of the key figures of the team that summer. His performance ensured him a lucrative deal essentially with any of the …
The English national team has recently been able to reach new heights that previous generations couldn’t even sniff. Even though the former generation of English footballers that included David Beckham, Michael Owen, and Steven Gerrard just to name a few, arguably produced higher expectations. The current generation led by Harry Kane, and company has proven …
English Goalkeepers – Is The English School of Goalkeeping Still Producing Talent? Read More »
One of the goalkeepers that has certainly come under fire in the last few months is Memo Ochoa, Mexican goalie for Club America, and the Mexican national team. He’s been one of the most popular goalkeepers for almost two decades at this point on the left side of the Atlantic. Is he more hype than …
It seems that we’re getting a major mistake by a top goalkeeper every week in LaLiga. If you watched this week’s game you know what I’m talking about. You also probably know that he’s a favorite on this page. Luckily for him the goal didn’t affect the outcome of the match. So what we got …
