Petr Cech

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Really???

Yes.

Buffon has been injured the last few years, but this season he was class.

Petr's injury was potentially fatal. That creates psychological problems when it comes to physical collisions with players. It's only normal. But yes, that's a point against big Pete.

Buffon had a decent season, but nothing world-class. His stats were out of this world because of Conte's tactics and the solidity of the Juve defense. Trust me I've watched all his matches this season and he was rarely forced to make spectacular saves.

Didn't think people here would rate Casillas higher then Buffon, i regard Buffon a lot higher. For me he is the greatest GK of his generation and would defiantly go down as one of the best ever.

100% agree. 2004-2006 he was the perfect keeper

i have mentioned many times, Cech biggest flaw is his distribution skills. others top him in that category.

What do you mean by distribution skills? imo, his his biggest flaw is his domination in the air (after the head injury).

Right now i regard Neuer and Buffon as the best keepers in the world.

As I said above, Buffon had a solid season, but nothing world-class, not that he was tested enough. As for Neuer I think he is absolutely excellent is some occasions and makes some spectacular saves but he is far far from being the best in the world. He lacks consistency in his performances and is too prone to amateur mistakes that are due to lack of experience. He is very likely to be the best in the world in a few years.

Petr had, by far, the best season amongst the three which makes him the best keeper in the world currently.

[Jase 43,479]

What is up with people these days?! One mistake and everyone is overreacting!

Footballers are human and they can make mistakes like all of us do. Get over it!!

[Joker10 946]

What is up with people these days?! One mistake and everyone is overreacting!

Footballers are human and they can make mistakes like all of us do. Get over it!!

The only person i see overreacting is Justin.

by distribution skills i mean successful and accurate passing, passes that lead to attacks and keeping possession.

I also remember even AVB made a remark about how this an area he struggles with. Cech being a liability in the early days of AVB wasn't mentioned around here much, but he was a liability.

For the system AVB was trying to play you need a goalkeeper who is comfortable on the ball make successful passes.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

by distribution skills i mean successful and accurate passing, passes that lead to attacks and keeping possession.

I also remember even AVB made a remark about how this an area he struggles with. Cech being a liability in the early days of AVB wasn't mentioned around here much, but he was a liability.

Oh you're right, but that has rarely been highlighted since our strategy is usually lump the ball forward and DD will win it

To be fair to him, under AVB he was extremely over exposed. At the end of the day, even a world-class keeper, is as good as his defense. But that's not to say that he did not make mistakes (the Wigan goal away in the last 5 mins springs to mind) or have a couple of bad performances (Arsenal at home). But he also saved many points for us.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

A best GK discussion is useless due to the different requirements of different leagues. Van der Sar didn't do well in Italy but was incredible in England. Casillas is not a GK suited for the PL due to his weakness in the air.

Cech made a silly mistake. It happened, move on. All GKs make mistakes, all of them.

Can you explain this?

Examples and such?

[Superblue 6,372]

Have people forgot that he saved three penalties out of six and a contribution just as important as any other member of our squad to win the Champions League??!!

The guy is world class, but as some have said every keeper is prone to mistakes and will be under even more scrutiny when the defence infront of them is pure wank!

[Justin_3d 1,140]

I am still trying to find about Casillas weakness in the air?

How you come to that conclusion DYC?

[capriccioso 2,545]

When he's on top of his game, like he was for the latter months of last season, he is among the best in the world. Sadly he's lost that consistency he once had.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Cech could easily get best gk award, but after this...

It happens, Czech defence after all isnt anything special

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Cech could easily get best gk award, but after this...

It happens, Czech defence after all isnt anything special

I would think that if you had a bad defense you would truly shine to make yourself look good?

Like Enyeama at the last WC?

[English Freak 456]

I would think that if you had a bad defense you would truly shine to make yourself look good?

Like Enyeama at the last WC?

Whats your issue with Cech?

He's a world-class GK for club and a decent GK for country.

He just hasn't been consistent enough for his country since the injury...

[DavidLuizFan 23]

He's having a shocker of a tournament at Euro2012, but you know what, that doesn't mean he now sucks.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I would think that if you had a bad defense you would truly shine to make yourself look good?

Like Enyeama at the last WC?

On the contrary, a keeper is as good as his defense. If he feels that his defense is shaky and that he can't trust them, his performance will suffer.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Apparently he went to the hospital last night after the match to get an x-ray after he felt some pain in his shoulder. I hope it's nothing serious.

[capriccioso 2,545]

The only person i see overreacting is Justin.

by distribution skills i mean successful and accurate passing, passes that lead to attacks and keeping possession.

I also remember even AVB made a remark about how this an area he struggles with. Cech being a liability in the early days of AVB wasn't mentioned around here much, but he was a liability.

For the system AVB was trying to play you need a goalkeeper who is comfortable on the ball make successful passes.

He's quite a good long passer. Or perhaps that's been masked because Drogba wins virtually every high ball hit in his general direction