When it comes to goalkeepers I think there are relevant intangible qualities like “presence” and leadership. Must have been an absolute fucker to play in front of.
He came off his line at the right times, claimed crosses, closed down 1 on 1s and his monster throws used to set off many attacks.
Had his fair share of howlers, but didn’t they all back then.
These comments/scores ffs. He was the best. Unbelievable player. Won so many points for United in the mid 90s, won a European Championship, won the fucking treble, 10 (TEN) league titles… I could go on…
I think you can forgive any mis-kicks from keepers who played through the introduction of the passback rule - it completely changed what they were expected to be able to do, overnight.
Do y’all remember when Peter won the league and then his son Kasper won the league with LEICESTER and in between those two league wins, Liverpool got nowhere fucking near winning it. Ha!
Although rating Ashley Cole as a better footballer than Alan Shearer is a bit daft.
Schmeichel was the best keeper in the world for 5 years. I remember when Newcastle were challenging for the title and he performed absolute heroics as we battered them at St James’ without scoring. They ended up winning 0-1 and it was a real turning point.
8/10 cause he was prone to getting chipped. As in:
All you people saying he was prone to getting chipped. Show me more than 3 examples that you are aware of (without googling ‘Schmeichel chip compilation’) over his 20year career of him being chipped please.
Ha I often feel more guilty of nostalgic revisionism about footballers. Probably because it felt more thrilling back in the day.
Like, was Petr Cech a better all round ‘keeper in his pomp? Probably. Did strikers shit it that little bit more when one on one with him between the sticks than when Big Pete was charging at them? Doubt it.