He's the GOAT for me. Superb in every single aspect of goalkeeping and has an aura that makes strikers scared to face him to boot.
Manuel Neuer
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Fair fecks to him and muller in a sense both were written off and have come back firing.
Id hardly call that horribly wrong.
If the guy smacks a volley in from the halfway line perfectly you just hold your hand up.
It's also less likely to go horribly wrong when you're playing a higher line of defense than Schalke did in this sequence. There's a reason stuff like this almost never happens with Bayern's style of play.
Insane talent. Schumacher was a favorite of mine growing up, Illgner was a beast and Kopke was so agile. Kahn was great, but Neuer for me has been better and more successful (NT/Bayern)
Ok mate
Stopping an offside goal and showing off. Shades of CR7 removing shirt and all in that finals.
But when you are that good, guess you could be a show off
But when you are that good, guess you could be a show off
I can't really say that clearing a pretty good chance only to have someone score an impossible volley is horribly wrong. Going by chances, it was a good move.
The big stage just seems to suit him. And if you look at what he has won, you can say that he is one of the greatest of all time.
So he is the reason why Bayern have conceded only 4 or 5 goals in the CL this season. That Bayern defense is not the best, but the guy seems to save every possible one on one.
His distribution is also pin point. Terrific goalkeeper.
His distribution is also pin point. Terrific goalkeeper.
Still one of the best, if not the best.
Great keeper but unless I missed a few he didn't make any exceptional saves today. Neymar's was a total chance on the wrong foot. Mbappe's effort was rubbish. And Di Maria ballooned his chance. I'm sure he all other aspects well - concentration, sweeper keeper role etc but people are clamouring in this thread as if he's put on some unreal show when really in terms of chances it was PSG who did a poor job.
Even in that clip it's:
the odds of Milito converting a 1v1
vs
the odds of someone scoring with a volley from the middle of the pitch
Anyway, Neuer's quality was and is that he reads the game so well this happens once in a blue moon, while at the other times he defuses a 1v1 in its tracks.
Doubt he processed it that way, he just had a rush of blood to the head - which is fine it happened 10+ years ago, he's clearly learned and gotten better.
If he calculating odds, he'd have put the ball into touch on the side, instead of trying a dolphin kick and being 30 yards from goal. Of course Dejan's execution is perfect, but even if that wasn't the case, a decent midfielder would have had time to stop, control the ball, aim, shoot and still score.
Not taking anything from Neuer, btw, my assessment is that he's one of the best goalkeepers ever
Best keeper in the world by a mile. He wouldnt have such a brilliant game if he wasnt on a vacation in Croatia, mind you. 
Back to his imperial best. When a GK is so dominant as he was yesterday, it just makes strikers start second guessing themselves.
Agreed 100%
Like Schmeichel, who only rarely had to make 'great' saves, his near perfect positioning means he often only has to make what look like routine saves. He is always set where he needs to be by the time a striker is ready to take a shot, so it takes incredible placement to get it past him.
De Gea had one or two seasons as the best in the world (his best seasons, but more importantly Neuer's poorer seasons including the injury). Ter Stegen is arguably the one who took over that position last season while both De Gea and Neuer were fairly poor. But when Neuer is actually at his best there really isn't any competition. While they were both at their best the gap between him and De Gea was as big as the gap between De Gea and #3rd place.
Neuer definitely has a strong claim as the best of all time. He's the only one who really combines the scary dominate-everything presence of the likes of Schmeichel and Kahn (perhaps not quite as scary as them but not far off) while basically being the prototype of the ball-playing goalkeeper of today. It's a great combination that just brings so much to the team.
Exactly. He imposed his presence as a sweeper keeper that the PSG attackers are finding it hard to take a well placed shot in the first place. He is such an intimidating presence that it can throw off the best attackers in the game.
It's the same with defenders not having to do a lot of last ditch tackles because they are already in a good position to intercept the pass.
Mbappe and ADM shots didn't even require decent positioning though. There was no incredible shot needed.
Well Mbappe's shots were both terrible and ADM missed, but Neymar and Marquinho's shots were hard, low and to the corners, and Neuer barely had to move to get to them. Neither save will be on his career highlight reel but a lot of keepers (possibly including our own) would have made a much bigger deal of those or even let one of them past.
It's the Alisson fallacy. Can't be a great save if you aren't at full stretch or something.
Neuer is the definition of modern goalkeeping.
GOAT
He plays 3 role GK, Sweeper, Defensive playmaker, and he is the best in all 3 roles
Guardiola said that at least one time he would want to try him in another role outside the goal as a movement player
He plays 3 role GK, Sweeper, Defensive playmaker, and he is the best in all 3 roles
Guardiola said that at least one time he would want to try him in another role outside the goal as a movement player
He actually wanted to do it, but our management deemed it too disrespectful so they stopped it. A shame really. Would have loved to see this.
Ridiculous keeper
When attackers cover their faces in disbelief after they were all but certain to score
Hes just a complete goalkeeper when on song.
Dominates his area
Isnt rooted to his spot
Sprays the ball pretty comfortablely witg either foot.
What a player.
Dominates his area
Isnt rooted to his spot
Sprays the ball pretty comfortablely witg either foot.
What a player.
Although it's pretty hard to admit for me, I think he's the GOAT because of the overall value he brings to a team in modern football. He will leave a gigantic gap once he retires, nationalteam and Bayern.
What has Alisson got to do with it? The comparison with Schmeichel was ample.
Why would it be disrespectful?
That point blank save against Ronaldo with his wrists and that match against Porto when he was at Schalke will always stand out for me. I think Porto would/should have won 5:1 had it not been for Neuer, and the match went all the way to penalties. By that time the penalties came to be, Porto players didn't even want to shoot, it was a foregone conclusion they were going to lose.When attackers cover their faces in disbelief after they were all but certain to score
Would have LOVED him at United, and in fairness we did try, but he was always Bayern bound.
He's the great Dane but modernized.
I think he has the strongest arm in GK, ever.
Some of the saves he made is just ridiculously performed with just one hand.
Some of the saves he made is just ridiculously performed with just one hand.
This is what I like the most about him tbh
I am sorry, but I am sick of this Neuer love here. Of course, he was always better than any keeper in the PL (in the last 10 years - these debates were always silly). But still, I hate the guy.
I assume that it helps that he has been playing for elite teams, so he was not called upon that frequently. It makes things easier for a keeper.
I assume that it helps that he has been playing for elite teams, so he was not called upon that frequently. It makes things easier for a keeper.
Doesn't playing for elite teams actually make it harder for a goalkeeper? Since you lack routine and have less chances to shine. He had great (all in all GOAT worthy) performances for Bayern and the national team, but for most people I know the Porto match for example sticks out the most, doesn't it? Imho playing for a team one level below elite with a shaky defense is the best situation for a strong keeper to actually show off his strength.
To clarify: Schalke was no elite team, even with Neuer and when they were 2nd in the Bundesliga. Reaching the semifinal of the UCL back in the days was a hickup at best and Neuer played a huge part in that campaign.
So who is better then ? Any Bundesliga keeper ?
The earlier pages of this thread make for some interesting reading in hindsight.