Top 10 goalkeepers

Top 10 goalkeepers

1. Manuel Neuer – He is arguably the best keeper in the world. Only one in the top three of Ballon d’Or, shall we say anything more?

2. David de Gea – He is currently the best keeper in England and has improved leaps and bounds in past year and a half. If not for Neuer, he would have been the best in the world.

3. Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea’s stopper had very fruitful season in Madrid and now he is slowly coming to terms with Premier League. Surely will be a top class keeper in future.

4. Gigi Buffon – He is just like a wine. Always gets better with age and at 35, he is still the best keeper in Italy as well as in Juventus. Speaks of his class, doesn’t it?

5. Hugo Lloris – The French captain was tipped to be a world beater but his move to Spurs has proved a bit detrimental to his own prospects. But still doubting his quality would be foolish nonetheless.

6. Petr Cech – It takes someone special like Courtois to keep this Czech out from the starting line up. He is still a top class keeper as big boys like Arsenal and Real Madrid were still vying for his signature.

7. Iker Casillas – The Real Madrid legend has had a tipsy-turvy in the last couple of years. From becoming awful to regaining back his form, he has proved form is temporary but class is permanent. It’s due to the new generation of keepers and improvement of his rivals which is pushing him down the order.

8. Joe Hart – The England no.1 is good but lacks consistency. If he can work on that, no doubt he will surely be right up there with the very best the in the world.

9. Victor Valdes – The former Barcelona man was in top form before injuring his knee. But if he hadn’t injured himself he surely would have been a bit higher than a lowly ninth place as we all know what this man is capable of.

10. Salvatore Sirigu – The PSG man has been very consistent for his club and is by far the best in Ligue 1. If not for Buffon, he surely would have been Italy’s number one as well. But still he’s a class act and no one can deny it.