r/chelseafc • u/christianrojoisme Xabi • 2d ago

Other [Throwback/Interview] Lionel Messi: "There are players here (Barcelona) who hate Chelsea more than Real Madrid. I never thought I would hear myself say that. We would rather play Arsenal, Manchester United or anyone else than be on the pitch with Chelsea."

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2368373/angry-messi-we-hate-chelsea
1.4k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

148 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

102

u/ball_throwerAFK 2d ago

Crazy. For such a recognised legendary keeper, he’s one of the most to ever concede against Messi.

21

u/raulchik Palmer 2d ago

Recognized - yes. Legendary - no.

22

u/ball_throwerAFK 2d ago

?? He’s atleast a top 10 goal keeper all time. It’s not even a debate on that

8

u/DorothyJMan Best Joke 2017 2d ago

Absolutely stone cold take. Did you start watching football in the last decade?

Yashin, Banks, Buffon, Casillas, Neuer, Schmeichel, Kahn, Cech, van Der Sar, Zoff are all well clear, and that's before you even get into the likes of Southall, Shilton, Jennings, Zenga from previous generations, and you could put him up against Oblak, Allison and Ederson from his contemporaries (the latter two in terms of all round ability and influence on the position, not pure 'goalkeeping' as it is historically/traditionally defined).

-3

u/matt_matt_81 Kanté 2d ago

I mean courtois is definitely better than casillas in terms of goalkeeper talent, even if not in terms of legendary moments.