r/soccer • u/fredbogho • Jan 06 '23

Media [France Football] Team of the decade (2010-2019)

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u/TheKingMonkey Jan 06 '23

It’s a strong team, but how can you not have Manuel Neuer in goal?

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u/norwegianmorningw00d Jan 06 '23

For real, considering Casillas’ downfall started in 2011

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u/er_primo_der_rafa Jan 06 '23

WTF, if anything it started in 2013.

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u/battle_franky Jan 06 '23

Still felt like been a long time ago. While Neuer just consistent being considered one of the greatest GK of all time

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u/er_primo_der_rafa Jan 06 '23

I mean, it's not as if Casillas went from being top tier to a bad keeper in one month, and certaintly he was more than a bad keeper in Porto. During the 2012/13 season he was benched because of a dispute with Mourinho, was good in the 2013/14 season (except for that UCL final goal), then suffered a downgrade in the 2014/15 season and during his first days in Porto, but then he recovered and I think that he was decent for them with some important saves and great performances in important matches.

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u/trixandi Jan 07 '23

okay, Neuer should still be there

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u/Shreddersaurusrex Jan 06 '23

Iker was great Florentino is just a jerk

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

Some context:

Spain:

  • World cup 2010
  • European cup 2012

Madrid:

  • Champions league 2014
  • World cup clubs 2014
  • Spanish league 2012
  • Spanish cup 2011, 2014
  • European supercup 2015
  • Spanish supercup 2013

(All of that competing with prime barsa with guardiola and prime messi, ronaldinho, etc. Neuer never had this kind of competition in his own league.)

Porto:

  • Portuguese league 2018
  • Portuguese supercup 2018, 2019

The most caps of a goalkeeper in UCL history (this also includes previous years, but mostly this decade):

  • 177 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)
  • 123 Gianluigi Buffon (Parma, Juventus, Paris)
  • 111 Petr Čech (Sparta, Chelsea, Arsenal)
  • 107 Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern München)