Around 2000 I went to watch him in goal for rhyl. Still great even then.
Remember him not bothering to dive and try to save goals at times. I used to tell people it's because he was that good he knew he'd never make it.
Also, when the because...
Dont remember that one mate but i remember watching the 88 game on sportsnight and the dutch side had gullit, Van basten, Frank rijkaard. The koeman brothers. Real class dutch side. They won 1-0 with a late goal from gullit. I just remember...
I think the answer at it's most basic level is if you bothered to watch season reviews of any of the other keepers named from when they were in their mid 30s you'd probably find exactly the same thing from them too.
I don’t think I have seen a goalkeeper with better fundamentals i.e. his positioning was always perfect in terms of angles etc which is why he made all of those save in the couple final. He also was a great catcher. He barely ever spilled...
You could tell he was frustrated for a lot of the early 90's, the team/club regression, chopping and changing, boom and bust of new dawns and frankly a lack of quality in the team - Joe coming in reignited him he was brilliant in that stint and a...
I remember an away game at West ham in 1993-4 and we won 1-0. Right at the end of the season when we were in danger of going down. He was immense that day and pretty much single handedly kept them out.
A defense of Snodin/watson/Jackson and I...
You've answered your own question there about longevity. Schmeichel was at united from 91 to 99. His peak. Mostly under fergusons best and most successful years. Kendalls team from 83/4 to 87/88 were that and it broke up due to being banned from...