top five goalkeepers (2000-2010)

about a goal keeping... hmm.. i think on 2000 -2010.. it should be Peter Smeichel or Francesco Toldo. Buffon is also good at those days. Julio Cesar not so good. but average point it should be 1) Oliver Kahn 2)Buffon 3) Van der saar 4) Iker Casillas 5) Maarten Steklunbuurg. quite contradiction aren't i? Hi again Adi...

You have made a very good discussion here and I agree with your top 5 goalkeepers. Although I considered Oliver Kahn always the best goalkeeper in the world, because he was capable to keep out balls which seemed impossible to be saved. I would choose him as the best goalkeeper, and maybe I picked him because he was and still is the symbol of Bayern Munchen, nobody will be like him anymore. He made some mistakes which were fatal for the team, but the spirit and the leadership which he had was fantastic, I haven't seen any other player in the world who was so dedicated to his team as Oliver was for Bayern and Germany. The other four goalies are fantastic as well, but Edwin van der Saar would deserve a place in here, because he was fantastic during his whole career. And there are many other great keepers like Chilavert from Paraguay, who scored many goals as well.

My choice would be 1) Oliver Kahn. To me, he is the reason why Germany reached the final of the 2002 World Cup. I have watched some of the saves he made while playing for Bayern Munich and some of them is real world class. 2) Iker Casillas. The list wont be completed without him. 3) Gianluigi Buffon. The italy are famed for their defensive ability. But without him between the post, Italy might not have won the 2006 World Cup. Had Juventus not been rocked by the bribery scandals, Buffon's record wont be tarnished. 4) Van De Saar. He might not won the biggest trophy but he is among the best there is. A no frill goalkeeper whose value to the team wont be felt until he is gone. 5) Jens Lehmann. I know many people will have objection to him being in the list. He is an eccentric goalkeeper and is just a mistake away. But all in all, he is a very good goalkeeper. Who can forget the clean sheet records he set while Arsenal march into the final of the Champions League.

I mostly agree with your list, the only change I would add is removing Julio Cesar of the list. He is a good goalkeeper but if we take into account the whole decade, its fair to say that he only started shining in the past two year. Instead of Julio cesar, I would definately add Van der saar, who shined the whole decade and he still does it. You should also consider Dida as he shined in A.C. Milan.

1. Gianluigi Buffon - The Italian world cup winner is the best and is also know as Superman. 2. Iker Casillas - The world cup winning Spanish goalkeeper who is the captain for both the Spanish side and Real Madrid. 3. Oliver Khan - The former German Keeper famous for his heroics at the 2002 World Cup in which they reached the finals. 4. Edwin Van Der Sar - The Dutch Goalkeeper who plays for Manchester United. 5. Victor Valdes - The Spanish Goalkeeper who plays for FC Barcelona.

My top keepers in the last 10 years. 1. Iker Casillas 2. Petr Cech 3. Edwin Van der Sar 4. Pepe Reina 5. Julio Cesar

I would generally agree with your list. I would only replace Cech with Van Der Saar because since the horrific head injury Cech is not the same goalkeeper. The other notable mentions in this list would be the Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes and Pepe Reina both of whom are probably bit unlucky be in the same time as Iker Cassilas. Cheers! Ram

Well, Im all the way with Buffon, Khan, and Cech! Personally, I prefer Cech from those three as I follow Chelsea a lot! (They are not doing good this Premier League season)

10 years could enough to judge the best 5 goal keeper with their best performance. I do agree with your list but i think i will add Edwin van der sar in the list he deserve to got this honor.

I think Kahn should be above Casillas. He played really well for his country. Petr Cech hasn't made an impact on national stage and so is the case about Cesar.