Is Gianluigi Buffon the greatest Association Football goalkeeper of all time?
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« on: August 03, 2023, 06:17:00 PM »
Juventus and Italian legend Gianlugi Buffon announced his retirement yesterday. The goalkeeper was widely considered the best in the world during his playing career, and was the starting goalkeeper for Italy's 2006 World Cup Champion team.

The question is, is he the best goalkeeper of all time?
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2023, 07:20:07 PM »
Definitely one of the greatest. He'll be sorely missed Sad
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2023, 08:01:59 PM »
Lev Yashin is considered to be the greatest goal keeper of all time.

Buffon is definitely Italy's all time greatest Goal Keeper.
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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2023, 09:36:22 PM »
Neuer IMO. More or less created the modern goalkeeping position.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2023, 03:23:01 AM »
Buffon is definitely the best goalkeeper to have played in my lifetime

And he's quite possibly the best goalkeeper of all time as well, although I'm aware of Lev Yashin's reputation
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2023, 05:54:36 AM »
As someone noted on Twitter, 2023-24 will be the first season since 1930-31 in which one of Stanley Matthews, Peter Shilton or Gianluigi Buffon isn't playing.
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2023, 05:58:21 AM »
Quote from: TheTide on August 04, 2023, 05:54:36 AM
As someone noted on Twitter, 2023-24 will be the first season since 1930-31 in which one of Stanley Matthews, Peter Shilton or Gianluigi Buffon isn't playing.

Wow didn't think of that, but it's true

Absolutely incredible
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2023, 08:02:37 AM »
Buffon is iconic and one of my all-time favourites, but agree with Thersites that I’d pick Neuer here for absolutely revolutionising the position by making it that top goalkeepers now have to also be good footballers.
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2023, 11:57:27 AM »
Quote from: Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR) on August 03, 2023, 08:01:59 PM
Lev Yashin is considered to be the greatest goal keeper of all time.

Buffon is definitely Italy's all time greatest Goal Keeper.
Goalkeeper is a ridiculously hard position to compare because there's only one per team, but it's quite a statement to say Buffon is definitely the best Italian GK of all-time when Dino Zoff casts such a long shadow.

+1 for Neuer - he wasn't the first sweeper keeper, but his mastery of the art and success made every team want a goalkeeper that is good with their feet.
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« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2023, 06:52:15 AM »
He is certainly one of the best modern ones along with Courtois, Schmeichel (father), Neuer, and Casillas.
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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2023, 09:48:12 AM »
Quote from: Statilius the Epicurean on August 03, 2023, 09:36:22 PM
Neuer IMO. More or less created the modern goalkeeping position.

I'd say Victor Valdes would argue against this, but yeah Neuer is an exceptional behemoth in the GK post. I still think Buffon is more iconic in some ways.
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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2023, 11:12:21 AM »
Lev Yashin is a legend, but i wasn't alive to see him in action so i can't judge.

Right now probably Courtois who is a dick though.

I think Buffon is the goalkeeper i have the most respect for.
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