Manuel Neuer retires from international football

[Tommy]

 

[Stan]

About time someone else was given a proper chance in goal

[Viva la FCB+]

Greatest German keeper of all time? interesting debate somewhat... I know we've had the convo about Bayern keeper before and I guess this one isnt much different really 

[Rucksackfranzose]

18 minutes ago, Viva la FCB said:

Greatest German keeper of all time? interesting debate somewhat... I know we've had the convo about Bayern keeper before and I guess this one isnt much different really 

Lot of competition in this spot: Kahn, Maier, Stuhlfauth, Schumacher, Stein, Turek are only 6 possible other candidates that pop up immidiately.

Edited August 21 by Rucksackfranzose

[Viva la FCB+]

9 minutes ago, Rucksackfranzose said:

Lot of competition in this spot: Kahn, Maier, Stuhlfauth, Schumacher, Stein, Turek are only 6 possible other candidates that pop up immidiately.

Im not old enough to have watched most of those, what are your thoughts?

[Rucksackfranzose]

4 hours ago, Viva la FCB said:

Im not old enough to have watched most of those, what are your thoughts?

Not old enough to have seen Turek or Stuhlfauth myself. Maier is a special case, since I still was a child when I watched him, and since he was graced to play in what was argueably the best team Germany ever had.  Kahn you may remember yourself, I suppose. As for Schumacher and Stein: Those two were most likely the 2 very best keepers of the 80's. It's a bit of an irony that none of them was undisputed as our first choice national keeper, since both of them would have been easily the keeper number 1 in every  other country. Only issue was that one keeper, who was on the same standard as themselfes had the same nationality.. Although it's completely his own fault and down to him exclusively, it's a bit sad the first thing people associate with Schumacher is that WC 82 foul on Battiston instead of how world class a goali he was.

[Viva la FCB+]

45 minutes ago, Rucksackfranzose said:

Not old enough to have seen Turek or Stuhlfauth myself. Maier is a special case, since I still was a child when I watched him, and since he was graced to play in what was argueably the best team Germany ever had.  Kahn you may remember yourself, I suppose. As for Schumacher and Stein: Those two were most likely the 2 very best keepers of the 80's. It's a bit of an irony that none of them was undisputed as our first choice national keeper, since both of them would have been easily the keeper number 1 in every  other country. Only issue was that one keeper, who was on the same standard as themselfes had the same nationality.. Although it's completely his own fault and down to him exclusively, it's a bit sad the first thing people associate with Schumacher is that WC 82 foul on Battiston instead of how world class a goali he was.

Appreciate the backstory! As I was born in the 80's Its been basically Kahn and Neuer for me to watch.