G.E.C. 19,116 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Retires aged 39. One of the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzKyle 8,097 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Overrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,122 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Never saw it in him tbh. Never at the level of Buffon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFamousPigeon 9,352 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, dummiesoot said: Never saw it in him tbh. Never at the level of Buffon Buffon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Was never sure if Casillas was good or just very lucky. Perhaps he was good and lucky. He seemed to make a lot of saves where the ball just hit him without him knowing a great deal about it. Obviously it happened too often for it to be luck, but he was a very instinctive keeper, who seemed to have a knack for getting in the way rather than goalkeeping brilliance - but it's no bad trait for a goalie. I personally do think he was overrated, but never the less had a fantastic career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoatbridgeBear 7,113 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 11,446 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Badger said: Was never sure if Casillas was good or just very lucky. Perhaps he was good and lucky. He seemed to make a lot of saves where the ball just hit him without him knowing a great deal about it. Obviously it happened too often for it to be luck, but he was a very instinctive keeper, who seemed to have a knack for getting in the way rather than goalkeeping brilliance - but it's no bad trait for a goalie. I personally do think he was overrated, but never the less had a fantastic career. Positional sense mate. Being in the right place at the right time is a wonderful thing, in goalkeeping and in life! Not everybody ‘has it’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,122 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Rangers_no1 said: Buffo was helped by playing in a defensive orientated league and had a strong defence. Casillas never really had that luxury. No question in my mind Buffon wouldnt have looked as strong playing for Real Madrid as he did in Serie A. Casillas was outstanding at Euro 2008 and WC 2010. As important as any Spain player. Actually underrated. Buffon had the ridiculous knack of making so many saves look easy because of brilliant positional sense. The hardest part for any goalie though is to be only called into action once or twice a game, concentration is key. It is so easy for a busy goalie to look great, save after save. Both goalies would gave been less tested because of who they played for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom0411 1,228 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 04/08/2020 at 13:46, Rangers_no1 said: Buffon was helped by playing in a defensive orientated league and had a strong defence. Casillas never really had that luxury. No question in my mind Buffon wouldnt have looked as strong playing for Real Madrid as he did in Serie A. Casillas was outstanding at Euro 2008 and WC 2010. As important as any Spain player. Actually Remember when he played for Spain most teams couldn't get the ball of them to cause any serious damage. Still a great keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 He won practically everything there is to win in the game at club and international level, don't think that can go down as pure luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domthenbud 899 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 04/08/2020 at 13:16, Badger said: Was never sure if Casillas was good or just very lucky. Perhaps he was good and lucky. He seemed to make a lot of saves where the ball just hit him without him knowing a great deal about it. Obviously it happened too often for it to be luck, but he was a very instinctive keeper, who seemed to have a knack for getting in the way rather than goalkeeping brilliance - but it's no bad trait for a goalie. I personally do think he was overrated, but never the less had a fantastic career. Just read this and I,m a wee bit confused. You appear to be saying for most of his career he might have been lucky caus his body was always in the way when maybe it shouldn’t albeit that might have meant him conceding a goal. Now correct me if I’m wrong but is that not what goalkeepers are supposed to do? Just a thot but think I’d rather have a lucky keeper who always seemed to be in the way of a shot, luckily, than a goalie who always seemed to be picking the ball out of the back of the net, unluckily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,960 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Casillas gets downgraded by a lot of people because of how he played his last few years. He was an absolutely phenomenal keeper and one of the very best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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