Who do you think the best goal keeper for spain is? Currently, the starting keeper is casillas (real madrid), with reina (liverpool) and lopez (villareal) being the back up keepers. I think that victor vades (barcelona) should be included in the squad, and maybe even be the starting keeper. He is an amazing player and I think he deserves a spot with the spanish squad.
Who do you think deserves to be the no. 1 for spain?
Valdes definitely deserve a spot in national team but I don't think he should start. Cassillas and Reina are better than him for me. He should be the third choice keeper
Spain have great keepers, but surely Casillas will be the starting goalie. The two back-up goalie is a problem, you know that Spain has had great goalkeepers all around the few leagues.
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Victor Valdes (Barcelona)
Valdes had incredible reflexes and he saves Barca's ass most of the time, he's good in almost everything except he's mistakes-prone. His lack of concentration may let down the Barcelona most of the time but some times when he performed well, he performs really well.
Pepe Reina (Liverpool)
Reina is a great goalkeeper and has been consistent all-year round for Liverpool, his incredible reflexes including his penalty-saving heroics has made him become the second best goalkeeper in Spain just behind Casillas, but he is prone to mistakes too, like Valdes.
Manuel Almunia (Arsenal)
This is a great myth for the Arsenal no.1. He was treated badly in the international stages by not even getting a Spain international game. He also recently said he wanted to play for England, having their English citizenship. But Capello doesn't want him. He has been the No.1 starting keeper for Arsenal afer Lehmann left. But his inconsistent performance didn't impress del Bosque. Will he go to South Africa?
Diego Lopez (Villarreal)
He is a really underrated goalkeeper and started as a second-choice to Casillas in Real Madrid, but he joined Villarreal and played really well and was awarded for the third choice goalkeeper in Spain. He has consistency and makes very little mistakes which can be back-up Reina and Casillas anytime when they make mistakes. All-rounded performer.
If capello did let him play for the england squad, they would have a better goalkeeper than before. He is better than green, james, hart, foster, and robinson
Has to be casillas for me, I can understand liverpool fans wanting reina, which is natural, but from an outsiders point of view, cassilas is the better keeper
Definitely, reinas a very good keeper, I just think casillas is that bit better, and younger. No doubt pepe has to go to the world cup as number 2. Wether he gets a game or not is debatable, although if spain win their group with a game to go, theres no doubt reina will get a run out. But barring injury, I think casillas will probably start 99. 9% in the big games
I think valdes has the reflexes, but rienas vision is awesome. Valdes can punch a ball out miles when riena's kicks are dead accurate. Both awesome and very hard to choose betweeen
Casillas no doubt, how can any Spanish goalkeeper compete with how good he is. Reina is the second in hand but the first in hand for Liverpool and it's a shame there is a better goalie to save the shots than him. Valdes is amazing but gets alot, and I mean alot of help from his defence, and if Spain don't do well in every game then he would be under pressure. Almunia.... Ahem I don't know but Casillas is just an all round brilliant 'keeper
1. Palop.... Yea I know you;'d think i've gone mad.... But the man has simply merited that spot with his display so far this season.... Nevertheless, we all know Iker is a permanent fixture in Spain's goal and rightly so.... (bit of a contradiction, but the general view surpasses my opinion)
I can't look past Reina, I may be slightly biased but he's been one of Liverpool's standout performers this season proving inspirational between the posts- who knows where we'd be without him. He's in the peak of his career and is one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the game