Had a random train of thought whilst eating my lunch, thinking about what it would be like for Ramsdale to win the league having been relegated a couple of times. And somehow I got to thinking about other Arsenal keepers that haven't won the league, and then more generally I thought it would be interesting to pose the question:
Who is the best Premier League goalkeeper (past or present) never to have won the Premier league?
To keep it sensible, they must have played a reasonable threshold of games, lets say 100 appearances - basically I don't want people picking some legendary veteran who sat on the bench at the end of their career.
So obviously most of the 'big names' will have won the league like Schmeichel, Flowers, Seaman, Cech, Courtois, Ederson, Allisson etc.
For me, I'd say probably Brad Friedel. 20 years ago at Blackburn he was absolutely incredible, I remember one game Arsenal lost 1-2 to Blackburn when he made 15(?) saves, I think we had 26 shots iirc. I'd go so far as to say at that point in time with Schmeichel and Seaman at the end of their careers, and Cech not yet arrived in England, he was the best keeper in the country.
Nigel Martyn maybe worthy of a mention too. Lloris perhaps although he's been a bit flaky of late. There's a few keepers I had soft spots for like Pressman and Jones, but I don't think they were at Friedel's level.
Who is the best Premier League goalkeeper (past or present) never to have won the Premier league?
To keep it sensible, they must have played a reasonable threshold of games, lets say 100 appearances - basically I don't want people picking some legendary veteran who sat on the bench at the end of their career.
So obviously most of the 'big names' will have won the league like Schmeichel, Flowers, Seaman, Cech, Courtois, Ederson, Allisson etc.
For me, I'd say probably Brad Friedel. 20 years ago at Blackburn he was absolutely incredible, I remember one game Arsenal lost 1-2 to Blackburn when he made 15(?) saves, I think we had 26 shots iirc. I'd go so far as to say at that point in time with Schmeichel and Seaman at the end of their careers, and Cech not yet arrived in England, he was the best keeper in the country.
Nigel Martyn maybe worthy of a mention too. Lloris perhaps although he's been a bit flaky of late. There's a few keepers I had soft spots for like Pressman and Jones, but I don't think they were at Friedel's level.
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