He is Germany’s undisputed number 1: Captain Manuel Neuer (36).
World champion, two-time treble winner with Bayern – a giant! But in the election for Europe’s top goalkeeper, he only ended up in 7th place, behind Eintracht goalkeeper Trapp.
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In the WM there were a few situations that are hotly debated among fans: Japan’s 1: 2 in the short corner didn’t seem untenable – BILD grade 4.
Against Spain a brilliant save against Olmo (BILD-Rating 2), but also a couple of imprecise passes – it is also unusual that Rüdiger executed a wide kick for him.
In the tournament so far, Neuer has saved 57.14 percent of the shots on his goal. Significantly less than in the Bundesliga (75 percent).
Up until shortly before the World Cup, Neuer was out with an injury to his left shoulder. Before the 2018 World Cup, his left metatarsal was the problem. Do the consequences of these injuries sometimes make the giant a risk?
A month ago he had said himself: “The shoulder is fine. Sometimes it gets worse. Also by sleeping, if you are wrong.”
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BILD asked our goalkeeper legends how they see Neuer.
▶ Bodo Illgner (55, 54 internationals): “Despite everything, Neuer seemed confident to me, actually as always. I also heard that he had and is said to have shoulder problems, but I didn’t see anything negative.”
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▶ Jens Lehmann (53, 61 internationals): “For me, Manuel Neuer is top, top, top! I don’t see any change in him. And anyone who complains about it has probably never played with the new World Cup ball. It seems to be even faster and therefore more difficult for goalkeepers.”
▶ René Adler (37, 12 internationals): “It would be completely wrong to even begin to question Manuel Neuer. The bar at Manuel is so exorbitantly high that every bad pass is noticeable. Maybe you still miss that he holds the untenable balls. Manuel Neuer stands for continuity and absolute world class in crucial situations – he will show that in Qatar.”
▶ René Müller (63, 46 caps for East Germany): “He’s definitely not a risk. He’s not in the form he was in 2014, and he wasn’t in 2018 either. But that’s also due to an injury for me. But he has the ambition to play, that’s what sets him apart. Of course he has to keep the 1:2 against Japan in the short corner. But I see our problems more in defence. Zeroing in on Neuer now is nonsense for me.”
So far the goalkeepers.
▶ The final judgment comes from BILD expert Lothar Matthäus (61): “Manuel Neuer is a goalkeeper who is very safe, but also plays with risks. Mistakes can happen there – but such mistakes happen to him maybe twice a year. I don’t feel like he poses any risk.”
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