5 of the most overrated goalkeepers of the modern era

Modified Mar 27, 2017 07:31 GMT

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Thibaut Courtois of Chelsea signals during The Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on March 13, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) — Courtois is the No. 1 goalkeeper at Chelsea

#2 Dida

ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 08: Dida the goalkeeper of AC Milan shouts during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on November 8, 2009 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) — Dida was part of an incredible AC Milan squad

A World Cup winner, a Champions League winner and a part of one of the greatest defences of all times, so how can Dida be overrated? Behind the likes of Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta would probably make even the most average goalkeeper, look like an incredibly good keeper.

Dida will go down in history for being a weak point in an incredible defence containing the aforementioned Maldini and Nesta as well as Kakha Kaladze and Alessandro Costacurta. The Brazilian was always capable of a mistake, and in any other defence, he would probably have been exposed a lot more often.

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Maybe one of the reasons Dida is a World Cup winner is probably because he didn’t even play in the final against Germany! Is it just a coincidence that once Dida became goalkeeper, Brazil failed to win a World Cup, or is there more to it than just coincidence? Maybe so, but the fact of the matter is that Dida wasn’t the kind of goalkeeper to fill a weak defence with confidence.

Errors against the likes of Leeds United, where he fumbled the ball into the net, or against Fiorentina, where he completely misjudged the flight of a cross and allowed the striker to head into an empty net prove that Dida wasn’t a good goalkeeper, let alone a great one.

Edited by Staff Editor