#1 Fabien Barthez
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The former Manchester United man won a host of trophies in football, including a World Cup, European Championship, Ligue 1, and a Premier League winner’s medal, yet he still isn’t named as one of the greatest goalkeepers. His time at United was littered with mistakes and errors that occasionally cost his side the three points.
His reactionary saves were his high point, but racing off his line and diving at the feet of forwards cost his team at vital times, including in the Champions League against Deportivo La Coruna and, against Arsenal in the Premier League at Highbury.
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His mistakes in big games highlighted the weaknesses of the Frenchman, including an incident against West Ham United where he claimed that Paulo Di Canio was offside, and allowed the striker to fire home with no one to stop him.
His World Cup campaign back in 1998 for France showed that he could do well and play for a big club, but when he was brought in to replace the legendary Peter Schmeichel at Manchester United, it all seemed to go very wrong, very quickly for Barthez.
At Marseille and Monaco previously, he was actually a decent enough goalkeeper and at times once can see why Sir Alex Ferguson brought him in on a six-year-deal, but his high-profile mistakes were just too much.
