FIFA FIFPro Goalkeeper of the Year 2014

Goalkeeper shortlist for the FIFPro World XI 2014:

- Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)
Was last year’s FIFA FIFPro World XI goalkeeper.

- Claudio Bravo (Chile / FC Barcelona)
First nomination on the 55-man shortlist.

- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Chelsea FC)
He is making his debut on the 55-man shortlist.

- Iker Casillas (Spain / Real Madrid CF)
Was the World XI goalkeeper for five straight years (2008-2012).

- Gianluigi Buffon (Italy / Juventus FC)
Was the World XI goalkeeper in 2006 and 2007. He is the only goalkeeper to appear on all ten World XI shortlists since the introduction of the award in 2005

http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/news/y=2014/m=11/news=five-goalkeepers-shortlisted-for-fifa-fifpro-world-xi-2014-2478424.html

Gotta be Neuer again this year honestly. I don't think the competition is anywhere near as close this time around.

I agree. Manuel Neuer it should be

Casillas

Guy nearly cost Madrid the CL & flopped hard in WC.


Neuer will win this obviously.

Courtois

casillas

The feck is Casillas doing there? Didn't he flop the World Cup?

Harmonica wrote:The feck is Casillas doing there? Didn't he flop the World Cup?

I think he's there based on some meaningless stats.

He's there based on reputation

Could be, it should be who excelled in both, statistics and World Cup don't you agree?

rwo power wrote:He's there based on reputation

And the fact that he won every tournament he was first choice in, for his club.

Still not deservingly there imo.

Well, the FIFPro World XI 2014 is about the performances in 2014, and there Iker Casillas was somewhat less impressive than in the years before.

rwo power wrote:Well, the FIFPro World XI 2014 is about the performances in 2014, and there Iker Casillas was somewhat less impressive than in the years before.

Fully agreed, doesn't change the fact that he won both tournaments he was first choice in for Madrid.

Well, Manuel Neuer won three tournaments where he was first choice in this year (World Cup, Bundesliga, DFB-Cup)

iker WC sucked true, his cl outings were great though, he just had to mess it up in the finals , and he was decent in the copa too, so its ok for him to be there at least

Casillas? Really?

Oh wow....!

Are there really no other standouts?

Casillas was actually pretty good last season. Sure, he made a few mistakes, but come on, surely the others on the list did too?

Neuer by a mile.

Neuer makes ton of mistakes, you know the sort of mistakes we would demand Iker to sit on the bench for. This isn't an "easy" choice by any means. The only thing he has going for him over the others is the WC win

Iker is back to his usual self this season. If the committee is willing to look beyond the WC debacle for him they will actually realise how good he has been.

That said I would probably be inclined to give it to Neuer this time

wasn't Navas voted best La Liga gk or something? And then he played a fantastic WC?
Well I guess sitting on Reals bench behind Casillas since then doesn't help.

Yes I was going to mention that. I mean if Bravo is there based solely on the WC and some games in LaLiga against poverty teams then so should Navas who was actually voted the best keeper in LaLiga, had a great WC and has done well everytime he has been called upon this season

Neuer above Courtois and both above the rest. And the rest doesn't matter.

The best goalkeeper of the year imho is Courtois, but I think Neuer will win it.

Neuer winning this is a disrespectful act to Courtois . The belgian was by far the best GK last season at club level.  Neither at the WC was Neuer the best. Ochoa and Keylor had better tournaments. His best season to date is still his last with Schalke