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Petr Čech signs for Arsenal FC

Ivansen

Yeah, he just needed to get his tires warmed up. I feel so confident with his command of the area as well, which is a crucial part of being a top club goalkeeper. Most teams will resort to "putting it in the box" against us at some point, and having a keeper with great timing and handling is a real asset.

Qwiss

Lehmann is criminally underrated. Classic case of the British press hating on the German.

goon

They made too much of his antics. Mind you, I don't think he really shone until the 05/06 season, probably one of the best in Europe that year.

Klaus

Jens was voted best European keeper in 2006. To my knowledge he's the only Arsenal player to win that award in modern times. He also got an UEFA Club Football Awards for Best Goalkeeper and was included in the World Cup all-star team. And he ousted Kahn in the national team. And set the Champions League record for straight clean sheets.

Lehmann was arguably the best keeper in the world that season. Buffon was probably the only other one on his level. He was definitely a better player than Seaman at his peak. It was a short peak though.

flobaba

Yeah, but he was insane too.

IBL

Didnt know Rod Stewart was a friend of Cech's.

yuv

Klaus wrote:
He was definitely a better player than Seaman at his peak.

Seaman at his peak was a fantastic keeper. If that's how you meant this sentence
(if it's just "at his peak he was better than Seaman" it's not that interesting, Dave declined in his later years).

Klaus

No, I meant that Lehmann at his peak was a better keeper than Seaman at his peak. I'm well aware that Seaman was a fantastic keeper, but we didn't downgrade him in the Incinvibles.

ElGeniodeOviedo

Lehmann was fantastic his first few seasons for us, unfortunately by the back end of 06-07, and definitely into 07-08, he started becoming increasingly erratic.

Gazza M

how can you say for sure - i doubt you watched prime seaman week in week out in the early to mid 90s? (@[deleted])

Klaus

Fair enough. The Seaman I saw at Arsenal wasn't quite as good as the Lehmann I saw though. Seaman was still an amazing keeper. He wasn't deteriorating until right at the very end.

yuv

Gazza's right, though - Seaman was an unbelievable keeper 10 years before that (and better than Jens at his prime for me).

lorddulaarsenal

Peak Seaman had the edge on peak Lehmann though Lehmann was a top drawer keeper.

Not seen a keeper work the angles as well as Safe Hands

Daz

Seaman was the better keeper.
Jens had the better hair.

Rex

Seaman with his ponytail and porno tache without a doubt had better hair and facial hair. That isn't even up for debate ffs!

Daz

I know that's a popular look still in Sweden Rex, but it was never a good one.

Rex

It was iconic. 🙂

Tam

Seaman's save against Sheffield United in the cup is still one of my favourite Arsenal moments

Don Pacifico

That was the best saves ever. From anyone.

Jens' save from Raul at Highbury is also a criminally underappreciated and poorly documented moment.

On Cech, he's already made a few saves that Ches would not have made. Fantastic to have such a world class 'keeper again.

Ray

Cech now has the most clean sheets in PL history (171) averaging a record clean sheet every other game.

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