no...he isnt the best ever. One of the best in this decade yes, but he will not be considered one of the best players ever until he takes home a world cup. Again, people fail to see the importance of a good goalie. If you have terrible goalie, and good players up top, they do you no good because you cant stop the other team from scoring. But if you have a solid keeper at the back, you dont need world class strikers and mid fielders to win games. All you need is one or two goals to win because your keeper keeps you in every game you play for the simple reason that HE STOPS THE OTHER TEAM FROM SCORING! therefore, since Buffon is a world class keeper, in my opinion, he is the best player of the decade. PLus, even if a Keeper is 30+ years old, they still can be awesome because they dont have to be as fast as other players on the field. Their age actually helps them improve because they gain more experience with every cap. So, that is why keepers are some of the best players in the modern game, although they usually get a bad rap because they miss a shot, but then you have to look at his support. Who's fault is it really? the keeper for not being able to save a spectacular shot? Or the defender's fault for letting him get the shot off? Just some food for thought...



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