This season, there is an ongoing battle for the title of the best goalkeeper at Arsenal. However, in the Premier League era, the Gunners have witnessed the presence of some truly remarkable goalies.
It remains uncertain whether David Raya or Aaron Ramsdale will go down in history as one of the best goalkeepers for Arsenal. Nonetheless, Arsenal fans have had the privilege of watching some world-class goalkeepers play for their beloved team.
In a recent ranking by Ben Foster, the top ten Premier League goalkeepers of all time were named, and Arsenal was represented by two goalkeepers.
According to the Daily Mail, Foster placed former Gunner and Chelsea legend Petr Cech at the pinnacle of his list as the best-ever Premier League goalkeeper.
Cech’s exceptional performances for both clubs he played for justified his claim to this honour. Following Cech, Foster ranked Liverpool’s Alisson Becker in the second position.
The top five were completed by Ederson, Peter Schmeichel, and Edwin van der Sar.
The sixth spot, was another Arsenal goalie, with David Seaman earning recognition. He was ranked higher than notable goalkeepers such as David de Gea, Joe Hart, Shay Given, and Pepe Reina.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Cech and Seaman remain two of the best goalies we have had, even though Cech mostly made his name on the books of Chelsea.
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Seaman was overrated
Cech was nowhere near even among our better,let alone best keepers at Arsenal
LOADS BETTER THAN HIM EVEN IN MY TIME SUPPORTING SINCE 1958. In no special order, but all better than Cech, by the time he came to us- he WAS atop keeper in his earlier days at Chelsea though- Seaman, Kelsey, Jennings, Lehmann, Lukic, Rimmer, Wilson and that is without even thinking deeply.
Cech was simply an average keeper when with us and it is hype to claim differently.
I do think Pires who posted above ,is talking COMPLETE NONSENSE about Seaman though, as any one who saw SEAMAN through his whole time will agree.
The article doesn’t say anywhere that Cech was great for us. And I think Ben Foster ranked him sorely for his time at Chelsea.
A disaster signing for us he was.
Foster was talking about just Premier League keepers Jon, so Cech makes it on his Chelsea performances, and of course Seaman does rate as one of (if not the actual) the very best.
For Jon
I agree with you about Seaman. Best AFc keeper in the PL. 2nd best PL AFC keeper was Lehmann.
As I started supporting in 1979, my top Arsenal keeper was Pat Jennings ahead of Seaman.
There may have been better ones before like Bob Wilson possibly but I did not see him play to judge.
You have to take into consideration the way that goalkeeping standards & techniques have developed over time. Jack Kelsey, our keeper in the 1950’s was generally thought of at the time as the best in Britain, but it’s doubtful that he would have made it into a top side these days. Jennings probably would have though.
Cech wasn’t exactly great for us, albeit the defence was not at a standard of the previous chelsea team he was playing in, and the 2019 final will always stand out. And im surprised Lehman was overlooked.
My personal opinion.
I think Lehmann didn’t have the longevity of the others.
It’s the only possible reason. He was miles better than hart, given and reina.
Its strange how Wojciech Szczesny and Emiliano Martinez both spend a decade with us but seems to have peak after leaving us.
What a twat Martinez is, he cost his team a red card in their last game by starting unnecessary drama.
Martinez peak started when he was finally played but ego wouldn’t give him the no.1 spot. He should have been guaranteed the no.1 spot for the new season, he had proven himself and deserved it…end of story!
What many on here don’t understand is that telling a keeper they have the no.1 spot doesn’t mean you can never be dropped or don’t have to earn your place. It simply means you are given a decent run as no.1 until your performances prove otherwise
Finally a clear headed fan who understands what EM was asking for, unlike a bunch of MAKB who tried to absolve blame for his sale by twisting it into a crazy guarantee to forever be number 1
@ PJ-SA
Agree with you about EM.
My own top 5 PL keepers would be as below:-
Peter Schmeichel
David Seaman/ Petr Cech based on Chelsea performances (tied)
Alison Becker/ Ederson (tied)
You’ve got to hand it to Schmeichel, who more or less single handedly invented the modern keeper.
I might be getting my timings wrong, but i think Martinez might have had an opportunity at the time we signed cech. He might have been ready at the time, but wenger didn’t want to take the chance or go through a difficult period and instead went for experience (if I’m remembering correctly, which is never a sure thing).
In any case, that is to say that I don’t think we know exactly when martinez peaked, or at least at what point he was ready to be a top gk, as he was brilliant immediately after getting his chance under arteta, and simply maintained that level after leaving. For all we really know, he was ready to start for us a few years earlier, but no one wanted to take the chance with him.
DAVI, By “no one,” you of course MEAN Wenger!
I never thought that for defenders in general, keepers included, and in particular for CB ‘s, Wenger had any REAL ability to spot TOP LEVEL talent .
He did however inherit much existing talent and deserves credit for extending THEIR careers. CAMPBELL WAS HIS SOLE EXCEPTION OF A TRULY GREAT CB. All his others CBs were merely good,half decent, average or plain awful. And a LOT were plain awful, sadly.