Iker gave them the 2010 WC, lol. He saved Spain's ass against Paraguay and against the Netherlands, and he was the best keeper of the last decade. His nickname, in Spanish, is really ¨San Iker¨. Keepers make mitakes often, they are humans, and they play in the most ungrateful position of the game. That's like saying that Chelsea should had been out against PSG in the CL because of Cech's horrible performance in the first match. And... Spain simply doesn't have a better keeper. Diego López isn't even close to him. Reina is a joke. Valdez is injured. De Gea is Mancherster United's keeper (lol).
I dunno what your bracket is tho (as I said, we can't see each others' until the WC starts) Do you mind sharing it?
I'm too lazy to screenshot it, but it's Germany beating Portugal in the Final. I have Portugal beating Belgium, Argentina, and Spain on the way to the Final, three teams that each have one or two major issues. Portugal is a solid team, but nothing great (aside from Cristiano magic), and they would probably be destroyed in the Final against Germany, if such a match were to take place.
Paraguay never should've been competing on Spain's level in that match, which is a failure across the board. If he made a big save or two, well, that was 2010, not 2012 or 2014. The Netherlands was utterly inept in that final and I don't recall Iker doing anything.
Diego Lopez has been better than Iker on a week to week basis. Lopez doesn't have the highs in his career that Iker has, but Lopez also wasn't given the chance to shine on the big stage at any point in his career, truthfully. Buffon shouldn't be starting for Italy at this point either, but he still does based on pedigree and history. I make the exact same argument against Buffon. It's 2014, not 2006 or 2010, and certainly not 2012.
Obviously Reina, Valdes, and De Gea aren't options as they're bard/old, injured, or just not very good. I'd still rather see Iker gone and Diego Lopez starting, and then having Reina as the backup.
Saying a club or national team should be out is far different from an argument against a single player (Spain would do better in the WC with someone other than Iker starting). Based on what we've seen over the past 18 or so months, Courtois is significantly better than Cech, and fans are right to say Courtois should be starting. it's not a one game thing either. Cech's just not been that good lately, and the game against PSG was horrible, but that's not the sole reason I was saying he should be replaced at this point.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't part of why you say Iker is the best over the past 10 years because he has those international titles? Buffon has a WC as well, and I'd say that he had a better career as a keeper than Iker ever had. I'd say Cech was about on par with the two of them for their careers, but all three are on the way out.
I'm just going to end this by saying that if I were Diego Lopez and Iker makes some more horrific blunders and I'm sitting at home on my couch because del Bosque shows loyalty to his players (such as Iker), I'd be quite pissed. Iker didn't cover himself in any glory in Euro 2012 either, and since then, he's been injured or benched, basically.
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