Kicker rank Manuel Neuer as only the SEVENTH best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga this season to add to the Bayern Munich star’s misery… after he suffered a season-ending leg injury following Germany’s early World Cup exit
- Manuel Neuer has been ranked the seventh-best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga
- The veteran Bayern Munich goalkeeper has not been at his best this season
- He struggled on international duty as well as Germany underperformed in Qatar
- Neuer failed to keep a clean sheet as Germany went out in the group stages
- He has since broken his leg, and been ruled out for the rest of the season
Manuel Neuer has been ranked down in seventh on a list of the best goalkeepers in the Bundesliga this season after a difficult start to the campaign for the Bayern Munich star.
Neuer has been Bayern’s first-choice goalkeeper for over a decade, and has been widely recognised as one of the best shot-stoppers in the world during this period.
However, he has not been at his best this term, keeping just four clean sheets in Germany’s top-flight, and this has counted against him, with Kicker, via BuliNews, placing six goalkeepers above him in their standings.
Manuel Neuer has been ranked down in seventh on a list of best goalkeepers in the Bundesliga this season
Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel has been ranked the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga so far this season by Kicker
The German outlet have put Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel top of the list, with Borussia Monchengladbach’s Yann Sommer taking second spot, and Kevin Trapp of Eintracht Frankfurt completing the top three.
Marvin Schwabe (Koln), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg) and Mark Flekken (Freiburg) also make the list ahead of Neuer.
Trapp and Schwabe are both German, meaning Neuer has not even been considered the best goalkeeper in his own country by Kicker based on this season.
The 36-year-old still managed to retain his place in goal for Germany at the World Cup, but the tournament went disastrously for Hansi Flick’s men.
Neuer also struggled at the World Cup as Germany went out in the group stages
Neuer has now been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg while skiing
The 2014 winners suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against Japan in their opening game, and despite picking up four points from their next two matches against Spain and Costa Rica, they still exited at the group stage on goal difference.
This was the second successive World Cup that Germany failed to make the knockout rounds, and Neuer conceded five goals in Qatar.
His end to the year went from bad to worse when he broke his leg while skiing following Germany’s elimination.
Neuer has been ruled out for the rest of the season, leaving him unable to improve his Kicker ranking in the new year.
