SAM HUGHES pays tribute to Lev Yashin, the goalkeeper known as The Black Spider
“What kind of a goalkeeper is the one who isn’t tormented by the goal he has allowed? He must be tormented! And if he is calm, that means the end. No matter what he had in the past, he has no future” – Lev Yashin.

Within the game of football the eternal debate of who is the best ever player can become a tedious one. Ridiculous comparisons between who had or have different strengths and weaknesses make the argument one of very little substance.

Yashin’s famous dives

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