Suggested Rating 90 With the likes of Jens Lehmann, David Seaman and Edwin van der Sar making the cut to join the prestigious ranks of FIFAs Legends, we can deduce that Peter Schmeichels exclusion from FUT isnt because EA has something against goalkeepers. It seems like a peculiar choice that EA should include van der Sar over fellow Manchester United veteran Schmeichel as when compared head-to-head the Great Danes record is better. Not only was his 8-season tenure at Old Trafford longer than that of van der Saar but his record was statistically better, holding the greatest clean sheets-to-games ratio of any goalkeeper in the Premier s history with 42% of his league games ending without conceding a goal. Schmeichel ended his career with United on an incredible high in their 1998/99 treble winning season and played a massive role in providing this unequalled success. He captained the team in that now-legendary Champions League final when United won the tie against Bavarian giants Bayern Munich after trailing 1-0 well into the dying embers of the game. In the same season he also saved a penalty kick from Dennis Bergkamp (who is himself featured in FIFA 14s selection of Legends) in the final minutes of the FA Cup final to send the tie into extra time. The success experienced by Kasper Schmeichel this season proves that world-class goalkeeping is in the Schmeichels genetics.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
