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3. Carlo Cudicini
Carlo Cudicini was Chelsea's number 1 until the arrival of Petr Cech. The Italian shot-stopper was rumoured to have been approached to represent England after his impressive performances for Chelsea. In fact, former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson admitted to have tried his best to find some way to field Cudicini in the England team because the Italian was far better than all of England's options at the time in goal.
Cudicini was a regular for the Italy U-18s and played once for the U-21 Italy side. He was named Goalkeeper of the Season in 2002-2003. However, he never made even the senior squad for the 2002 World Cup despite being at the peak of his powers. This was largely because of Buffon, who is still Italy No 1 and Francesco Toldo who was the No 2. Cudini has been ranked amongst the best Premier League keepers of all time
Cudicini saw his first team action limited after 2004, but stayed at Chelsea till 2009 when he moved to Tottenham as a second choice keeper. Despite his moving to the background, supporters and players remember him fondly. He was a part of Chelsea's cup victories and performed very impressively in a Champions League game vs Schalke 04, where he saved a penalty and a host of saves to help Chelsea secure a draw away from home.
Injuries hampered his progress and Cudicini, despite not playing to his full potential was a keeper who would ideally have at least a few International Caps.
