5 times stars humiliated great goalkeepers

#2 Nayim beats Seaman from the halfway line

Seaman is dejected after letting the goal in

Schmeichel’s primary rival in the early 90’s Premier League was Arsenal’s David Seaman. The England international was nicknamed ‘Safe Hands’ and helped his club to numerous trophies, including the Premier League title in 1997/98 and 2000/01, four FA Cups and the UEFA Cup-Winners Cup in 1993/94. As England’s #1 he also saw success, helping his country to their only penalty shoot-out victory over Spain at the 1996 European Championships.

While he became highly fallible in the latter stages of his career – that weird period that saw him grow a ponytail and let in odd goals like the long-range effort from Ronaldinho in the 2002 World Cup and the corner-come-shot from Artem Sakiri of Macedonia, those can pretty much be excused as he was ageing at that stage.

What can’t be excused however is the humiliation Seaman suffered at the hands of Spanish midfielder Nayim, in the 1995 UEFA Cup-Winners Cup final against Real Zaragoza. The game was tied 1-1 and in the last minute of extra-time, Nayim spotted Seaman off his line and hit an audacious shot from 45 yards out. The ball sailed above Seaman and into the back of the net, leaving the England keeper with nothing to do but to stumble backwards into the net.

It was such a humiliating moment that opposing fans chanted “Nayim from the halfway line” towards Seaman for the remainder of his career, and it was made worse by the fact that Nayim had once played for Arsenal’s biggest rivals – Tottenham Hotspur.