RIP The Cat. Bonetti was a great keeper of his time. Every keeper has a bad game or two in him and he shouldn't be remembered for one of his when he has so many good ones.
For anyone who wants to know the difference between older and more modern keepers just look a the picture of Bonetti stood next to Petr Cech. Now, who would you rather have in goal?
I must admit, I know Bonetti was good but he was just before my time. The best keeper I have ever seen was Peter Shilton (at his peak) and he was only 6ft. I think it is a big error in the modern game that shorter keepers are dismissed to easily.
Spent six seasons watching Chelsea as a nipper with the Old Man. Peter Bonetti was as exciting to watch as Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson or Peter Osgood. Never seen a keeper with a better leap or who was so active in the air. He seemed to be able to fly sideways across the length of his goal without dropping an inch until he had touched the ball.
The "long-throw-in contest" sounds like the sort of thing people might resort to for entertainment in times of lockdown. Of course, back then it sometimes felt like we were in lockdown (certainly on Sundays anyway!)
Some good goalkeeping from Peter Bonetti and John Jackson in this Big Match footage from 1969. Also some cracking goalmouth action, two excellent goals and a defender making a clearance whilst holding one of his own boots (not attached to his foot!) and note the distinct lack of whining, when the ref rules out the Chelsea goal. All brilliantly brought together by the magnificent Brian Moore.
Bonetti rightly got criticism for the quarter-final defeat in 1970 - certainly for the first and third goals. But that criticism haunted him for the rest of his career, and that was unjustified. Ramsey pretty much escaped criticism which was also unjustified.
The Cat is up there with the best of the goalkeepers I've seen.
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Will be remembered at the Bridge and the wider footie loving community, with great affection
RIP
Personally I thought he was the best around.
Bank was a great keeper as well of course and Ramsey saw no reason to replace him.
Personally I felt Peter was unfairly blamed for the West Germany defeat.
RIP "The Cat" 😥
For anyone who wants to know the difference between older and more modern keepers just look a the picture of Bonetti stood next to Petr Cech. Now, who would you rather have in goal?
Great goalkeeper and had the honour of scoring 2 penalties against
'We've got Bellotti not Bonetti' but I can't recall the rest of it just now.
Suffice to say Peter Bonetti was regarded as a bit better than our dear old Derek Bellotti.
This is how I will remember Peter Bonetti.
The "long-throw-in contest" sounds like the sort of thing people might resort to for entertainment in times of lockdown. Of course, back then it sometimes felt like we were in lockdown (certainly on Sundays anyway!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz5QjMTM9oc
It would be a laugh if in reality, he was massively out of position and that ball is actually flying smack into the middle of the net!