Real Madrid and Spain’s Iker Casillas will continue to be one of the finest goalkeepers in the world for years to come, international team mate Santi Cazorla has said.
The 28-year-old told AS newspaper that despite a difficult year so far, Casillas is one of the best in his position. The World Cup winning goalkeeper was dropped in January by former Los Blancos boss Jose Mourinho, and current manager Carlo Ancelotti has stuck with Diego Lopez in goal this campaign.
Although national team manager Vicente del Bosque has said his place in the squad is all but safe, he has stated the competition between Victor Valdes, Pepe Reina and Casillas is intense. Valdes started the World Cup qualifier against Belarus ahead of Casillas last Friday.
Cazorla, who played alongside Lopez in their time at Villarreal said it was a difficult choice to choose who should be the starting at Real Madrid and for Spain, but he supported Casillas to reach the top level again.
He stated: “Iker is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he has demonstrated it and will continue to do so in the future. I played with him [Lopez] at Villarreal and saw how good he was then, just like I’ve seen Casillas with the national team. Diego is an example in many aspects.
“You can only really give your opinion on it if you are inside the dressing room and I’m far away from the Madrid dressing room.”
