Exactly How Good Was Lev Yashin? 

Who is the greatest Goalkeeper of all time? 🤔

Lev Yashin was so dominant that he was the only known keeper from the pele era..

Yashin: 7 Goals a Season Julio Cesar: 7 Goals a Match

157 penalty saves and 270 clean sheets in 28 game seasons! Deserves the top step this man. Not even debatable!

My dad talks about Mr. Lev often. Usually to compare him with current goalkeepers, always saying Lev could do better, keep in mind my dad is Portuguese and watched the rising of Eusébio the black panther. For a foreign goalkeeper to leave such an impression says a lot about how amazing Mr. Lev was. 🎩💜

Look at his childhood. To go through a war, working at a factory, worrying every day that the nazis will push through and invade Moscow, making weapons as a 12 year old. Then quitting the sport altogether due to a nervous breakdown, eventually making it to Dynamo just to warm the bench for several years. He even won the Soviet hockey league which is mindblowing considering how good they were at hockey. And despite all that, being voted as the best voted european goalkeeper 9 times, winning the Olympics and the European Championship, and eventually winning the Ballon D'or. Obviously he's the greatest goalkeeper of all time and one of the most underrated players in history.

Goalkeepers never get the respect they Deserve

It's really incredible how in Yashin's clips, his behavior and saves are undistinguishable from a (really good) modern day's goalkeeper. It's trully incredible how much he was ahead of his time.

Now hearing how good he was it is a crime that Yashin's prime icon in fifa is only 94 rated.

He won a Ballon d'or. That's how good he was.

Imagine how good he would be if he went through the academy systems and had modern training. A scary thought to any striker.

There’s no doubt Yashin changed the scope of goalkeeping. Perhaps no other footballer has changed the game as much as he did. His athleticism with his diving saves, rapid reactions, sweeper keeper role, punching and quick release of the ball to launch attacks and the vocal role he played in organizing his team were all innovations now taken for granted, though few of even the best contemporary goalkeepers possess all these skills. But there was also his courage as one can witness in the many instances in this footage where one sees him diving at a striker’s feet. He was brave, intelligent and humble, a great example.

I remember when i was a young boy my Father and i would talk about great football players of the past. We even decided to make a 'greatest team ever' and that's when i first heard of Lev Yashin from my Dad. He spoke about Lev as if he had supernatural abilities, diving through the air totally horizontal catching a bladder with one hand (if you know what a bladder is then you'll know how tough and heavy those balls were). Lev Yashin is a legend of the beautiful game, always first on any World select team sheet, and a pioneer of modern Goalkeeping. Great video bro, it would be nice to see more videos of bygone heroes of Football. If i could suggest just one player i'd like to see a video of Garrinsha who played in the same Brazil team as the great man Pelé. Garrinsha suffered from having polio as a youngster, yet grew up to become a very talented World Cup winning Football player. Cheers 👍

I have never hear Lev Yashin until the Fifa Games. And I saw clips on RU-vid of his best saves and he is a monster as a goalkeeper.

When you say "there's a 68% chance your team wouldn't score" just shows how good he is. In an era where the score cards were high, some may also argue offsides wasn't a rule back then, in an era where attacking players were always credited. Absolute legend and GOAT of the sport

1:36 this is the most insane save I've ever seen

"I am not the best goalkeeper in the world, it is Vladimir Beara." - Lev Yashin, the only goalkeeper who received the award Ballon d'Or, in 1963.[1][6]

“I need to touch the ball before a game just as a carpenter touches his wooden board before starting his work. It’s a working-class habit” - Lev Yashin...

Very sad that there is so little footage of him, he seems really agile and brave. I'd like to have a time machine and watch his games

Fun fact: Yashin only wanted to be a great goalkeeper so he could get a higher FIFA 21 rating then Messi and C.Ronaldo

Look at his movements, he was really on another level for his years...even in the '80, some great gk as zoff wasn't so modern.. Real legend

Legend has it, he practiced his goalkeeping in the military... By catching the bullets shot at him.

He conceded 7 goals in his retiring year in 28 games and you are asking if he's overrated. He's the greatest gk

He was the father of modern day goalkeeping. No Yashin: no Zoff, no Maier, no Shilton, no Schmeichel snr, no Khan, no Buffon, no Neuer. A brilliant goalkeeping mind who I think would be the world's best goalkeeper even today. The GOAT of goalies.

Growing up in the 60s in Peru, I remember the Dynamo of Moscow visiting Lima for a friendly. Only one name lingered: Lev Yashin.

Lev Yeshin was the forgotten goalkeeper that would kick any other GK's ass

Lev yashin: I’m the best keeper in the world The score hero keeper:hold my gloves Btw fantastic vid your voice makes these vids 10x better

"Lev Yashin was first-class, a real super goalkeeper. His positional play was excellent, but everything he did was amazing. He was a model for goalkeeping for the next years, without a doubt" (Gordon Banks about Lev Yashin)

I remember when I was a boy in the 70's how older people would say "THAT was a GK!" in comparing Yashin to any other GK. I was always so impressed by the passion that was put into his name but I never actually saw him in action, not until now, so thanks for bringing this legend back to life and YES Yashin was the greatest and the people back then were right.

Lev Yashin: concedes 7 goals in an entire season Scott Sterling: Hold my beer

Raymer drops always make my day much better

"A goalkeeper can only do so much" - A powerful statement

Besides superb reaction and ball-catching abilities, he really was the one who introduced the concept of a goalkeeper "not just being a third goalpost" but actively playing throughout the entire box and even beyond, which is a must for any goalee nowadays! Thank you so much for your video!

Anticipation,reflexes,positioning,knew how to use his feet,first GK to start using gloves and also read well his team as he knew when his defence needed to take breath or organise. GOAT.

How good was Di Stefano? An idea for a video. Edit : Thank you all for the likes kk

En 1970, en Bilbao (País Vasco) Yashin me firmó un autógrafo y me dio la mano. Como crío me pareció fantástico.

The Russians had some solid goalies, but Lev 'the Black Spider/Panther' Yashin was something else - long ago, a grand-uncle who had the good fortune to watch LY, said, "Spectacular goalkeeper. It wasn't his acrobatics, LY's strength was fearlessness: his ability to go for the ball even though he risked a kick in ribs or even the face!"

Hurts a bid that Neuer wasnt even mentioned... would really like a vid about him since he changed the way a goalkeeper plays in a similiar way like yashin did. Maybe not as much on a technicall but a tacticall lvl. Video was awesome though.

Video ideas: 1. How Good Was Iker Casillas Really ? 2. How Good Was Peter Schmeichel Really ? 3. How Good Was Johan Cruyff Really ? 4. How Good Was Paolo Maldini Really ?

Always had a soft spot for the goal keeper position. I live in a small country and my family is known for being tall. My uncle was the national team goal keeper is his day. I remember him telling me about great goalkeepers like Yashin, Zoff and Kahn.

Looking at these clips, yashin was absolutely fearless. What a beast

*Lev Yashin:* 7 Goals for a season *Lingardinho:* 1 Goal for a season And lord Lingard still didn't win any balloon d'Or? I leave you into that.

I'll never forget the icon card of him which had him wearing his classic flat cap in fifa

For me there were two great goolkeepers from the time period - 1950, 1960 and into beginning of 1970, they were Lev Yashin and Gordon Banks. Both absolute phenomenal goolkeepers in their time era...

Those one hand saves and reflex dives are still World class even by today's standards, with much more training and technology available. His reaction times on some of the reflex saves are unbelievable. Obviously some of the technique has evolved a bit since those days, in part due to the availability of padded gloves and leggings which allow keepers to dive laterally instead of forward into the ball. What a star!

Yashin is the greatest goalkeeper of all time his reflexes, diving and reaction speeds where incredible

me: i go sleeping raymar footbal: i dont think so hold my slepingrytmn😂

"If adrian was in my era,then there would be no yashin award but adrian award"-lev yashin

Lev Yashin was not only best goalkeeper ever, he was also a true gentleman. A real sportsman. Full of decorum. Even when his team lost, he went round shaking hands with all officials and those from the winning team.

It's crazy how literally most of the greatest people ever had a tough life. It's even more crazy that probably most of us have had tough moments in our lives too, but maybe we chose to quit and that's what made them great and us normal people. Stay motivated and confident in your own abilitys.

He’s the greatest. If it wasn’t for him, the modern goalkeeper wouldn’t be what it is today. Or it would’ve taken longer to get to be what it is today. And he’s the reason I used to wear all black when I used to play in goal

For me at age 66 and having seen some great goal keepers during my days, there are three that really stick out: Gordon Banks, Lev Yashin and Rinat Dasaev. There were other greats like Ladislao Mazurchievicz , Amadeo Carrizo, Oliver Kahn, Seep Maier, etc.

Love this, one of the most underrated players in history because he’s a goalkeeper. Really all I knew about him was that he was part of the fifa team of the century & the only goalie to win a ballon d oro until now. I’m happy to learn more about this man & hope to see more goalkeeper based videos!!

Glad to have found a video about the Black Spider, growing up the old timers talked about him like the goalkeeper version of Pele. His work ethic and talent would make him successful in any era of the game, thank you for giving him the attention he deserves

looking at his childhood, it seems to me he was a man who knew what it meant to be the last man standing, to have your back against the wall and make it happen or else. That quality is invaluable to a keeper.

I remember watching this absolutely brilliant Russian goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup. Lev Yashin. Particularly against Germany as I recall. I thought of him as a great Russian bear. I never forgot him, and always wondered what happened to him and how no one had ever mentioned him since. Thank you for bringing him back to me! I knew he was really special.

Great job, thanks for sharing this GEM of a keeper. Goalkeepers don't always get the recognition that they deserve.

When i first heard of Lev, 5ish years back, as a goalkeeper myself i was amazed. For the time, for the standard, and for the hardended players he faced.. Hes the best thats ever lived. Innovater, winner, and his highlights are only whats been filmed and they are of better standard than modern goalkeeper top 10's

I would love to see a movie/documentary about his life like how pele got. From working in the factories at a young age to playing hockey and his overall journey to the top sounds very interesting

Saw him in the late 1950s when he played in Bombay, India. Came,(and went,) with a great reputation! JUST IMAGINE, A bALLON D'Or AS A GOALIE!

There are not many legends out there but some are, Michael Jordan, Ayrton Senna, Mohammad Ali, Lev Yashin, Ferenc Puskás, Pele, Babe Ruth, Carl Lewis, Magic Johnson, Bill Russel, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Martina Navratoliva, Marita Koch, Nadia Komaneci, Naim Suleymanoglu, Katerina Witt, and so on. Lev Yashin was one of them. He was and is a LEGEND.

His track down speed on apposing players and break always was insane. All he need was 4 steps covering so much ground so fast , dam what stud.

Raymar has won the ballon d’or for best American alive. On a real note I love these videos. You should have a Netflix documentary, the commentary and you don’t just dive into vids without proper research ( you did do that a bit before though). Much love from the UK

The fact Yashin let Brazil score 2 goals is insane Yashin might me one of the best goalkeeper and he deserves more respect

name Lav means Lion in our Slavic language . The Lion he was indeed. what Tesla was for science fields Lav was for football development . Lav introduced modern way of goal keeping . further more in era when goal scoring was simple and often he was almost unbeatable on goal post. in todays standards i dont think people can even imagine how good he was. try to put 5 top goal keepers in one individual and you get Lav Yashin.. if your lucky :)

yashin Is a Beast Goalkeeper

I read of Yasmin from a children's magazine when I was about 11 years old. Then I Google to see him in action, and it was crazy. I believe he is one of the best footballers to ever exist, or to come

Огромное спасибо авторам канала за материал о Льве Яшине! Некоторые фрагменты из спортивной кинохроники я видел ранее, но очень многое увидел впервые благодаря Вашей публикации. Браво авторам!

He should do the Mexican Legend Hugo Sanchez next. He had a very interesting story to success.

Superb video my friend. As a goalkeeper myself for over 20 years its its without doubt the hardest position. I knew about him being 63 now, i saw him on tv in the 60s as a kid But NEVER realised that in the season he won the BD he only let in 7 goals... That my friend will NEVER EVER BE BEATEN. So yes your right he was/is still the greatest.. P.s I'll bet it wasnt easy getting that footage either.. well done.👏👏👏👏

Tik tok people thought that Buffon was better than Yashin cuz he can block Roberto Carlos's free-kick 🤦🏼

I will never forget when Lev Yashin came and spoke to us kids outside Goodison Park in 1966, In my humble opinion he was the greatest Goalkeeper that has ever been, and the hardest to score against, as many of the great players of his era have attested.

In the days when you could passback and keeper's would just hold on to the ball, this guy played like an outfield player. Did his job and expected no glory. True legend

I love how you analyze retro players to show this generation 👏👏

Thanks for the great video, as you said he is a real revolutionist, he re-created the goal keeper position , he opened the new era ,today ,sure, there may be better ones as sportively but he would stay forever as the founder father of modern goal keepers.respect.

Огромное спасибо за очень тëплые слова о моём соотечественнике - великом футболисте! Только Яшин! Только Динамо!

Лев Яшин был настоящей личностью, каких редко встретишь в футболе. Он излучал человеческое тепло, которое не характерно для футбольного мира. У меня всегда было чувство, что сейчас играет Великий человек.( Франц Беккенбауэр.)

Legend goalkeeper of football history no one can reach in his level ♡♡♡

He was also a very successful ice hockey goalie aswell, won the Soviet Cup with Dynamo Moscow in 1953

Another important fact about Lev Yashin is that he is the only goalkeeper ever to allow an Olympic Goal during a World Cup. It was in Chile 1962, against Colombia; URSS was defeating Colombia 4-1, that's when the Colombian Marcos Col executed a corner kick that went really closed, the defender let it go thinking (probably) that Lev Yashin was behind him but he wasn't. In the video you can see the recrimination from Lev Yashin to the defender. The Olympic Goal gave Colombia a second wind and they ended up tying the match 4 - 4 in an historic match for the Colombian team.

As a history buff and a former goalie, I looked up to Yashin and his accomplishments

When you became so harshed and so broken from a early age , you become indestructible . Lev Yashin aka the black spider not only for his godlike skills but also his black past. But non of this hold him back and he became great . A legend to be remembered till future because person , players , skills like him are hard to find .

Fun fact - Lev in Russian means Lion. His parents knew what he was going to be when he grows up 😂😂

he was more than just a player, always analyzing his own games in mind is something humans lack, it is not the talent, but the hard work that made difference, both physical and mental, I hardly believe we will see anything like this in football in the times we live

You NEED to make a video on Michael Laudrup...the most under-rated player ever...definitely the most under-rated Passer/Assister Played for Juventus, Barcelona & Real Madrid, was described by the likes of Raul, Pep Guardiola and Platini as being the best players they ever played with. Iniesta and David Silva also modelled their entire game on his dribbling and passing. But for some reason he's never spoken about! You can do this Raymar 🙌🏻😂

bruh EA gave him like 60 something kicking lol

It was very interesting and changed my perspective completely. Thanks a lot for great videos.

Undoubtedly Lev Ivanovich Yashin is the best goal keeper ever..considering the facts, old football was defenitely very tough in terms of the weight of the ball used, the bad pitches, the heavy jerseys and boots, less protective elements and the brutal tackles. It was infact the survival of the fittest to remain injury free. To be a star in that era and maintaining such a clean stats.. that too as a Goal Keeper, needs insane skills..Salutes to the Legend.

Lev Yashin was indeed the only goalkeeper to win the Balon D'or in the history of football, what a spectacular achievement. He made goalkeepers proud by that feat. Congrats yashin👍👍

Even the greatest goalkepper turned pro at 21😱 which Is crazy cause we see 19 year old's winning world cup it just shows that everything is possible🙏

I would like to add one more thing, the ball was made of leather which would soak up moisture from the grass or even rain water and become twice as heavy, thus becoming very difficult for all players to play with and especially the goalkeeper, after the 70s synthetic material was introduced which was waterproof.

This is what RU-vid should be about: learning something new about something or someone you never heard of.

Ivo Viktor was a Czech goalkeeper who came second in ballon d'or voting and was one of the best at his time, so he was pretty close...

Can you do a video on George Best please?

Just watch clips of him. Within 2 minutes you will see how great and how ahead of his time he really was. Dude was amazing. Acrobatics like that bk then were unheard of. He dominated everyone while also wearing gloves equivalent to oven mitts.

Lev Yashin was the greatest goalkeeper ever! The way he saved goals from being scored was miraculous!

5:36 he gets scored on and people are literally in shock, either Lev Yashin is a legend or the striker sucks lmao

I always want to know how good the football legends really were when there wasn't a comprehensive coverage of their career and lev yashin is one of the most important ones. I look forward to watching more videos like this

Thanks for posting this clip. This is the first time I’ve heard of this guy. Now I know. Thank you.

My father was always a big fan of Gigi Buffon and Oli Kahn. But he said that Yashin will be the greatest goalkeeper of all time! He was simply right!