David Seaman: The Save Peter Schmeichel Called the Greatest Ever and the Real Worst Moment of My Career

Arsenal and England icon David Seaman joins Jeff Stelling to relive the Peschisolido save Peter Schmeichel called the greatest he'd ever seen, the Ronaldinho and Nayim goals that still sting, the Wenger water-bottle meltdown at Old Trafford, and why he backs David Raya to keep getting better.
David Seaman: The Save Peter Schmeichel Called the Greatest Ever and the Real Worst Moment of My Career
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  • Three-time league champion and Euro 96 hero David Seaman headlines the latest Jeff Stelling Show with OLBG
  • Seaman relives the save Peter Schmeichel called "the greatest he's ever seen"
  • Also delivers a glowing verdict on Arsenal number one David Raya, and shares the story of Arsène Wenger throwing a water bottle 5-1 down at Old Trafford

The latest episode of The Jeff Stelling Show, brought to you by OLBG, is out now, and it is a proper walk through Arsenal, England and Premier League history. 

Across a wide-ranging hour, David Seaman gives Jeff a genuinely candid tour of the highs and lows of one of the most decorated goalkeeping careers in English football, from three league titles and Euro 96 penalty heroics to the two goals no Arsenal or England fan will ever forget.

From the greatest save Peter Schmeichel says he has ever seen to the real worst day of David Seaman's career, and the message he still passes on to every released Arsenal academy kid, this is one of the most quietly moving episodes The Jeff Stelling Show has produced.

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"The greatest save he's ever seen" — Peter Schmeichel on the Peschisolido stop

Ask David Seaman for his greatest ever save and he doesn't hesitate. 

The flying, scooping, one-handed clawback from Paul Peschisolido's header in the 2003 FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United. Peter Schmeichel called it the greatest save he had ever seen. Seaman is quietly proud, but also honest about the reason it went from great to iconic.

"The fact it had gone past me… I knew it was going in. So I scooped it, got the hand behind the ball and scooped it out."

He also gives a fascinating goalkeeper's-eye view of the aftermath, the deadpan face on the replay, Ashley Cole shouting in his ear, the deflating realisation that Phil Jagielka would put the rebound over the bar. Peschisolido, he tells Jeff, still insists it was in.

"He's got everything" — Seaman's David Raya verdict

For the Arsenal fans watching, the current-day content is just as strong. Seaman is a huge admirer of David Raya, and gives Jeff a considered, expert breakdown of what has taken the Spaniard from a nervy Arsenal debut to a Premier League winners' medal.

"He's an all-round goalkeeper who's got everything. One of the biggest things he excels at is crosses. He's not just coming out and punching, he's coming out and claiming and catching, which is a great read for defenders. He's taking it to another level every season."

Seaman also warns that the pressure of following Aaron Ramsdale, the Premier League's best-voted goalkeeper the season before, was massive and one Raya has now visibly grown into.

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