England's best keeper lies in United's reserves
As most of you already know, England have a problem with one position in particular... keeper. They have tried Tottenham's Paul Robinson on many occasions but he has never looked comfortable in the England goal.
He was recently dropped and I thought that was a good decision at the time by former England boss Steve McClaren but unfortunately for him that didn't turn out well.
He put in Scott Carson of Aston Villa for the game against Croatia and as we all know he messed up, costing England a place in Euro 2008.
David James is another player that has been used but he is also prone to the odd calamity. Other names like Robert Green (West Ham) and Chris Kirkland(Wigan) have been mentioned but for some reason or another they haven't got chances.
A keeper that I think holds the key to future success for the national team is Ben Foster of Manchester United. Foster, who of course is currently out injured at United, impressed immensely whilst on loan at Watford last season and in my view he is a future United and England number one.
United signed him from Stoke City two years ago and has yet to make a first team start for the Red Devils. As soon as joining United he was shipped out to Watford, where he spent two very successful seasons, contributing to their promotion in 2006.
Foster has played one game for England, keeping guard in England's 1-0 defeat to Spain earlier this year. Foster is now 24 and I am telling you this now... he will be both England and United's number one within two years.
5 comments:
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Nice Thought, but I just cant see it. The next two years at Spurs will probably see Paul Robinson very well protected and a whole lot more confident. The guy can score, pass accurately and I dont know any other british top flight keeper who can kick the ball as far as he does. Sure Foster looked great in a poor Watford side - he had lots of practice, but dont forget how many he let in too. If he cant get a place in front of the veteran Van Der Sar for so long, then it makes me think he may get his chance only once Edwin retires. Poor article, really.
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He is 24 but still not a regular for his club. And you want him to be No.1 goalie for your national team ? He is prone to blunders as all England keepers are. He has probably committed the worst blunder by any keeper in EPL history. He let Robinson's long kick to bounce over his head into the goal during Spurs V Watford tie last season ! Any keeper who does those kind of silly mistakes doesn't deserve to be No.1 goalie of any team. Accept it, England's best keeper is not yet born !
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Dear naan-eaten, an international keeper shud not be based on how far he can kick a ball....Foster 4 England
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"They have tried Tottenham's Paul Robinson on many occasions but he has never looked comfortable in the England goal."
Wow. Great way of showing your ignorance in the first paragraph.
"Foster is now 24 and I am telling you this now... he will be both England and United's number one within two years."
Without basis, evidence, logic or reason.
I'm telling you now, you will never write a decent article until you learn how to write, do some (any!) research and form some vaguely plausible opinions.
Atrocious.
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Maybe I was a little harsh;
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^^ 15 years old.
Still, if you are going to write articles Cathal, write about facts or write about theories based on solid evidence or with something to back it up other than just your gut feeling.
If you want to champion Foster then talk about what makes him such a good player - what have you seen in him (and how many times have you seen it) which makes him a good keeper and better than the competition?
Naan-eaten makes a decent stab at explaining why Robinson is good; huge kicking. I'd also add that his distribution is the most accurate in the league, he is an excellent shotstopper (note his save against Wales' Hartson, and watch Spurs recently), experienced in internationals and tournaments, plays in a good team who play in Europe and will undoubtely benefit from the return of Ledley King and the solid defence he brings. Also, when he is in a good team his concentration is normally superb (which you can't say about David James for example).
I know very little about Foster but if you are claiming he should be the number 1 then explain WHY - don't just put your name down as the guy who 'told us so' because without reasoning, if he DOES become England and ManU's #1 in 2 years time then people will think you were lucky and not a good judge of a player.