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da stake casino： Since the retirement of David Seaman from international football in 2002, it has been widely accepted that England have lacked a top class goalkeeper. Neither of the two players who have been the primary possessors of the number one jersey since his departure have ever convinced. David James is capable of brilliance and calamity, whilst Paul Robinson is solid but not a goalkeeper of international class. England fans have taken hope however, in a ‘keeper who genuinely has the potential to be a top class custodian; Manchester City’s Joe Hart. With David James fast approaching the age of 40, virtually every follower of England is in agreement that Joe Hart is the natural choice to take over as the nations’ first choice goalkeeper. Indeed on first impression it does appear to be the ideal solution, at 23 Hart is young and he arguably gave the best performances of any English keeper in the Premier League last season at Birmingham. However, it is not all good news, and a problem is looming large over the horizon.
The problem is that it is quite possible that Joe Hart will be playing very few games in the coming season. Man City’s first choice is Shay Given, and barring injury it is likely that he will play in the majority if not all of City’s league games this season. At 34 years-of-age Given is in the prime of his career and has been one of the best ‘keepers in the league for the past five seasons. Joe Hart may well be limited to cup appearances and the odd league outing. Roberto Mancini has already made it clear that he has no intention of selling Hart or sending him out on loan. City were stung towards the end of last season by a goalkeeping injury crisis when they had to bring Sunderland’s Marton Fulop in on an emergency loan. Mancini in his crucial second season, understandably wants his club to have two good goalkeepers in order to cope with injury and maintain the strongest assault possible on the Premier League. What exacerbates matters is that Given still has a good few years of playing ahead of him, and with Man City having no need or desire to sell the top English goalkeeping prospect, it may not be just this season that Hart largely sits out on the bench. This may well present a major problem, if Hart is not playing for his club it will be difficult for him to play for England, and another ‘keeper may have to take up the reins.
The alternatives to Hart do not particularly inspire confidence. If he does not retire James may have a small role to play in some qualifiers, but is certainly not a viable choice as number one. Robert Green has failed on the big stage and probably destroyed any confidence he had. Capello does not appear to favour Paul Robinson. There is one alternative and that is Ben Foster, and he may provide a glimmer of hope. Unlike Hart, Foster is likely to be playing regular football, ironically at Birmingham City. If with regular football Foster can recapture the form he showed at Watford then England may have another top-class goalkeeper on their hands. However it is a big ‘if’, and if Foster doesn’t perform and Hart doesn’t play, England’s goalkeeping crisis may continue for a while yet.