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Ben Hamer on English Goalkeepers

For those interested in 'Charlton' press coverage the below link is in tonight's paper also:

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/charlton-no1-ben-hamer-england-should-only-pick-goalkeepers-from-the-top-flight-8941644.html

Comments

  • Don't agree with that. He can speak for himself but Butland is a better keeper than Ruddy.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,509
    I'm sure that Uncle Roy will take heed .. and NEVER pick Hamer while CAFC is not a primo primo club
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,458
    Butland is not a better goalkeeper than Ruddy. He's a good shot stopper but he's really not all he's cracked up to be. Ruddy plays well for Norwich in the Prem almost every week and is a very solid keeper. Butland can improve with time but I don't think he'll reach the heights that were expected of him around the time of the Olympics
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,588
    Butland better than Ruddy?! Having a laugh, he's nowhere near international quality (yet) imo.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,061
    Talal said:

    Butland better than Ruddy?! Having a laugh, he's nowhere near international quality (yet) imo.

    Neither of them are really, let's face it. Well, they're good enough to (potentially) be in the squad, but of every English goalkeeper I can think of, only an in-form, top of his game Hart can be credibly mentioned as one of the best in Europe, let alone the world.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,218
    Forster is consistently good in the CL for Celtic.
  • Forster is consistently good in the CL for Celtic.

    He was bloody good the last time Norwich were at the Valley .
  • Wow , quite refreshing for Ben to say this.

    Charlton No1 Ben Hamer sees the goalkeepers in the Championship on a weekly basis. “Most of the keepers in the Championship are English or British but there is a reason we are here,” said Hamer. “We have weaknesses in our game that we can improve on.
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,744
    Hamer was at Wembley last night hoped he took notes on how to distribute the ball from the Chilein goalkeeper.
  • Agree it is worrying the lack on top flight English keepers available.