Gordon Banks on why England don't have great goalkeepers

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[captvimes]

I hate it when ex pros say the ball is lighter now. It gives the wrong information. The regulation weight has not changed. What has changed is how much water the ball absorbs (rain soaked leather!) and how aerodynamic they are which is why they move in the air more.

If I was to answer Gordon as to why they allowed it. Get Gordon (legend) to stand next to a modern goalkeeper and see the difference in size. People are getting taller and more athletic but the goals dont change size.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@TheAmazingMrRiks Yeah, it's a joke that England are going into the biggest football tournament there is and haven't even settled on their goalkeeper. It's the definite weak spot. Capello has to take some of the blame for this. Hart should already be established by now. Like you say, you can never depend fully on James. Often his performance seems to depend on whether he's happy with his hairstyle or not! Green has made a lot of mistakes & lacks the necessary confidence. I foresee problems.

[OnewayScooters97]

to a goalkeeper this guy is like God



[Mugenat0r]

Legend right there

[streetstylemagic]

@captvimes modern balls are also so much bouncier. i've tried kicking the old balls before (it was from the 60's i think??) and having been so used to balls like fevernova, teamgeist, and roteiro, it was a horrible experience trying to send long balls to my m8 lol

[definnitelymaybe]

i met him at a stoke game parked becide me

[MisAnnThorpe]

Anyone seeing Joe Hart's save (the one the referee didn't see, hence no corner), will realise why he has to be England's No.1 choice.

[johnmatrix41]

David James has been playing great this season, for he would be the best choice for goalkeeper. if that happens I hope he would not make careless mistakes something he has been quite known of

[johnmatrix41]

It's important for one team to have a very good goalkeeper for them to win big time, Look at italy , Spain , France (retired Fabien Barthez) etc. This I think the one of the biggest reason why England can't win a world cup. England needs a world class goalkeeper if they want to win but i don't think they even have one. They have Beckham,Gerrard,Terry,Lampard,­Rooney and more and I think the missing piece in that puzzle is a goalkeeper.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@CFCJay9 Apologies 4 thinking you were associated with that scum! Perhaps you should change to GCFC. I used to be a Chelsea nut, but for a number of reasons I've come to hate them. First of all Abramovich the Russian Jewish rat taking over. I don't like my team being owned by the mafia. Secondly that arrogant **** Mourinho being appointed manager. I've never before seen a team become so widely hated in such a short time. I don't really support a team now but like Leyton Orient

[zafi04]

The best english Goalkeeper IS Joe Hart. He should've played already instead of James and Green who both make far too many mistakes to be the goalkeeper for a country that is competing for World Cup glory. I still don't think hes among the greats like Casillas, Buffon, Cech, etc. But he still is our best goalkeeper at the moment. About my comment about us trying for the Cup, it's very sketchy...

Why can't we just convince Shay Given to come England!