Manuel Almunia England keeper?

[TBM]

Manuel Almunia is apparently now a British citizen. As he has never played for Spain he qualifies for a place in the England squad. He's openly stated that he would accept an England call-up.

So, if you were Fabio Capello would you consider calling him up, considering our lack of decent keepers!!?

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

I'd just about be able to accept if he was that much better than what we already have.

But he's really not that good is he?

[readingbedding]

He's a clown.

[AbovetheI]

He looks like Waluigi. And he's well good on Mario Strikers. So yeah, call him up.

[SCIAG]

Scotland need him more, let them have him. Or Wales, or Nire.

[Thomas L'Heureux]

He looks like Waluigi. And he's well good on Mario Strikers. So yeah, call him up.

Good stuff .

[TBM]

I'd just about be able to accept if he was that much better than what we already have.

But he's really not that good is he?

Its another option though....give him 1 cap just to bank him incase he suddenly becomes good.

[Deathy]

Please no!

[Royalee]

No thanks, he's Spanish and very overrated.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Manuel Almunia is apparently now a British citizen. As he has never played for Spain he qualifies for a place in the England squad. He's openly stated that he would accept an England call-up.

So, if you were Fabio Capello would you consider calling him up, considering our lack of decent keepers!!?

To be honest, Almunia is no better than Robinson,Foster,Green or Carson. In a sense,he is even worse. For me,Robinson is still our best goalkeeper.

[Tails]

Anyone who thinks Robinson is a good keeper clearly has no properly functioning brain/eyes. Either stick him in now or keep with Foster.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Anyone who thinks Robinson is a good keeper clearly has no properly functioning brain/eyes. Either stick him in now or keep with Foster.

Thats quite a harsh remark. I never saw nothing inadequate with Robinson in goal.

[Row Z Royal]

Why can't I find the original thread for this?

[Thomas L'Heureux]

Anyone who thinks Robinson is a good keeper clearly has no properly functioning brain/eyes. Either stick him in now or keep with Foster.

Thats quite a harsh remark. I never saw nothing inadequate with Robinson in goal.

Towards the end of his Spurs career nothing went for Robinson. That divot from an attempted back-pass playing for England was the icing on the cake. He put on weight and became less agile as a result.

However, for Blackburn last season he was pretty decent. He's back in shape, and I think moving himself out of the spot-light by going to a club with much lower expectations that Spurs has been a good move.

I'm struggling to think of many better current English goalkeepers to be honest.

[Geekins]

Scored a good freekick though from just outside his box!

[TBM]

Scored a good freekick though from just outside his box!

I remember when he was younger he had a spell at Leeds that was superb and even kept Nigel Martyn out of the side.....shame he didn't really build on that.

[Mike Hunt]

Almunia > Robinson

Every Day of the Week.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Well seeing as we have a Coach who has no connection to England whatsoever, id say its ok to have any player with a British Passport.

But he's shit.

[Starfish]

Almunia > Robinson

Every Day of the Week.

Agreed. Almunia must be one of the most improved keepers in The Premier League. A lot of people have the memory of him replacing Lehmann early in 2005-2006 and not performing at all well (in a struggling Arsenal side) but he is a completely different keeper now (three years ago, I would not have believed it).

The complete opposite could be said about Robinson, on the other hand. Two or three years ago, I was met with laughter here when I claimed that Shay Given would make the English team.