England's goalkeeper dilemma

Hart
Hart, Butland, Pickford, Pope, Heaton, Forster?

5. FRASER FORSTER (Southampton, 29) :

No more
No more comeback?

Southampton’s Fraser Forster has played six times for his country. He is capable of delivering some match-winning performances but has not quite been the same player since a serious knee injury ruled him out for 10 months in 2015. Fraser Forster is costing Southampton points and his errors aren't going unnoticed. The once-impressive stopper saw his error-o-meter tick over another digit on Sunday, gifting Brighton a 1-1 draw with Southampton.

After his St Mary's adventure began with a flourish - and many tipped him to displace Joe Hart for England - Forster is now locked in a battle with Wayne Hennessey to be the Premier League's most underwhelming number one. Sure, every team can play the ‘points game’ – tallying up the near-misses and mistakes that halted their title challenge in the autumn. But with Southampton it goes further than simple ifs, buts and maybes. The common factor in the disturbing amount of goals they have conceded is Fraser Forster.

PROS : Aerial ability and experience.

CONS : Drop in form, silly mistakes and repeatedly benched.

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