Why is that?
Why is that?
Bluebonic
Player Valuation: £40m
I get that mate, but Banks was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1972 and was named FIFAGoalkeeper of the Year on six occasions. The IFFHS named Banks the second-best goalkeeper of the 20th century, after Lev Yashin.
Fifa goalkeeper of the tear on six occasions, that is exceptional mate. He played whatever the opposition was, as does any keeper, but in my personal opinion, the opposition in the 60’s and 70’s (both domestically and internationally) was far superior to the opposition nowadays.
Saw Banks several times for Leicester and Stoke v the Blues. Fifty years have passed and the memory gets hazy but even so, I still recall him being the boss in the area and exuding quiet confidence. Did the basic stuff without fuss and had an agility, posiyioning and reflexes which were breath taking.
Yashin? Mazurkiewicz? Who can say. I doubt very, very much if anyone on earth apart from their clubs' suporters had any real idea of ow good they were. TV football wasn't really a thing in their heyday so there was a reliance on newsfilm clips of a minute or two at very irregular intervals to get any 'eyes on' time.
I'm happy to watch JP's performances without the temptation to invoke impausible comparisons,
Yashin? Mazurkiewicz? Who can say. I doubt very, very much if anyone on earth apart from their clubs' suporters had any real idea of ow good they were. TV football wasn't really a thing in their heyday so there was a reliance on newsfilm clips of a minute or two at very irregular intervals to get any 'eyes on' time.
I'm happy to watch JP's performances without the temptation to invoke impausible comparisons,
RichCee123
Player Valuation: £950k
Can’t wait to read the sensationalist comments tomorrow about how Tuchel axed Pickford and he’s now a doubt to make the WC squad
Jordan Pickford is better than Gordan Banks because Banks is dead.
His mobility will not be the best.
His mobility will not be the best.
Dropped for England at Merson’s request
Benicetoourboys
Player Valuation: £10m
I see England are playing with a False No 1 this evening.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Absolutely daft to mess around with your team in competitive matches, everyone should be fairly locked down coming into a tournament year. Friendlies are for giving game time.
Didn’t watch the match, totally forgot about it tbh. Did Tuchel actually drop Jordan and stop him from going an entire qualifying group without conceding? What a sheethouse!!
Timbucktoo
Player Valuation: £30m
England already waltzing through qualifying and into a World Cup made the Albania game a good chance to give players game time and get a feel for the international set up. It would be daft to get to a World Cup and not have a second choice keeper that hasn`t got some game time experience so its a great chance to give the back up keeper some minutes.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Everyone has their own opinion I suppose.
Blue Parkender
Player Valuation: £8m
Number 2 behind Big Nev, West was a good keeper but Pickford is far better. I can honestly say that having seen most of Wests games, Martyn wasn't here long enough to judge but was an amazing keeper.
Harryflashman
Player Valuation: £60m
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