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Jordan Pickford is undoubtedly the number one goalkeeper for England, according to former Three Lions star David Seaman.Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale and Nick Pope are embroiled in a battle for a place between the posts for Gareth Southgates side, with the Everton keeper the long-term favourite.Former Sunderland man Pickford was the first-choice starter as England made the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 and when the Three Lions
Adrian Gonzalez Jersey lost on penalties in the final at Euro 2020 to Italy three years later.Questions have persisted as to the credentials of Pickford, with suggestions his distribution is inferior to his competitors, while he has been battling Premier League relegation with Everton at club level.Ramsdale has been fighting at the other end of
Darryl Strawberry Jersey the league with Arsenal, who narrowly mi sed out on Champions League qualification to Tottenham after a poor end to the 2021-22 campaign.Pope is another name often floated for a place in Southgates side, but he will be playing Championship football with Burnley next season unle s he secures a move away.Seaman, speaking to Stats Perform at a media day ahead of his participation in Sundays Soccer Aid charity match, believes there should be no doubts over Pickfords position in the England side.Theres a lot of competition, theres no doubt for the number one spot. Jordans the number one, theres no doubt about that because he keeps producing for England, Seaman said.Theres no way or no reason for him not to be
Yoenis Cespedes Jersey England number one. He had a great end to the season with Everton producing ma sive saves under ma sive pre sure.The relegation battle is far worse than going for titles trust me. Ive had a relegation with Birmingham City, and it was horrible. And especially with a team like Everton who were in serious trouble, thats even more pre sure.So Jordans proved that he can handle that. Hes played in the semi-final and final. Hes got great experience. Hes got great ability, and while he keeps doing it, hell stay number one, but theyre really close
Nolan Ryan Jersey to it. The other two.Only five goalkeepersmade more saves than Pickfords 117 in the Premier League in the 2021-22 season, but he is 15th in terms of save percentage (66.7)of goalkeepers to have played five games or more, while Ramsdale is ninth (69.8 per cent).Pope is fourth on that list with a save percentage of 71.7, andSeaman reckonsEngland have the best depth of choice in goal that they have had in a long time.Its good at the moment. The only thing that you look at now is that obviouslyNicks gone down into the
Matt Harvey Jersey Championship, he added.Thats not a real boldne s, but for Aaron, hes established himself now as Arsenals number one and hes done that really well this season. And its his first season and hes dealt with it fantastically.So he will be pushing but the future does look good. Weve got quite a few goalkeepers obviously in the Championship now with Nick and Sam Johnstone, then youve got Dean Henderson at Man United but hes not playing.In the three that weve got there at the moment, theres good quality.