4/5/2023 0 Comments White noise screen saver![]() ![]() He is a powerfully built, athletic goalkeeper and has built his reputation steadily in the two and a half seasons he has spent at Villa. As a shot stopper the former Arsenal understudy has a deserved reputation. On other occasions, he rescued his team, though. On Sunday, Martinez couldn’t save Benrahma’s penalty. It is partly because of this that IFAB, footballer’s lawmakers, are now asking goalkeepers to moderate their behaviour. Equally, he will always be remembered for his behaviour during the shoot out against France. Nobody can ever take that away from the Aston Villa goalkeeper. Martinez has a World Cup winner’s medal and deserves it. Maybe the message is finally getting through. ![]() The one pleasing thing about Emiliano Martinez’s performance against West Ham was that when his team conceded a penalty he remained on his line while Said Benrahma was preparing to take it. IN-DEMAND MARTINEZ HAS CHINKS IN HIS ARMOUR There are perhaps too many other players in form.īut Bowen is showing an appetite for another opportunity and Southgate should not rule that out. He is unlikely to do again this week as Southgate picks a squad for European Championship qualifiers in Italy and at home to Ukraine. By the time the World Cup came around, he didn’t make the cut. It was unfortunate for him that these caps came during England’s difficult Nations League campaign at the end of last season. Yesterday he delivered a number of telling balls that would have led to a West Ham goal had David Moyes’ team been a little more clinical.īowen has been in Southgate squads before and has played for his country four times. When it comes to crossing, he is good at that too. His enthusiasm for beating his direct opponent was constant and he has a turn of pace over a few yards that helps to do it. It is also harder to come to the fore when you are an attacking player for a team that is struggling, a team that does not score many goals.īut if one mark of a player is how he manages to stand out while others around hm are struggling then Bowen scores highly.Īgainst Aston Villa yesterday the 26-year-old was a threat down the right side. It is harder to get in an England squad when you don’t play for a top six club. ![]() Jarrod Bowen did well against Villa and could be playing himself into an England recall ![]()
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