Paul Robinson was left out of Capello's provisional squad, the chosen keepers were Joe Hart, Robert Green and David James. His manager, Sam Allardyce, was shocked by the decision: "I think that if you look at his form for Blackburn Rovers, there's not a better English goalkeeper who has consistently performed as well as he has. So it clearly can't be anything else other than something that Fabio has against him."
Good call, sitting on the bench would have been just a waste of time.
He knows best...
Blackburn Rovers 30-year-old goalkeeper Paul Robinson announced his retirement from international football just a few hours after receiving the call up from Capello for the friendly game against Hungary. He wasn't part of the World Cup squad and never played under Capello, those could be the reasons behind the decision. Robinson explained: "As a professional who wants to play every time I have the chance I don't see... read article
The current rankings according to the Premier League official website put Joe Hart in top spot with Petr Cech in second place, Edwin van der Sar in third, Paul Robinson in fourth and Jose Reina in fifth.
