England's Joe Hart should be replaced by Jack Butland, says World Cup winner Gordon Banks
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Jack Butland should be England's number one choice as keeper because Joe Hart is making "terrible mistakes", says 1966 World Cup winner Gordon Banks.
Hart, 30, is on loan from Manchester City at a West Ham side currently in the Premier League relegation zone.
He has won 75 caps but former keeper Banks told BBC Sport: "I don't think he is playing well, especially when they kick it to him and he can't pick up.
"I see him make terrible mistakes, lots of times he is lucky they don't score."
Hart v Butland - Not much between them?
Goalkeeper | Games | Goals conceded | Goals conceded per game | Clean sheets | Saves |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Hart | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 3 | 38 |
Jack Butland | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
Data for Premier League this season |
'Butland to get the nod' - Banks
Banks, 79, would prefer to see Stoke keeper Butland start at the World Cup in Russia next summer.
The 24-year-old missed England's friendly draws with Germany and Brazil last month with a broken finger and is yet to return for the Potters.
"I think Jack Butland is a really good goalkeeper," said Banks.
"He's been unlucky that he had that injury and broke his finger, because I am sure he was going to be playing in at least one of those friendlies."
Banks hopes Butland will get a chance to impress boss Gareth Southgate when England face Netherlands and Italy next March.
"If he gets a chance in these next two friendlies and plays well, I think he will look to play him (at the World Cup)," he added.
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Hopefully he either improves dramatically between now and the March friendlies, or Southgate shows a bit of backbone and drops him
On top of the incident that saw City bomb him out of the club, Guardiola has been proved 100% correct to move him on. Disruptive, selfish and refuses to learn.
Hart is a liability, he was a good 'keeper, but not any more.
Banks says in the interview that 'Hart has made some terrible mistakes' not that ' Hart is terrible'.
There is a big difference.
Fake news.
As David Coleman said 'what a save'.
And that smirk/grin he gives when he lets in the 4th goal of a game ...