Begovic has started to pull out the saves

There has been no real qualms about Asmir Begovic getting the number one shirt in AFCB's goal, but it has taken him a while to really come up with a very strong performance. The game against Spurs I believe was by far his best game so far, and he is starting to show he can be a leader on the pitch.

Asmir Begovic at Wembley

It looks like Begovic will play more games in goal than Boruc for AFCB this season and while the two keepers are going to be watched very carefully if AFCB remain in the bottom three, goalkeeping errors are not the reason why AFCB are in the position they are in. Against Spurs, Begovic really stepped up and made a good splattering of saves in both halves. The incident that the pundits liked to dwell on though was his added time foul on Nihoudou who looked set to score.

Begovic was very quick of his line and decided he was going to get everything as long as the challenge was outside the box. The good thing is that he was committed once he had made his decision and he got there quick enough to get there in time. Whether he got enough of the ball and was unlucky to get carded is one that only video replays will decide, but I have expected the referee to send him off as that is how AFCB's season has been going.

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Luckily Begovic only received yellow and could be pleased with his overall performance on the day at Wembley. Going up to Stoke will be a home coming for him of course and he should want to be just as keen on getting a good performance in there. But something about me hopes he is not as busy as he has been of late, because AFCB are defending better and they need some reward for their performances which they are simply not getting at the moment.

Cherry Chimes' Match Report Spurs v AFCB on AskFans