The frustration that Asmir Begovic will have endured this year will be similar to how Artur Boruc was feeling at the start of the season. No goalkeeper wants to be out of the team as it's not a position that will get changed regularly and Begovic may not be as keen as others to bide his time this summer if an offer comes in for him.
That may seem a strange decision to make as Begovic is the most recent keeper signing, but Howe can only play one keeper a any one time, and if Boruc is the number one then that is how things are. Asmir has kept five clean sheets and has made 22 appearances. Boruc is playing catch up on nine appearances and three clean sheets, but I'd put Boruc as favourite to improve his clean sheets further before the end of the season.
While Boruc may not have many years left at the top, he has proved this season that he is worthy of keeping the number one shirt above Begovic. It would be easy to say to Begovic to sit and wait it out, but the games missed don't come around again and a keeper's value doesn't exactly start rising when he isn't getting picked.
Personally, I'd like to see AFCB bring in a fresh keeper this coming season if Travers is not yet considered experienced enough to be a number two. But if Begovic does go it could be the making of Travers.
In other news, Callum Wilson played 10 minutes for England as a second hand sub against Montenegro.
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| Asmir Begovic isn't sitting comfortably on the bench. |
Begovic still has the best years as a goalkeeper on his side, but if he can't shift Boruc from the number one spot he faces another long period on the bench as he did at Chelsea. That is probably something that Begovic can't find easy to accept and with Mark Travers gaining experience as an international keeper, it is possible that Howe could decide that the camp is better to let Begovic go, rather than have him sulking.
That may seem a strange decision to make as Begovic is the most recent keeper signing, but Howe can only play one keeper a any one time, and if Boruc is the number one then that is how things are. Asmir has kept five clean sheets and has made 22 appearances. Boruc is playing catch up on nine appearances and three clean sheets, but I'd put Boruc as favourite to improve his clean sheets further before the end of the season.
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While Boruc may not have many years left at the top, he has proved this season that he is worthy of keeping the number one shirt above Begovic. It would be easy to say to Begovic to sit and wait it out, but the games missed don't come around again and a keeper's value doesn't exactly start rising when he isn't getting picked.
Personally, I'd like to see AFCB bring in a fresh keeper this coming season if Travers is not yet considered experienced enough to be a number two. But if Begovic does go it could be the making of Travers.
In other news, Callum Wilson played 10 minutes for England as a second hand sub against Montenegro.
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