Nick Pope is probably the best English goalkeeper – Fara Williams | OneFootball

Nick Pope is currently battling with Martin Dubravka to be in the first eleven for Newcastle United.

Tonight’s team selection against West Ham will surely tell us which keeper plays against the Hammers AND Liverpool.

The Carabao Cup Final looming large in six days time.

Ahead of that, Thomas Tuchel is set to name his first England squad.

Fara Williams is the record holder for most caps when it comes to the England women’s team.

She has been talking about the goalkeeping options for Tuchel and thinks that based on ‘shot-stopping and presence’, the Newcastle United star is ‘probably the best English keeper.’

However, Fara Williams says that with Nick Pope, the one thing that holds him back when challenges Jordan Pickford, is that Pope isn’t comfortable when playing with his feet.

‘As Thomas Tuchel approaches his first England squad, I’m wondering who may make an appearance from the slightly less obvious candidates.

I’d argue in terms of shot-stopping and presence Nick Pope is probably the best English goalkeeper.

If you’re looking for that old school, all-round kind of goalkeeper with presence who will block shots he’s one of the best in the Premier League.

But, we know how the modern game is. If you’re not equally good in possession it holds you back.

What he lacks is in distribution, he’s not the tidiest in possession and that’s the only downfall to his performances as a goalkeeper.

The only reason why I would not pick Pope is we know he isn’t that good with and comfortable with his feet.

We know with the way Tuchel plays he wants a goalkeeper who can do both – a commanding shot-stopper who can also play with his feet.

He also probably hasn’t returned to full fitness. Last season, before the injury, I think Pope was the standout English goalkeeper and probably should have been given a chance.

When Newcastle were qualifying for the Champions League and Jordan Pickford wasn’t playing that well, he should have had a decent run of games for England then.