Ben Foster

West Brom manager Tony Pulis failed to deliver a return date for goalkeeper Ben Foster, who has been on the sidelines for a long time due to an anterior cruciate ligament.

The former Manchester United goalkeeper is the backup to Joe Hart in the England national team. He was expected to travel with the squad for the Euro 2016, but that has now been put under major doubt due to his failure to even come back to training. At 32 years of age, this may very well be the last opportunity forFoster to appear in a major international tournament.

England striker Harry Kane says that he is finally over the lean spell which saw him go more than 10 matches without a league goal.

The striker’s only previous goal in the league so far this season came via a deflected effort against Manchester City. This has led to many questioning the quality of the 22-year-old. Manager Mauricio Pochettino has maintained that Kane will return to form irrespective of the struggles in front of goal. His statement was finally proved right after the youngster scored a hat-trick against Bournemouth on Sunday.

England’s reserve goalkeeper Ben Foster is targeting a return to first-team action before October.

This is likely to see him remain in contention for the Euro 2016 spot. Foster has not played first-team football since suffering a major knee injury while playing for West Brom back in March. He suffered a ligament injury in the 1-0 win over Stoke City. Even though he has not been a regular first-team player for England, the opportunity to be part of the squad as the reserve to Joe Hart will be something that Foster will find it difficult to turn down.

The chances of Ben Foster recapturing his England squad in the immediate future have been in major not due to a serious knee injury that he suffered last season.

The West Brom goalkeeper was seen as the ideal replacement for Joe Hart in the event of an injury or suspension. The Manchester City star is the number one choice for Roy Hodgson going into the Euro 2016 next summer. Foster has to return to the starting line-up quicker than expected in order to rediscover his form. Only then can he imagined about being in the England squad for the finals in France. England are expected to be one of the best teams of Euro 2016, with the bookies making them third favourites.

England manager Roy Hodgson says that he is left devastated with the news that West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster could be out for up to 6 months after being diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

As an opposition side, you would be almost a bit scared visiting Aston Villa in future.

The way the Villa supporters behaved over there the previous afternoon, it was just bizarre.

There was a Cup game played there at Villa Park between the home side and West Bromwich Albion and it went in the favour of the former and it was a big game. So, it was fair enough for the Villains to feel at the top of the world, but, that did not mean they got the licence to run on to the playing area and beat the players.

Yes, that’s what they did which was just shameful to say the least.

England’s latest match witnessed the team of Roy Hodgson claiming a comfortable 3-1 victory over Scotland in a friendly encounter.

A few days before the game had started; Hodgson revealed that he would make a change in the goalkeeping position of England with Joe Hart being dropped from the main squad.

The manager of the English national football team Roy Hodgson announced that he wanted to give Manchester City’s Joe Hart a break from playing at the international stage and would allow either Ben Forster or Fraser Forster on playing from the start of their friendly match against Scotland.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has hit back at claims from West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster that the Scottish play a physically tough game and that England should be prepared for this when they take on the Scots in a friendly match on Tuesday.

This is one of the high profile friendlies scheduled for the England national team between now and the Euro 2016. It has been a few years since we came up against Scotland. Their nearest rivals have been in a positive frame of mind after the recent arrival of Strachan, who has been able to get results unlike his predecessors.

There is a rumor that is going on involving Victor Valdes with a possible move to the Premier League club Liverpool. The last competitive match that Valdes played was with his former club Barcelona a few months ago in March. It was during a league match against Celta de Vigo where Barcelona managed to claim a 3-0 victory but this game came at a cost for Valdes as he tore his anterior cruciate ligament at the 22nd minute which left him unable to play in the 2014 World Cup.
Ever since Valdes picked up that injury, the goal-keeper ended his career as a player of Barcelona as it was believed that he was going to join a club in Qatar or in the MLS but a deal could never be completed and now Valdes is a free agent.

West Brom have managed to secure goalkeeper Ben Foster on a new four-year contract. The England international has been with the Midlands club since 2012 after making a loan move from Birmingham City permanent. He may not be a regular for the English national team, but Foster is regarded by England manager Roy Hodgson as one of the best backups to Joe Hart. Since making his debut in 2007, he has represented the national team in 8 matches. The 31-year-old is now approaching the peak of his career and he has elected to enjoy the comforts of a settled environment.