"Doesnt track back properly" was a criticism of his performances at Lincoln; but hey he is young and is on loan to learn and develop. Players at Liverpool were guilty of not tracking back yesterday so he is not alone.
It has always been that way more players fail than succeed, but the ones that do succeed come through the same process as the ones that fail. Players develop at different rates and get opportunities at different times.
They were selling Wasps/Ulster scarves the other week for £5....I said I will give you £2.50 for one if you cut the Wasps half off. The seller wasn't impressed.
No you can have a good goalkeeper in a poor defence, but not the best defence in the league with a poor goalkeeper...Grobellear wasn't a poor goalkeeper, but Banks was one of the best in the world at a certain point in his career.