While a lot of attention has been put on Tyrone Mings’ England call-up due to the fact it is his first, there is also plenty of excitement from many Aston Villa fans about Tom Heaton.
The club’s number 1 has made three England appearances, as per Transfermarkt, but has been included in squads numerous times down the years.
He has shown in England training just how effective he can be between the sticks:
Love that, @TomHeatonGK. #ThreeLions #AVFCpic.twitter.com/jQy8dbLg33
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 3, 2019
The 33-year-old has shown that on plenty of occasions at a high level in the league in the past as well, having reached 100 Premier League appearances during the loss to Crystal Palace – having kept a clean sheet in a quarter of those games, as per the official Premier League website.
There are many fans who are delighted to have him defending the goal at Villa Park and the footage shows just how good he can be.
A selection of Twitter reaction to the video, including posts from impressed Aston Villa fans, can be seen below:
Top keeping heaton ENGLAND number 1 hopefully
— peter conners (@peterconners6) September 3, 2019
— dave smith (@davegsmith34) September 3, 2019
We’ve not had a keeper of this quality at Villa since Brad Friedel. #avfc #UTV
— John Colclough (@jtccolclough) September 3, 2019
Great shot stopper! Would like to see those fast hands hold on to a couple more mind. X
— Andy Helliwell (@andy_general) September 3, 2019
England’s number 1
— Harry (@avfcharry_) September 3, 2019
ENGLAND’S NUMBER 1
— rhys moses (@moses_rhys) September 3, 2019
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