Already an excellent goal keeper.
He's looks even better for England as Capello encourages him to have early distribution when he collects the ball, it does help having fast players there though, for City some of our players are so slow or lazy at getting themselves in space Joe has no option. You'll see him run to the edge of his box and have nobody to throw or pass to, very very often!
His kicking has improved an awful lot from when he was number one under Sven and Hughes (2008). He's got a better range of kicks, out of hands kicks have become very good. His shot stopping is immense, like proper immense. That game at Spurs was truly the best goalkeeper display I've seen since Schmeichel at Anfield in 2003 and before that the same man for United away at Newcastle one year. His cross catching is very good. I was nervous about crosses in the box on Monday night but he came and caught (and held) all but one cross all night (Samba header int fist half).
Still doesn't really throw it out though. It's like he doesn't have confidence that he can throw it far. That's his only floor in my opinion!
He turned 24 last week, so many years ahead of him. Schmeichel didn't sign for United until he was 28 and even then didn't get in the starting XI for 18months, so was nearly 30 before he became the best goalkeeper in the world, and of all-time in many peoples opinions.
Plus he's 6'5" tall!
