England defender was told to train as a goalkeeper by ex-Premier League boss for genius reason

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England defender was told to train as a goalkeeper by ex-Premier League boss for genius reason
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A former England defender once trained weekly as a goalkeeper while he was playing in the Premier League.

club not to have at least three goalkeepers in their squad, with many signing home-grown goalkeepers just to be involved as a number three.

Back in the 2006/07 season, Sheffield United had four senior goalkeepers on their books, with Paddy Kenny assigned as the club's number one.They also had experience in the form of Ian Bennett and Paul Gerrard, with youngster Jamie Annerson also available if needed.Instead, Warnock would simply not pick a substitute goalkeeper - assigning the backup role to star defender Phil Jagielka.

"Before me it was Jagielka. He'd train one day a week with the goalkeepers, and be a sub keeper while he was playing.

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