Paul Robinson. Peter Schmeichel. Doesn’t sound quite right, does it?

Yet that is the comparison Steve McClaren is making, adding to his ever growing list of quotes or actions that he eventually lives to regret the England boss claims to have the same faith in Tottenham’s hilarious stopper as he did in one of the greatest goalkeepers in Manchester United, and football, history.

I’m glad to see Robinson maintaining his place for England but, like making Keane captain, it is one of those things that appears to influence Martin Jol’s team selection and force him to pick a team based on some factors other than performance on the pitch. Keano hasn’t been playing great despite the goals and it does seem that Bent and Defoe would have had more chances had Keano not also been team captain. The same goes for Robinson, Jol has said before that being England’s #1 is important to Robinson and the club and if Robbo is suddenly dropped from Spurs’ eleven then how can he start for his country?

Although with McClaren comparing him to Peter Schmeichel, maybe it won’t be such a problem after all.