4. Robert Green
Twelve appearances for England, over two hundred games for Norwich and the same for West Ham, the 32 year old keeper is extremely experienced at the top of English football. Rob Green currently retains one of the three goalkeeping spots in the England team but he is not playing at QPR. Having moved from West Ham after being promoted through the playoffs last season, Green looked to be QPR's first choice keeper as Paddy Kenny was dropped. After a dismal first three matches for the Hoops (including his debut where the team lost 5-0) manager Mark Hughes signed Julio Cesar. Green fell from the first team behind the IFFHS voted third best keeper in the world (2009), two time Serie A goalkeeper of the year (2009 and 2010), Champions League winner and 2009 Ballon d'Or nominated Cesar. Green has had an impressive CV having one the Football League first division with Norwich in 2004 and the Championship playoffs in 2012 but he has failed to cement himself as one of the top keepers in the Premiership; having only finished two seasons within the top ten of the league (10th in 2007/8 and 9th in 2008/9) and having near attained a positive or neutral goal difference with a team in the top flight. His lack of luck culminated in the first game for England in the 2010 Fifa World Cup against the USA. Picked ahead of David James, Green suffered the embarrassment of fumbling Clint Dempsey's seemingly harmless shot, it rolled into the net for an American equaliser which cost England as they drew and later came second in the group having to face Germany in the first playoff round in which England were beaten 4-1. Green played no part in the following fixtures after his mistake and it seems that this mistake has haunted his career since. Green is a very capable keeper, usually of consistently decent form, and has proved this in his career as both Norwich and West Ham number one. Currently Julio Cesar seems to be in great form keeping Green from gaining an opportunity to cement a place in the first team. In my opinion it cannot be long until Green is dropped from the England squad, not gaining matches under his belt will stifle his career, without playing he is in danger of Ricard Wright-ing and having his potential slip away (despite Wright is now on Man City's books and probably being given a handsome wage for bench warming). The question is, how long is Green willing to sit behind another in the pecking order?