Tim Howard

Again, a goalkeeper who just, when I look at the purity of goalkeeping, he does, like...

His decision-making LD is really good, really good, when to come, when to stay.

Doesn't get beat easily.

In terms of one-on-one goal, remember Manuel Neuer just was brilliant at one-on-ones?

Yeah.

Allison's taken over that sort of mantle, and he's got this really interesting sort of spread technique where he doesn't completely sell out, but he covers a lot of the goal or a lot of the lane for a striker coming in one-on-one.

It's brilliant.

It's so hard to beat him one-on-one.

He makes the brilliant saves.

He comes and punches and claims, and he's just the best for me.

Now, I say all that.

I don't have Brazil picked to win the World Cup, but Brazil is always exciting.

There's never a moment of humdrum boredom when you're watching Brazil in the World Cup.

It's always excitement there.

So, look, if he can be all the things I just said, you know, to Brazil, then I think, again, we're talking headliners.

Does he get them into the last four, into the semifinal round?

Does he get them to a final and ultimately win?

If he does that, then, yes, he absolutely is a headliner.

You know, he's had a really good run there since he was brought in, obviously to clear out number one.

I don't think Verbruggen sort of lights the world on fire.