Wunderkids

It is a blank cheque to build the most exciting young starting XI in world football.

Steve Crossman will be joined by experts to discuss the latest addition to the team and one new player will be revealed each week.

Each player must be young and have the potential to become the next superstars in their position.

We are not going for the obvious names, but we are looking at the players who are on the verge of making the breakthrough into the big time.

In this week's episode, we look at the position of the goalkeeper and we have a new one in Etienne Green.

Who is he?

Etienne Green in training for England's Under-21s
Etienne Green has made 15 appearances for Saint-Etienne this season and two for England's Under-21s

The England Under-21 goalkeeper was born to play for Saint-Etienne.

He was named after the city his mother came from when he was a child.

Green moved to Saint-Etienne with his parents at the age of 10 and within a few years he was on the football team.

Green was Saint-Etienne's first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the season, but he was ruled out for a number of weeks due to an injury.

The 21-year-old is highly regarded by those who have seen him play and is expected to become a premier league goalkeeper one day.

What does the expert say?

Football journalist from France, Julien Laurens.

It is a wonderful story. One of the best goalkeepers in the French league went from being a ball boy to being one of the best.

It is a story that needed a bit of luck because his debut in April last year only happened because the number one goalkeeper had Covid-19, the number two was injured and the number three also had Covid-19 so there was only him left. He has not looked back since he had a really good game.

He will eventually be a premier league goalkeeper. He is tall and has all the attributes. He is strong on his line, but still needs to improve on some aspects of his game. He has had a bit of an injury this season, but there is no doubt that he will go to England one day.

He might be better to go to another French club first and then make the move to the premier league.

What does the fan say?

Alex is a lifelong fan of Saint-Etienne.

It has been difficult to support Saint-Etienne in the last couple of years because the club has been fighting to stay in the top flight. It is difficult to get good players who can bring us to the top because we don't have any money.

It is important to get a local talent who has made it to the first team. He takes up a lot of space in the goal.

He is not afraid to go in the air and get the ball. He can make some spectacular stops, but he is young and needs to be good week in and week out, and there is still room for improvement.

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