3 Goalkeepers who are currently not Premier League standard

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So far, this Premier League campaign has certainly not been short of fantastic goals, but has also been jam-packed with some very questionable goalkeeping, raising more than a few eyebrows.

Goalkeeping errors will never go unnoticed for top-flight keepers and unfortunately for some, it has brought a lot of attention their way – negative, unwanted attention.

One, just one display of bad goalkeeping will leave everyone asking questions about their ability to compete in the Premier League.

A lot of goalies can show character and prove everyone wrong with a string of solid, consistent performances afterwards, but for some, they can never quite move on.

Shoot!’s pick out the top three goalkeepers who are not pulling their weight in the Premier League…

Adrian

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Initially, Adrian proved to be a solid signing when he put pen to paper, signing a contract with the Hammers back in the summer of 2013.

He has been their first-choice ‘keeper for pretty much since, but poor performances recently are proving costly for the Spaniard.

The 30-year-old shot stopper has been West Ham’s first choice for the best part of three seasons now, but is at serious risk of losing out to Darren Randolph permanently.

Adrian hasn’t started a top-flight game for West Ham since November 5, and the fact that he conceded five goals in his last start against Manchester City in the FA Cup, isn’t doing him any justice.

If Adrian is to force his way back into Slaven Bilic’s starting XI, then he needs to eliminate the needless mistakes and prove himself when he gets the chance – showing Bilic why he has been the Hammers No.1 in recent years.

Wayne Hennessey

The Welshman has given nobody any reason to believe that he is worthy of a starting place in any Premier League side.

Despite occasional good performances and saves, his costly mistakes have overshadowed most things he has done well.

Even though he has conceded two of the best goals the Premier League has ever seen – Olivier Giroud’s scorpion strike and Andy Carroll’s bicycle kick – he has also produced some woeful performances which led to manager Alan Pardew to purchase a new No.1 in the summer.

At 6ft 6in, Hennessey gives Palace a commanding presence in the box, and for his height is surprisingly quick to the floor.

But his poor positioning in all situations and awful decision making has lead to not only Palace fans, but Premier League fans in general, to believe that his place is in the Championship.

Claudio Bravo

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The Chilean’s half-season in the English top-flight has been nothing short of tragic, and similarly to boss Pep Guardiola, struggling to adapt to Premier League life may just be an understatement.

Guardiola decided to offload Joe Hart in order to bring Bravo to the club and make him City’s No.1 – what a mistake this has proved to be.

Hart had time and time again proved the quality that he possesses, granted the odd mistake, but always managed to put it behind him instantaneously.

Pep opted to sign Bravo because his footwork was significantly better than Hart’s, but if you watched the Manchester Derby this season, you would know how untrue that statement proved to be.

Bravo has conceded 14 of the last 20 shots faced, four of them away to Everton last Sunday in yet another miserable performance.

Maybe in the future, Guardiola should focus on the goalkeeper’s ability to save a shot (which for the record, Hart also beats Bravo hands down).

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