This season Italian international Enrico Francesconi has been given the opportunity to deputise for Southgate and gain national league experience . As Italy's future, getting exposure to a higher standard of hockey internationally is a great step for him, especially as his World Hockey League exploits have been crucial to their success, with his shot stopping being a difference on the international stage.
Southgate were looking for a suitable goalkeeper to deputise and get 1st team experience since around the 2014 season; happy to use the progressive approach of breaking in another goalkeeper for national league action as Allan stepped away from Scottish involvement in a new phase in his career. And Francesconi has been that; a young, solid prospect that is looking to further himself and get the chance to play at this level. As a young goalkeeper he is setting himself up for a strong future and it will be interesting to see how Southgate man manage their goalkeeping department in a more progressive format; a more progressive style of goalkeeper rotation, than the atypical English incumbent and inexperienced back-up.
It has been interesting to see national league goalkeepers get rotated this season as international commitments meant the top division had to employ their second choice goalkeepers, whilst in this case, Francesconi has been given playing time to prove himself because of hard work on the training ground and ability, rather than the other possibilities of injury (where the reserve goalie is thrust into the spotlight aka soccer) or because of absenteeism (i.e. international commitments).
Southgate were looking for a suitable goalkeeper to deputise and get 1st team experience since around the 2014 season; happy to use the progressive approach of breaking in another goalkeeper for national league action as Allan stepped away from Scottish involvement in a new phase in his career. And Francesconi has been that; a young, solid prospect that is looking to further himself and get the chance to play at this level. As a young goalkeeper he is setting himself up for a strong future and it will be interesting to see how Southgate man manage their goalkeeping department in a more progressive format; a more progressive style of goalkeeper rotation, than the atypical English incumbent and inexperienced back-up.
It has been interesting to see national league goalkeepers get rotated this season as international commitments meant the top division had to employ their second choice goalkeepers, whilst in this case, Francesconi has been given playing time to prove himself because of hard work on the training ground and ability, rather than the other possibilities of injury (where the reserve goalie is thrust into the spotlight aka soccer) or because of absenteeism (i.e. international commitments).
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