John Fallon: Bazunu has the tools to become Ireland’s best ever goalkeeper

HUGE POTENTIAL; Gavin Bazunu of Southampton and the Republic of Ireland. Pic: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
GAVIN BAZUNU turned 21 on Monday and though it’s premature to declare him Ireland’s greatest goalkeeper, the indicators are in his favour.
To be spoken of in the same company as the Donegal duo Packie Bonner and Shay Given is laudable in its own right but to be ahead of them at the same stage — in this most competitive of eras — amplifies his progress.