Shay Given is not a good goalkeeper

Ask 100 football fans to name their top 3 Premier League goalkeepers and chances are, at least 95% of those fans will include Manchester City keeper Shay Given in their top 3.
One man who certainly wouldn’t include Given in his top 3 is the Guardian’s Barry Glendenning. Anyone who listens to the Guardian Football Podcast [...]

Shay Given puts in world class performance to hand Manchester City first victory in eight

Manchester City were great today but Shay Given was just exceptional.
Mark Hughes’ men claimed their first win in eight Premier League games, seeing off Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea 2-1 at Eastlands this evening.
An early own-goal by Emmanuel Adebayor put the visitors in front after a string of incredible saves from Given in the City net. The [...]