Player Watch - Thibaut Courtois, 20

The Belgians are fast becoming a fearsome force in world football, with a solid defence, creative midfield and devastating attack. The National team has a lower average age than Germany. But behind every strong team there has to be a strong competent goalkeeper to provide confidence at the back. England have Mr Hart, Germany have Mr Neuer and the Belgians now have Thibaut Courtois.
Standing at a massive 6 feet 6 inches high this young goalkeeper is a behemoth in net. Boasting a good dive combined with his height makes him a very hard force to beat. Starting his career at Genk’s youth system he made his debut for the first team aged 17! What makes this more impressive is the integral part he played in Genks title winning campaign, earning the Goalkeeper of the year award and keeping 14 clean sheets. This impressive form did not go unnoticed however and Chelsea were quick to agree a fee with Genk for the Belgians services. They immediately loaned him out to Atletico Madrid where the following season he got 15 clean sheets for the Spanish team. Courtois is also the youngest goalkeeper ever to play for the Belgian National team.
With such an impressive CV already Courtois is shaping up to become one of the worlds best keepers and has already stated his desire to succeed Petr Cech at the Chelsea posts. But with such achievements already to his name, Mr Courtois is likely to be courting a lot of attention.