At this summer's Euros, if all goes to plan, Jordan Pickford will become England's fifth most-capped goalkeeper, overtaking Ray Clemence and with the mighty Gordon Banks in his sights.
But does the Everton No 1 get even half the respect Clemence received for his sterling international service, let alone Banks? Far from it.
If Pickford plays in the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, he will move on to 60 caps. Clemence won 61, Banks 73. That is illustrious company and the Wearsider deserves to keep it.
Since his impressive debut in November 2017 - a 0-0 draw with Germany - he hasn't been merely reliable for England, he has been consistently excellent, some might even say superb.
No other player did more to get England to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup or to the final of Euro 2020, in which he saved two penalties in the shootout against Italy.
By then he had become the first goalkeeper in tournament history to keep five clean sheets in the first five games.
He was almost as good at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, making notable saves against the USA and Senegal.
Before the quarter-final defeat by France, he kept three clean sheets in four games.
Those are serious statistics. Pickford should be lionised for the way he plays for the Three Lions. Any other country would cherish him.
But here, he is routinely belittled by football writers and pundits who rarely find anything more positive to say about him than a grudging, 'He's never let England down'.
Some of them are not even that magnanimous, suggesting he only has the job because there is nobody better.
It's ill-informed nonsense. On social media, the Guardian's Barney Ronay recently said only seven outfield players should be nailed-on starters at the Euros.
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