West Bromwich Albion boss backs his keeper after England v Germany

Nov 21 2008

WEST Brom manager Tony Mowbray has given a vote of confidence to England goalkeeper Scott Carson.

Carson will play for Albion at Stoke on Saturday bidding to erase the memory of his latest England nightmare.

The former Liverpool goalkeeper's comical mix up with England captain John Terry handed Germany an equaliser in Berlin before Terry's late winner.

To make matters worse for Carson it was his first England appearance since he gifted Croatia a goal in the vital Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley.

But Mowbray is convinced Carson will not suffer any after effects when Albion bid to climb off the foot of the Premier League table at Stoke.

Mowbray, who spent £3.25million to sign Carson from Liverpool in the summer, said: "I have spoken to Scott and he hasn't made a big issue of it.

"These kind of things happen in a football match and great credit to John Terry for his reaction to it after the game.

"To stand in front of the cameras after the game and say it was his fault is a great credit to him.

"As an experienced defender maybe he should clear those situations. But I am not getting carried away by what happened. Let's move on.

"It was a friendly between England and Germany. The next game coming up for us is at Stoke.

"Scott will just get on with his job here at Albion. I am not really bothered so long as he performs for Albion and I will judge him how he plays against Stoke.

"We have recently had a period where we