Maik Taylor fears for his Northern Ireland future unless he plays regularly for Birmingham next season. The 38-year-old goalkeeper played second fiddle last season to on-loan Manchester City youngster Joe Hart, who earned himself a place in England's World Cup squad.
Taylor remained Northern Ireland's number one during their qualifying campaign despite making just two league appearances for Blues but he believes his international position could be under threat following the signing of Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster.
"I imagine Foster will start the season as first choice so it will be up to me to push him and hopefully get in and get a few games," he told the Birmingham Mail.
"If he produces the level of performance of which he is capable - similar to Joe Hart last season - it's going to make things extremely difficult for me.
"If I am not getting many games at Birmingham it's going to be difficult with Northern Ireland, but I am up for the challenge.
"If I am not producing the goods and someone is there who's playing well regularly for their club then I'm sure Nigel Worthington would make the change."
