Everton legend Neville Southall is a big fan of current No1 Tim Howard.
Holding Everton's appearance record with 751 senior games for the club, Southall, who played his last game for the Blues aged 39, reckons Howard, who this year penned a contract extension until 2018, can go beyond him in the longevity stakes and continue at Goodison into his fifth decade.
He told the Liverpool Echo: "Tim has done brilliantly. He's been a top class goalkeeper for a number of years now.
"You don't get to 100 caps if you're an idiot - it's a nice achievement for Tim and I'm chuffed for him to get such recognition.
"He's got a really strong mentality and last season he appeared more relaxed than he's ever been.
"His body language was totally different to what it had been in the past and he now seems a lot happier.
"It could be down to the way the team are now playing, they use him a lot more. With the passing from side to side he's more involved."
Southall added: "Back when I was playing, depending who we were up against you could be really busy as a goalkeeper or doing nothing - there was no in between.
"The way football is now, Tim is at his peak. It's different to when I was playing, the physicality of the challenges have largely gone.
"He could well go on to keep playing at the top level when he's 40 and he's now at an age when he's as strong as he's going to be both physically and mentally."
