Safe Hands: Emily Ramsey (Birmingham City)

On loan at Birmingham City from Manchester United, the goalkeeper takes the magazine’s regular slot. Her favourite save came for England Under-21s about a year earlier, not because it was spectacular but because it was one of her first games back after a serious injury. She became a keeper because the local boys’ team, a year above her, said she could sign if she played in goal; it turned out she was good at it. Her strengths are shot-stopping and presence, and she likes to be loud and commanding. She idolised Edwin van der Sar growing up. What would improve her most now is simply a run of tough games. The worst part of the job is how costly mistakes are.