Former Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown believes that there are a promising crop of English centre-backs who have the potential to be among the best in the world. England's recent centre-back options have been regarded by many observers as some of the weakest that the national team have had since the likes of Keown, Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry were vying for a Three Lions spot over a decade ago. However, Keown believes that Everton's John Stones, Arsenal's Calum Chambers and Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur could go on to be world-class performers in the future. "Centre-backs are re-emerging now. There are good players coming through which is good news for Roy...
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