England goalkeeper Joe Hart has the resolve to
overcome concerns about his form, says defender
Gary Cahill.
Hart, 26, has faced criticism after errors for England
against Scotland and for Manchester City at Cardiff.
"There is always going to be a stage in your career
when you make a mistake or two," Cahill said ahead of
Friday's World Cup qualifier against Moldova.
"We'll see in the character, the way he can bounce
back - that's the most important thing - but he's top
drawer."
Hart, who has won 33 caps after making his
international debut in 2008, has been warned by City
boss Manuel Pellegrini that his place is not guaranteed,
with 6ft 8in Romanian Costel Pantilimon waiting for a
first-team chance.
"For the moment Joe will continue being our
goalkeeper, but I spoke with him and he knows he
must be quickly in his top form again," Pellegrini said.
However, Chelsea's Cahill, 27, said of his England team-
mate: "He's a strong character. You're never going to
play the perfect game, never concede a goal or never
make a mistake. It's how you respond, learn from that
and move on - and I don't think that will be a
problem."
Only the nine European group winners are guaranteed
a place at next year's World Cup finals in Brazil and
England face an important week as they chase leaders
Montenegro, who hold a two-point advantage having
played a game more.
Roy Hodgson's side play Moldova at Wembley - a team
they beat 5-0 away in September last year - before a
testing trip to Ukraine on Tuesday.
"People might be coming on Friday hoping we win 4-0,
5-0 or 6-0 - it might not be the case, we might win
1-0," Cahill said.
"Would that be a bad result? No, of course not - it
would be a positive result leading into the second
game. So we'll show them a lot of respect."
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