ARTUR Boruc currently has no superiors among his fellow Premier League stoppers, according to Cherries goalkeeping coach Neil Moss.

Moss and his assistant, Anthony White, both received confirmation this week that they are among the first batch of recipients of the inaugural UEFA Goalkeeping A Licence.

And while he is at the top of his own profession, former Cherries number one Moss believes the same is true of the team’s 36-year-old current keeper.

“Artur’s had a great start to the season,” Moss told the Daily Echo. “He came back after the Euros and didn’t have much of a break. He met us in Chicago (on Cherries' pre-season trip) and his attitude to his training has been excellent.

“He still has ambitions. He wants to be playing for Poland and to be seen as a top Premier League goalkeeper and, at the moment, you’d be hard pushed to see anyone who’s playing better in goal in the Premier League than him."

Boruc did not feature for his country at the summer’s European Championship and he likely to be restricted to a watching brief during the Poles’ forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Armenia, with Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny both ahead of the Cherries man in the pecking order.

“I am surprised (Boruc is not in his international side) because he’s been the form goalkeeper this season in the Premier League,” said Moss. “Poland are very strong goalkeeping-wise. I really like Fabianski as a keeper – and they have Szczesny as well.

“They also have a couple of youngsters coming through, so they’re certainly doing something right because they have some excellent goalkeepers and Artur is one of them.”

Moss and White were two of 18 coaches accepted onto the UEFA goalkeeping course, which was open only to individuals working with professional clubs' first teams.

And Moss says studying for the year-long qualification, which included two four-day residential blocks at the national football centre at St. George’s Park, will have far-reaching benefits.

“It was a great opportunity to work with other goalkeeper coaches – and we learned off each other as much as we did off the coach educators on the course,” said Moss.

“And it gives you another network to go back to. It gives you contacts you can speak to. If your keeper is having a problem with certain things, it’s not just you trying to fix it. You have a lot of other people you can call up and speak to, who can give you help and advice when you need it.”

Moss is certain that, in White, Cherries have a valuable asset on their hands.

“He’s a real high-achiever,” said Moss of the 24-year-old, who moved to Vitality Stadium from Oldham Athletic in the summer.

"He has a sports science background as well as being a keeping coach. Anthony has helped all the keepers at the club and I’m sure everyone has seen the form they have been in this season. He’s been a massive part of that.”