Can't believe Green made such an error.

[panzerwagen]

Well after all that is said & done, the Keeper is the last line of defense & is 75% of your defense. He fails and it takes the heart out of a team. Like this old guy who we see at the bar...he made a very concise comment on English keepers. "They don't make them like the "Indian"(Gordon Banks) or Peter Bonetti."

[GazzaG60]

Banks said "pick James for his experience"

maybe a point there.

having weighed up all the options i feel we should stick with Green. why potentially finish the future england keepers career now. As a nation who gives everybody a second chance at life here why not let one of our natives have a second go too.

[richardk]

for the dutch its a shame that van der sar stopped.. best goalie for the last years worldwide

[GazzaG60]

goal keepers are only as good as their defence. the best keepers use the defence as an extension to themselves.

if you cant command the defence well, which usually means playing together for a while, your in trouble. even the best shot stopper is on a loser.

[richardk]

defence is only as good as the goalie , you mean

the goalie is the first man in the offence and the last in the defence. Goalie must coach there defence.

[GazzaG60]

no i mean what i said. goalies dont coach, they organise as the anchor man.

once through the defence any striker should hit a target so big with such a small person in comarison trying to cover it.

prime example was arsenal when Lukic or even seaman was in goal. best defence in dixon,adams,keown,winterburn getting through them was tough enough. best defence in the league for a few years they were.

I talk better than i play. football coaching/scouting is a family thing. Grandfather was the longest serving employee at Arsenal. RIP.

[richardk]

my father was an football player in the dutch leguea, was champion. my to nephews are both brilliant goalies and earning there living with it. I was an former olympic swimmer so no soccer background

[GazzaG60]

wow. very sporty family too then. i stick to fishing. had sponsorship in the past from a manufacturer and fish for a Division 1 side in england.

are your nephews english?

think capello is strugglng to make a choice. think really he want to drop the dropper but deoesn't want to ruin a career. a battle of concience.

[aesthetics]

I do feel bad for England because of such a stupid goal to let in...but America played surprisingly well and held a strong defense for the rest of the match.
What would this post be without an American chiming in?

[richardk]

nope

[aesthetics]

woops didnt realize Panzerwagen posted this lmao