Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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After his howler vs the USA, would you stick with Green in goal and play him against Algeria or would you drop him and play either Joe Hart or David James instead?
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England - who would you play in goal in the next match?
- Thread starter Guy Fawkes
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ExmouthExile
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- Feb 11, 2005
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Jamie Theakston?
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,870
Cardinal Wolsey?
Lush
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Was anyone else worried about those gloves? All through the game he was like Edward Fryingpan Hands
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The same save I'd have made if I'd been in goal with two frying pans.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Yes. He just looked as though he had extremely fat fingers. Two foam hands from the 1983 Cup Final might have been more use and should be considered for the next game.
The Modfather
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Lets not slaughter the guy for one mistake.
A keeper making a mistake is invariably going to lead to a goal.
Other players make mistake but these are not hilighted: Carragher getting skinned, Heskey & Wright-Phillips missing one-on-one with the keeper and tamely passing into Howards arms.
He has played reasonably well in the qualifying games, so stick with him.
Hart need to take over in September for the Euro qualifiers so that he has 4 years of experience come the next world cup
A keeper making a mistake is invariably going to lead to a goal.
Other players make mistake but these are not hilighted: Carragher getting skinned, Heskey & Wright-Phillips missing one-on-one with the keeper and tamely passing into Howards arms.
He has played reasonably well in the qualifying games, so stick with him.
Hart need to take over in September for the Euro qualifiers so that he has 4 years of experience come the next world cup
Lewes' best seagull
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- Jan 31, 2008
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I'd have played Robinson but what do I know..
The Peanut Roaster
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I thought he got away with that. His angle should have been tighter for his near post.
I've been touting him for the no 1 spot for a few years now, so I'm not going to slag him off now, but the mistake was huge.
Not nessaserally directed at you, but have you ever played in goal? Any touch that stops it going in the goal is a save. Good or bad. That one was good (IMO).
EDIT: The mistake was a f***ing disaster.
Worthai Seagull
Wenners
Joe Hart is a better keeper.........Green keeps making these errors . Seen it with West Ham and England. Should be 3rd choice..always !
The Peanut Roaster
Banned
Yes I have. The highest level was county reserves, so nothing special.
I always look at what the keeper does in any match, position, distribution, handling etc.
Yes, it was a good save, but he could have narrowed the percantages by his positioning, in my opinion of course.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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its difficult to say, James is just as prone to such silly mistakes, while Hart is possibly a much better keeper than either but inexperienced. Can i vote for Robinson? no thats silly too. Can we get a decent foreigner naturalised to sort this issue out?
but aon another point, why was Dempsy given the space to get that shot off? and why did he even have the ball, hadnt we just cheaply given away posession just before? really Green should have been in that position. when proper goal keeping was required he did alright, but he'll be remembered for the fumble, not for the shot that shouldn't have been.
but aon another point, why was Dempsy given the space to get that shot off? and why did he even have the ball, hadnt we just cheaply given away posession just before? really Green should have been in that position. when proper goal keeping was required he did alright, but he'll be remembered for the fumble, not for the shot that shouldn't have been.
In my opinion, tonight proves that experience means little in international football, as in the end, a proffessional football match is a professional football match. David James still makes mistakes, as does/did Scott Carson, Robinson, and Greeen tonight. I stick by my opinion, play the best keeper, Joe Hart!
Kylies Stunt Arse
What?
Although Capello has showed his metal previously with his stance over Owen and Walcott I think he'll stick with Green for Friday.
I know 'what if' is a game that knows no bounds but just imagine what if Capello had picked Hart and the same thing, which has probably happened to every keeper in football at some point, occurred.
Capello would have been slaughtered as much as Hart himself.
I know 'what if' is a game that knows no bounds but just imagine what if Capello had picked Hart and the same thing, which has probably happened to every keeper in football at some point, occurred.
Capello would have been slaughtered as much as Hart himself.