Football Focus Highlight

Robert Green must be proud of when it was appointed as England number one goalkeeper at the inaugural match of allowance for the Group C World Cup 2010, Saturday (12/6/10). How not, he is able to shift the position of David James, who favored going to stand up under the crossbar of "The Three Lions" in the face of the United States in the fight at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg.

Unfortunately, his first action at the World Cup in South Africa are not as expected. Rather than being a hero, a player born January 18, 1980 this would make a blunder in the 40th minute, which makes England's failure to pick his first victory in the party.

Yes, the troops had time reveals Fabio Capello hopes to label the victory after captain Stevan Gerrard scored quickly when the match just three minutes 32 seconds old. Instead of adding a goal, England goalkeeper conceded just five minutes before halftime.

Green became the person most responsible for the creation of such equalizer goals. For, he made a fatal blunder when trying to catch the ball flat Clint Dempsey kick from outside the penalty box. Movement of the skin of a wild round that apart from the catch point to the goal, without stopping. The score became 1-1.

In the second round, Green performed very well. In fact, she showed the heroic actions to stem the shots when Jozy Altidore, who performed a puncture of the right of UK defense sector. Reflex goalie club West Ham United this made him kick the ball successfully repulsed the American striker, who had hit the goalpost, before wiped out by John Terry.



However, a number of rescue Green apparently could not close a disgrace that performed at minute 40. Because, one fatal mistake was made England had to work extra hard in the next two games, if you want to advance to the second round of World Cup 2010.

Yes, one point in the first game of this cause because England did not calm under pressure. They must win two matches left so it can become the champion group, in order to avoid the possibility of meeting an old enemy, Germany, in the quarter-finals later.

Actually, the story of Green is not the first blunder. He had done the same thing when against Belarus, which makes England lost 1-2. As a result, he was thrown from the England squad who appeared in the World Cup in 2006 - in addition because he was injured.

For a while, the UK reap a point with the results of this series. Furthermore, Gerrard and his friends will face Algeria on June 19, before the ultimate party of group stage against Slovenia, on June 23 next.