After all this ridiculous criticism of Paul Robinson, I think it’s time people are reminded of why he’s England’s number ‘keeper!
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Tottenham Hotspur ‘keeper coach Pat Jennings has backed Paul Robinson after the media blamed Croatia’s second goal firmly on England’s number one.
The former Northern Irish international said: “There wasn’t much he could have done.
“What could he do if the ball hits a divot and bounces over his foot?”
He added: “We all know the game, if the ball pops up suddenly like that few goalkeepers would have done anything about it.
“Paul has cleared his lines thousands of times, so you have to make allowances for the ball bobbling over his foot in such circumstances.
“It was made to look more glaring because, as all keepers know, there is nobody behind to clear up any mistakes.
“But I wouldn’t put it down as a mistake, it was just a piece of very bad luck.”
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What a disaster, England losing 2-0 to Croatia, but poor performances are becoming the norm for the England football team. The second goal conceded was extremely unlucky. I felt really bad for Robbo - who made some fantastic saves - when the ball hit the divot and he ‘air kicked’. Thankfully it’s back to Premiership business this weekend!
On ‘Gary Neville’s own goal’, Robbo said: “It’s one of those things - there was nothing I could do. I think the ball bobbled where their goalkeeper took his goal-kicks in the first half.
“I don’t think anything went for us. We controlled the game in the first half without causing much of a threat - we exploited them in wide areas in the first half. But we didn’t offer much tonight - we didn’t cause them too much trouble and were not much of an attacking force. But it is not going to damage us - there’s a long way to go in this group.”
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