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Numbers Game: Robert Green made more errors than any Premier League player last season
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13 Jun 2010 14:28:00
By Chris Myson
The mood of England supporters is likely to be predominantly negative over the coming days after the Three Lions failed to beat the USA in their World Cup opener in Rustenburg on Saturday night.
A Robert Green blunder from Clint Dempsey’s shot handed the Americans an equaliser after captain Steven Gerrard had struck early on, with Fabio Capello’s side unable to push on after the break to secure a winning goal.
Indeed, Jozy Altidore came extremely close to making the night doubly difficult for the Group C favourites, but saw his shot parried onto the post by Green after surging past Jamie Carragher with ease.
Speaking after the 1-1 draw, though, Capello said he had been happy with all aspects of the performance and only the final result had disappointed him.
A detailed look at the numbers from Saturday night’s clash would add weight to his argument, although there is more bad news for Green and the Three Lions, with one particularly worrying statistic from this season’s Premier League.
The numbers that show Green and Capello should be concerned going into the next game against Algeria:
4 – Robert Green made four mistakes that were directly responsible for goals conceded last season, more than any other player in the Premier League in 2009-10.
66 – The amount of goals conceded by Green in 38 Premier League matches for West Ham United last season – over 1.7 in every game.
28 – England have kept a clean sheet in just 28 per cent of their matches under Capello (seven in 25 games). Even in Steve McClaren’s discredited reign, that level of shutouts was significantly higher at 61 per cent.
8 – The number of clean sheets kept by Green in the league last season, which places him and the Hammers 15th in that table, with only Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers and the three relegated clubs keeping less.
4 – Alarmingly, England have kept just four clean sheets in their last 19 international fixtures. The teams successfully kept at bay were international heavy-weights Andorra, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Slovakia.
5 – Capello has called up five goalkeepers in the last twelve months as he continues to search for his best option between the sticks. They include Ben Foster, Green, David James, Joe Hart and Paul Robinson.
The stats from Saturday night’s match and beyond which give England more reason to be optimistic, despite the disappointing result:
2 – England have never conceded more than two goals in a game under Capello’s stewardship. They have conceded twice just three times, against the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and European champions Spain.
18 – England had 18 efforts on goal against the Americans, who themselves managed the slightly lower figure of 13.
8 – Eight of those attempts were on target; double the USA total of four, meaning Green had little to do other than the two key incidents in either half.
54 – The Three Lions had 54 per cent of the possession in their opening World Cup fixture against the USA.
8 – England won eight corners over the duration of the match. Similarly to the shots on target figure, the USA again had just half that amount.
11 – The number of competitive fixtures in a row where England have conceded just one goal or less, a record extended on Saturday despite Green’s error.
A Robert Green blunder from Clint Dempsey’s shot handed the Americans an equaliser after captain Steven Gerrard had struck early on, with Fabio Capello’s side unable to push on after the break to secure a winning goal.
Indeed, Jozy Altidore came extremely close to making the night doubly difficult for the Group C favourites, but saw his shot parried onto the post by Green after surging past Jamie Carragher with ease.
Speaking after the 1-1 draw, though, Capello said he had been happy with all aspects of the performance and only the final result had disappointed him.
A detailed look at the numbers from Saturday night’s clash would add weight to his argument, although there is more bad news for Green and the Three Lions, with one particularly worrying statistic from this season’s Premier League.
The numbers that show Green and Capello should be concerned going into the next game against Algeria:
4 – Robert Green made four mistakes that were directly responsible for goals conceded last season, more than any other player in the Premier League in 2009-10.
66 – The amount of goals conceded by Green in 38 Premier League matches for West Ham United last season – over 1.7 in every game.
28 – England have kept a clean sheet in just 28 per cent of their matches under Capello (seven in 25 games). Even in Steve McClaren’s discredited reign, that level of shutouts was significantly higher at 61 per cent.
8 – The number of clean sheets kept by Green in the league last season, which places him and the Hammers 15th in that table, with only Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers and the three relegated clubs keeping less.
4 – Alarmingly, England have kept just four clean sheets in their last 19 international fixtures. The teams successfully kept at bay were international heavy-weights Andorra, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Slovakia.
5 – Capello has called up five goalkeepers in the last twelve months as he continues to search for his best option between the sticks. They include Ben Foster, Green, David James, Joe Hart and Paul Robinson.
The stats from Saturday night’s match and beyond which give England more reason to be optimistic, despite the disappointing result:
2 – England have never conceded more than two goals in a game under Capello’s stewardship. They have conceded twice just three times, against the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and European champions Spain.
18 – England had 18 efforts on goal against the Americans, who themselves managed the slightly lower figure of 13.
8 – Eight of those attempts were on target; double the USA total of four, meaning Green had little to do other than the two key incidents in either half.
54 – The Three Lions had 54 per cent of the possession in their opening World Cup fixture against the USA.
8 – England won eight corners over the duration of the match. Similarly to the shots on target figure, the USA again had just half that amount.
11 – The number of competitive fixtures in a row where England have conceded just one goal or less, a record extended on Saturday despite Green’s error.
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