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Goal.com UK Poll Results: Over 41 per cent of readers think Fabio Capello should drop Robert Green from England XI at World Cup 2010
Little sympathy for goalkeeper after error against United States...
14 Jun 2010 14:01:00
By Adithya Ananth
England boss Fabio Capello should not have given Robert Green a look-in during the 2010 World Cup opener against USA, according to more than a quarter of Goal.com UK readers.
There had previously been intense speculation as to who would be handed the No.1 spot in the showpiece event in South Africa, as the former Real Madrid boss had kept his cards close to his chest.
However, when he finally showed his hand, West Ham United shot-stopper Green flopped by committing an absolute howler to gift Clint Dempsey the equaliser in the 1-1 draw.
Dempsey sent in a tame shot that a 'keeper would be expected to save 10 times out of 10, but Green somehow managed to fumble the ball over the goal line.
So Goal.com UK asked YOU if Capello must drop Green following the latest clanger by an English goalkeeper.
And over 41 per cent of readers believe that the Hammers' shot-stopper should be axed for the forthcoming games.
More than 25% of voters said that Green should never even have been picked ahead of David James or Joe Hart in the first place, and a further 16.23% believe that the gaffe and the criticism that has followed could have done irreparable damage to the player's confidence, insisting that it would be too great a risk to continue with him in the line-up.
Meanwhile, 19.25% of voters appear to believe that the mistake could make the 'keeper a much stronger player, maintaining that it would depend on how he responds in training over the coming days. That compares to 19.33% of people who think Green should be kept on so as not to shatter his confidence further.
And mistakes apart, 19.41% feel that Green is still the best that England have, and want Capello to stick to his guns and continue fielding the player through the course of the tournament.
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There had previously been intense speculation as to who would be handed the No.1 spot in the showpiece event in South Africa, as the former Real Madrid boss had kept his cards close to his chest.
However, when he finally showed his hand, West Ham United shot-stopper Green flopped by committing an absolute howler to gift Clint Dempsey the equaliser in the 1-1 draw.
Dempsey sent in a tame shot that a 'keeper would be expected to save 10 times out of 10, but Green somehow managed to fumble the ball over the goal line.
So Goal.com UK asked YOU if Capello must drop Green following the latest clanger by an English goalkeeper.
And over 41 per cent of readers believe that the Hammers' shot-stopper should be axed for the forthcoming games.
More than 25% of voters said that Green should never even have been picked ahead of David James or Joe Hart in the first place, and a further 16.23% believe that the gaffe and the criticism that has followed could have done irreparable damage to the player's confidence, insisting that it would be too great a risk to continue with him in the line-up.
Meanwhile, 19.25% of voters appear to believe that the mistake could make the 'keeper a much stronger player, maintaining that it would depend on how he responds in training over the coming days. That compares to 19.33% of people who think Green should be kept on so as not to shatter his confidence further.
And mistakes apart, 19.41% feel that Green is still the best that England have, and want Capello to stick to his guns and continue fielding the player through the course of the tournament.
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Goal.com Poll
Poll runs from 13 Jun 2010 to 14 Jun 2010
Poll runs from 13 Jun 2010 to 14 Jun 2010
Should Capello drop Robert Green after blunder against USA?
Yes - he is not the right choice as starter
25.73%
No - he is still England's best keeper despite the error
19.46%
No - it would destroy his confidence, which isn't worth it
19.38%
Maybe - it depends how he performs and acts in training over the next days
19.22%
Yes - there is too great a risk behind playing him now after the error
16.21%
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"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
19:38 BST
Here's Roy Hodgson's reaction to the result and some injury chat: "I'm very pleased, it's been a hard week and we've used a lot of players. There was a lot of disruption in the second-half with substitutions – some forced upon us, some we wanted to do. But it's still a very good end to the week playing against a good Belgian team here. Arguably even stronger than the Norwegian team we played last week and I've got to be more than happy that we've come out with another victory."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
19:35 BST
And another point from today: Eden Hazard wasn't great. Don't think you can judge him on one performance though. What do you think? Is it just a case of too much hype around the Chelsea-bound Belgian?
19:32 BST
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