Robert Green wrote his name into the lengthening list of blundering England goalkeepers.
Johannesburg: Robert Green wrote his name into the lengthening list of blundering England goalkeepers when he let a routine shot from Clint Dempsey slip through his grasp for a United States equalizer in a World Cup game.
From David Seaman in the 2002 World Cup, Scott Carson in a Euro 2008 qualifier to several gaffes by David "Calamity" James, England now has a reputation for producing poor goalkeepers instead of great ones as in the past.
Players such as Gordon Banks, Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton likely would have dealt easily with Dempsey's low, left-footed drive in the 40th minute at Rustenburg on Saturday. Green had it well covered as he went down to stop it but the ball slipped off his gloves and rolled into the net to make it 1-1.
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