One of the odd things about this season is just how little Green has contributed to the cause. For all the defeats, and all the goals conceded, Green has made very few saves. Against Chelsea, I could have kept goal for all Green had to do, and the same goes for the match against Portsmouth. At Bolton, Green had a mare and against Birmingham, he had to do very little. You have to think long and hard before remembering any "great" saves he has made this season, the Villa game apart.
On what I have seen recently, he stands no chance of going to South Africa. Capello clearly fancies Foster, even though he is third choice at the Mancs, whilst a cluster of other keepers are all pressing their claims. Robinson is looking to be back to his best, Kirkland proves his class every game, even when shipping nine at Tottenham, and Hart has matured, filling out physically and now really looking the part as the last line of a very mean Birmingham defence. David James is waiting in the tunnel.
For Green to make it to South Africa, he needs to up his game dramatically. He is likely to have a great opportunity to prove his worth at White Hart Lane - let's hope he takes his chance and keeps a clean sheet. Remember that Arsenal game in the Great Escape? I'd prefer that to a repeat of the Reading fixture in the same season!
4 comments:
100% spot on. Being a hammer I would love to see him go to the world cup. But he really does need to get back to his best.
HF I think both Upson and Green have suffered International hangovers ... apart from the last two games Upson has been very poor by his standards .. and I agree with your thoughts on Greeno ... but I think it may have more to do with the prima donna's in the England dressing room ... Greeno is a quiet unassuming type demanding Cole, Rio, Glen Johnson and the drug dealers lad all loving themselves listen try to control them ... it ain't gonna happen ... look at the type of goals we have conceded with Greeno in the nets ... shocking individual errors ... the chemistry isn't there and I think that has knocked Greeno big tme ..
Tom, I have always maintained that Green is not international quality and warned throughout that playing for England and failing would impact disasterously on his confidence and so on his club form. I was roundly derided for expressing that opinion when most Hammers were claiming Green to be England's Number 1. Think I have been proved right unfrortunately.
Maybe he should birng back those 'England no.6' gloves
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