English keepers mistakes

England keeper Robert Green must be the saddest player in this World Cup after his fatal mistake vs. USA.
However, this type of mistakes are becoming a culture in the English national team.

England always had great keepers, which made 5 keepers to guard the English goal for about 5 decades
from Gorden Banks (since 1963) to Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton (starting 1972) and David Seaman (starting 1988).

Despite the golden ages of keepers, their mistakes in the past contributed good deal to England key moments.
It costed them to miss 1974 World Cup when they lost 0-1 to Poland after a very silly goal with a mistake by Peter Shilton. (England vs. Poland 0-1 -at 1:57)

Shilton had great career, and was really legendary keeper, one of my favoritess, but at his last international game at age of 40, he did another mistake that cost England to lose the third place in 1990 World Cup



Of course, we must mention Ronaldinho goal vs. David Seaman in 2002 World Cup



which was a replica of 1995 UEFA Cup Final at the 120th minute goal for Zaragoza vs. Arsenal from a similar mistake by David Seaman. Arsenal lost the final 0-1

But, then, it got just worse, with not a single impressive keeper that his name would ring a bell. Watch this goal by Austria in 2006 WCQ with a wonderful mistake by David James



Then, two years later, England could not qualify to Euro2008 as it lost to Croatia twice. First 0-2 with a silly goal vs. Paul Robinson



Then, in the second leg, England put another keeper, Scott Carson, who got a worse goal in my opinion. The first we might say it was luck and uneven ground, but there is no excuse for this goal



As I said, it looks like it is becoming a culture among English keepers