Rob Green plays his last game for England
Forget what Rob Green said after the game about the light ball, forget the comforting noises from England Captain Stevie G, forget what Capello said about him being pleased with Green.
Make no mistake, this is the end for Green. His international career is over. Sure everyone makes mistakes, everyone is entitled to an off night, but what cannot be overlooked, what cannot be ignored is when a sportsman can’t hack the pressure. And Robert Green mentally cracked last night.
You could see it right from the start when the teams lined up in the tunnel. Green stood, like a startled rabbit in headlights about to be squashed by an oncoming car, gazing forward motionless, he was either ‘in the zone’ or absolutely terrified of what lay before him. A few minutes later we knew the answer.
When he spoke after the match Green said “you don’t prepare to make great saves, you don’t prepare to be a hero, you prepare for when things go wrong”. What book on positive visualisation has Green been reading? Why would anyone prepare for things to go wrong? That sentence shows the negative thoughts that were swirling around Green’s mind coming up to this match.
I’m betting the poor lad has been having sleepless nights, probably highly anxious and stressed about the risk of making a blunder that would be seen by the world. Well now that has happened and there is no way back from here. You can’t solve such a deep seated psychology weakness in a few days. The only sensible decision that Capello has left is to drop Green. The tradegy for Green is that he will never get another chance again.
Cast your predictions for whether you agree with me.
Will Rob Green be dropped for the Algeria game?
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The correct prediction was: Yes
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