When you’re at this stage of the game, playing on this level for the World Cup, the last thing you want to say after the game is that your goalie is a great goalie.
Yes, having a great goalie is definitely an asset, but after the game is over you don’t want the saves of your goalie to be the story.
Tim Howard, the goal keeper for the USA team, was the only player in today’s elimination game against Belgium, who played his heart out and that’s saying something about his teammates, the guys responsible for defending the goalie. Howard was able to stop 16 shots against him, setting a World Cup record, but the team still lost because there was no one defending him or helping to protect the goal.
I commend Howard. After the game he was praised his teammates, calling them a great group of guys. And although that might be true, they need to learn how to defend the goalie.
Belgium won the game scoring 2 goals. The US scored 1. But if it wasn’t for Howard, the score would have been 18 to 1.
Where are the defenders!
