Casillas: All English Goalkeeper is Mediocre

DURBAN – Spanish goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, assesssing that the weak points of the English national team is goalkeeper. "The Three Lions" did not have a world class goalkeeper, and three goalkeeper Fabio Capello called all has mediocre quality.

England came into the World Cup with three goalkeepers, namely Robert Green, David James and Joe Hart. Last season, Green and James played for the club struggling to avoid relegation. While Hart was only playing in middle leading clubs like Birmingham City.

According to Casillas, this would be a disaster for England, because all three had never felt the pressure of big competitions like the Champions League.

"The main problem of England is their goalkeeper. Neither of them are playing at the European level, the highest level at club level. And if you never play at the highest competition, you struggle to play at international level. This is because many eyes observing you, "said Casillas.

"If you see me, Gigi Buffon in Italy, and Julio Cesar in Brazil. We are a goalkeeper who has won all the championships in Europe and the World. At this level, the mental is the main thing, and every mistake made by the goalkeeper will get criticism. World Cup not just about the ability of a player issue, but about the experience that he ever played in previous World Cup. So he knows how to pass a big game. "

Although criticizing the England goalkeeper problem, Casillas tried to objectively about Wayne Rooney’s and friends chances. "Apart from the problem of keeper, England team is very strong. They’re, together with Brazil and Spain are the main favorites," said Real Madrid’s goalkeeper.

David James Confident England will be Champion

England goalkeeper David James, is confident his country can win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. A good record during qualifying and good results of test matches became the basis of Portsmouth goalkeeper  beliefs.

England’s comes to World Cup  this time as top seed with Spain and Brazil. Under Fabio Capello, "The Three Lions" could appear consistent with winning nine of the ten qualifying matches. Finally, England beat Mexico, 3-1, Monday (5/24/2010), and Japan, 2-1, Sunday (5/30/2010), on the test matches.

"I say this with confidence that we will succeed. Two games we had against Mexico and Japan have great results. We were able to reverse behind 0-1 against Japan. Two weeks hard training has shown good results and I am confident , very confident, "said James.

England joined with the United States, Algeria, and Slovenia in Group C. James was alert to the U.S. as a dark horse team to block up the ambitions.

"Are England capable of winning the World Cup? I think we have the same opportunities with other teams. There are tough opponents out there. How the United States to reverse the 0-1 deficit this Sunday over Turkey had shown their capabilities. It will not be easy but I’m sure we organized and we would be very dangerous, "he said.

If qualify as Group C winner, "Three Lions" is likely to face Serbia or Germany in the 16 round. Just wait and see

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