Goalkeeper - The Ultimate (Tragic) Hero?

3rd day into the World Cup and it seems that the1998 World Cup- David Beckham gets a stupid red
goalkeepers are playing their role. On one hand youcard to leave his teammates playing a man down to
have Robert Green (England) and Faouzi Chaouchilose to Argentina
(Algeria) who allowed really soft goals that cost their2002 World Cup- David Seaman helps Ronalidinho
team valuable points, on the other hand you havescore and the English team goes home in the quarter
Vincent Enyeama who saved his team from a terriblefinals
defeat when stopping Leo Messi and the Argentinian2004 Euro- David Beckham again as the tragic hero
strikers time after time.with a penalty miss against Portugal in the quarter
Goalkeeper is a cruel role, if a striker misses a widefinals.
open shoot nobody remembers that after the game,Now we'll just have to wait and see, if Green gets
but if a goal keeper makes one mistake he's scarfedanother chance in goal cause unlike Algeria, England
for life. l mean look at what the British media is doing tohas real expectations from their team to bring in the
Green, feel bad for the guy.cup back home from the first time since 1966. David
In England's case, there has been a tragic Hero inGames is waiting for his chance which may come
every big tournament since the 1996.earlier then he expected.
1996 Euro-Gareth Siuthgate misses a penalty in theI hope for Mr. Green that he won't become England's
semi final against Germany2010 World Cup Tragic Hero.