Chelsea's Belgian goalkeeper Tibot Courtois has sparked a stir among British soccer fans for shooting England goalkeeper Jordan Pimpord after the Group G qualifying match against England.
In the match, Belgium beat England 1-0 with Annan's goal to advance to the round of 16 with the first place in Group G. After the match, Courtois said, ' Belgium's winning goal was a shot he could have prevented if he were a goalkeeper. ' He must have been busy flying his legs in the air. '
Tibot Courtois (interview with Voetbal 24, Belgium after England) : " The goalkeeper was 10 centimeters smaller than I was. If I were you (Belgium's winning goal). You could have stopped it. He seemed to be out of his mind with his legs flying in the air.
Meanwhile, the legendary goalkeeper, Neville Southworm, who led Everton's Golden Age in the 1980s encouraged Pimpord to argue that there was nothing wrong with the player's play : " I thought Pimpord was blocking the ball. I think so. "
" Little Pickford predicted where the shots were going and must have taken good steps. Goalkeeper Only when you predict and run will you have the time to defend your shot. What Pickford should do is take the shot off at a different angle."
England will face Columbia in the round of 16 on the coming day.
Pickford is expected to once again play as the starting goalkeeper and make efforts to advance to the quarterfinals.
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