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Tottenham Hotspur ‘keeper coach Pat Jennings has backed Paul Robinson after the media blamed Croatia’s second goal firmly on England’s number one.<\/p>\nTottenham Hotspur ‘keeper coach Pat Jennings has backed Paul Robinson after the media blamed Croatia’s second goal firmly on England’s number one.<\/p>\n
The former Northern Irish international said: “There wasn’t much he could have done.<\/p>\n
“What could he do if the ball hits a divot and bounces over his foot?”<\/p>\n
He added: “We all know the game, if the ball pops up suddenly like that few goalkeepers would have done anything about it.<\/p>\n
“Paul has cleared his lines thousands of times, so you have to make allowances for the ball bobbling over his foot in such circumstances.<\/p>\n
“It was made to look more glaring because, as all keepers know, there is nobody behind to clear up any mistakes.<\/p>\n
“But I wouldn’t put it down as a mistake, it was just a piece of very bad luck.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"