Robert Green – West Ham United Goalkeeper
Robert Green – Goalkeeper of West Ham United F.C.
Robert Paul Green (born 18 January 1980 in Chertsey, Surrey) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for West Ham United as a goalkeeper. He has made one appearance for England.
Personal information
Full name : Robert Paul Green
Date of birth : 18 January 1980 (1980-01-18) (age 28)
Place of birth : Chertsey, England
Height : 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position : Goalkeeper
Club information : West Ham United F.C.
League : Barclays English Premier League Football Club
West Ham United Football Club
Green signed a four year deal with West Ham[5] where he teamed up with former Norwich striker Dean Ashton who had been sold to West Ham in January 2006. Green made his debut for West Ham on 22 October 2006 in a 1–0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.[6] Two of his best performances were when West Ham won 1–0 against Arsenal at the Emirates[7] and against Manchester United where he helped West Ham United to a 1–0 win,[8] which preserved West Ham’s Premier League status. Green kept 9 clean sheets in 26 appearances during the league campaign.
In the 2007–08 season season for West Ham United, Green saved the first three penalties taken against him. The first, against Kevin Doyle of Reading, the second, Benjani of Portsmouth in injury time, the third from Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe, again in injury time and the fourth being from Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United who put his wide. The streak was ended by James McFadden of Birmingham on 9 February 2008. A compilation Video shows some of the saves: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1408301/robert_green/
Despite his good form, Green did not make Fabio Capello’s first England team in February 2008. Green showed a sense of humour about the international situation sporting gloves with ‘England’s No.6′ embroidered on them.[9]
At the end of the 2007–08 season, Green had played in every Premier League game for West Ham that season. In May 2008 Green became the 51st player to be awarded the Hammer of the Year.[10] Despite this fact, Green insists that he feels “completely undervalued” by the management at West Ham. The outburst stems from the fact that he believes he receives considerably less money than other, less prominent players, such as Ljungberg and Ashton, both of whom played very few matches last season. West Ham have rebutted this claim, stating that they “rewarded him with a long-term deal” for being their first-choice keeper. In addition, they state that Summer 2008 “remains the appropriate time to review” his contract. The club state that they have no intentions to place him on the transfer list.
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