A controversial red card marred the Merseyside Derby on Saturday, with Liverpool capitalizing on the man advantage to eventually post a 2-0 victory over Everton.
Before the Reds broke through, U.S. national team goalkeeper Tim Howard did his part to keep the short-handed Toffees in the match with his latest penalty kick save, this time stopping Dirk Kuyt with a perfect diving stop.
Here is Howard's penalty save:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ad4iOu5JeU]
Eh, I don’t know if I can give it to England. Hart looks good and all, but when was the last time a goalie blunder didn’t cost England dearly in a major competition?
Let’s be fair. Howard is a top 20 GK. He performs excellently for Everton and the same with the USA, albeit some lapses but he’s a LEGEND.
Lloris i think should be in there somewhere.
uh. dynamic save? me doesn’t think so.
Not to mention a poor Gold Cup final against Mexico. Can’t really remember how he played the rest of the Gold Cup.
Not too mentioned he had a poor Gold Cup final against Mexico.
Why, because I am calling it like I see it. It was an excellent save but it was a poorly taken PK by Kuyt. Don’t try to make it more than what it was. Or is everybody who has a different opinion a dope? That’s right, I forgot that dialogue on this site is near impossible without being shouted down or called names.
Mike Magee is Jesus Christ
Mike you are a dope.
Without giving it a ton of thought, I’d say Spain, Brazil, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, France and England.
Agree with you on Casillas(my favorite) and Neuer. Cech may be above Howard even though I would say he is on a downward trend. I want to see Hart play more for England. I feel Howard is better than Friedel (now) but think of how many countries would love to have Friedel in goal.
Yup. certainly a great keeper, just not elite like we wish he was.
Agreed. Top 15, maybe top 10.
I think Joe Hart, Cech, Casillas, and Neuer are definitely better. I’m sure I’m missing somebody but off the top of my head that is it. The Dutch keeper, Given, Schwarzer, and Julio Caesar are in the same category as Howard in my opinion. Friedel too actually. DeGea, Pepe Reina, and the Arsenal keeper are just below.
Eh. If he was top five then there would be plenty of teams that would offer Everton money they couldn’t refuse, but yet none do it. He let in some soft ones in South Africa and is prone to mental lapses.
You have got to be kidding me GJ… Timmy is a top 5 keeper… a superstar too especially if he has a good D in front of him.
Here is a conversation question for all of you. What countries have a better #1 Nat keeper than the US? I have my thoughts but I thought I’d ask and see what everyone thinks.
Great save. If his concentration could match his athleticism he would be the first superstar we’ve ever produced… but it doesn’t. Still by far our best option and most teams would love to have him.
Mike Magee told me he could do better and agrees “Dynamic was a reach.”
Magee is an authority on the topic, after all.
Really great save and I’m digging Howard’s camo shirt.
Really nice save
Yeah, it was a shocking decision. I honestly didn’t think it was a foul. Moyes had every right to be upset.
Red card was a terrible decision and ruined the game. A yellow at worst. A shame, as the game was fantastic until then.
World Class definately top 10 keeper in the world, the the bigger the stage the bigger the performance Tim Howard.
Also, if you would have read down, I admitted I was wrong and that it was borderline dynamic.
Geez take it easy SBI. It’s not like I said it was a routine save.
Yeah, you are right…I only watched in live. on replay it did look to be just about in the corner. I maintain it didn’t have much power behind it though. I will upgrade my opinion of the save to borderline dynamic on further review.
USA! USA!
That was about as “in the corner” as a penalty will ever be.
The red card was complete nonsense. It was a borderline foul. I was shocked when Atkinson produced the red. On the Howard penalty save: it was a nice save no doubt. Dynamic might be a bit of an overstatement. It was poorly taken by Kuyt. Not much power behind it and not in the corner. Still, it was a an excellent save and Howard had an excellent game.
(SBI- “Dynamic might be a bit of an overstatement.” SMH )