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"Don't Blame Seaman"

Yes it was a terrible goalkeeping error, and yes, Seaman was at fault for letting in a goal, bjt there is no way that he should be blamed for this defeat.

We had 40 minutes to get back into the game, 35 of those against 10 men, and we didn't once trouble their goalkeeper.

We wasted possession, and didn't shoot from decent postitions. I counted 2 ocassions in which Dyer got the ball at the edge of the area, and layed to ball of rather than taking a pop at goal. Just hitting the target would have fired us up, but in the end we just passed it about too much, let Brazil get organised, then just threw the ball in.

Still, if at the start of the tournament, we were told that we'd get to the quarter final, I doubt many people would have been disappointed with that. It's just a shame that we went out so tamely.

I think most people would agree that Seaman was the best keeper in the tournament. The team is out not because of his mistake, but because the rest couldn't score goals.

Oliver Kahn has played better in my opinion, but nonetheless I agree Seaman did well, he all that could have been asked of him. The team's quarter final exit was definitely more the fault of the rest of the team for not pressing Brasil's ten men (and for the dodgy marking in that equaliser).

Personally I would say Kahn and Rustu have played better than Seaman.

Rustu made 20 saves in total over the two Brazil games...