Harsh from Lee Dixon.
Lee Dixon enjoyed an extremely successful football career. The former Arsenal and England defender played at the very highest level of the game for a number of years.
You would expect that his knowledge and grasp of the game, then is fairly spot on. ITV Sport certainly seem to think so, as he was once again on their punditry team to discuss England’s final World Cup warm-up game on home soil on Thursday night.
Costa Rica were the opponents at Leeds’ Elland Road Stadium, and fell behind to a brilliant long-range effort from Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford early in the first half.
While most people focused on the quality of Rashford’s dipping shot, Dixon took a slightly different approach – deciding to criticise the Costa Rican goalkeeper, Keylor Navas.
According to Dixon, Rashford’s shot could and should have been saved by Navas, describing the Real Madrid star as “the most overrated goalkeeper in the world”.
Again, here is Rashford’s “saveable” shot…
https://twitter.com/Ahsan_MUFC/status/1004806915652714496
That was a wonder strike from the Manchester United forward. A sight for sore eyes, it was one of those goals that you just have to take a step back and appreciate for its beauty.
Rather than doing that, Dixon took away from Rashford’s moment, and he proceeded to take an untimely swipe at Navas.
It’s safe to say plenty of people weren’t in agreement with Dixon.
Lee Dixon says Keylor Navas should have saved that from Rashford. Don’t think Lev Yashin standing on Zoff’s shoulders would have got a finger on it.
— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) June 7, 2018
Did Lee Dixon really just say he should save that? What an absolute breed
— Sam Stanfield (@SamStanfield213) June 7, 2018
Lee Dixon..’Navas most overrated keeper in the world!’ 🤔 Don’t win 3 champions league medals with a poor keeper! Give Rashford some credit. Took it very early, great strike! 👏🏼
— Maik Taylor (@maiktaylor1) June 7, 2018
Lee Dixon calls Keylor Navas, a goalkeeper who won the Champions League 12 days ago, overrated.
— Sam Cunningham (@samcunningham) June 7, 2018
Sorry Lee Dixon. Keylor Navas can’t both be Real Madrid first choice goalkeeper for 4 seasons and be overrated. They picked him and mercilessly ended Iker Casillas’ career there who was a club legend.
— Rich (@BatesInThePlace) June 7, 2018
Lee Dixon calling 3 times champions league winner Kaylor Navas the most overrated keeper in the world and saying he shouldve saved rashfords worldy 😂😂😂 where do they find these lot @itvfootball
— Steve Clarke (@steveclarke11) June 7, 2018
Did lee Dixon just really say Navas should be saving that 👀😂😂😂
— Tom winter (@Tomwinterr) June 7, 2018
Can’t believe lee dixon has just said navas should have saved rashfords goal!
— Ben Mason (@benmason989) June 7, 2018
Game of opinions, and all that.
Navas, as many tweets have since pointed out, recently won his third consecutive Champions League title as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev. Not bad going, really.
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