David James Goes Upfront & Nearly Costs Man City
David James, like most goalkeepers (ourselves included) from time-to-time probably fancies himself as a good outfield player.
What better way to show your nimblefootedness than when an opportunity presents itself to join your boys out in the field in the desperate hunt for a much needed goal? Well, when, in doing so, you get the ball. We all remember Schmeichel’s great forays forwards, and even Jimmy Glass struck the back of the net, so David James’ heart must have skipped a beat when he picked up the ball at the edge of the Fulham area a couple of years ago.
His skills on the ball are woeful, however, and watch the ensuing mayhem, which can only be described as “Laurel and Hardyesque”.
I’ve been reading this book “Bloody Confused: a clueless American Sportswriter seeks solace in English Soccer” and the author goes to England and becomes a big Portsmouth fan during the 2006-07 season and there is a lot on Pompey’s David James in the book. It’s a good little book kind of like “Fever Pitch.”