The 2012 MLS Cup final is just about five minutes old, but Josh Saunders is already giving LA Galaxy fans heart-attacks. The goalkeeper has touched the ball three times and each time he has made the play look for more difficult than he needed to.
MLS Cup Final 2012: Josh Saunders is a disaster waiting to happen
For all his ability to come up with big saves, Josh Saunders is showcasing why he gives fans heart-attacks on a regular basis.
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The worst moment came when he tried to clear a ball out at his feet. Despite being under no pressure, Saunders punted the ball no farther than the edge of the penalty area where it hit off a Houston Dynamo attacker. Luckily for Saunders and the Galaxy, nothing came of the gaffe.
But it’s that kind of play that has become a fixture of Saunders’ play. The 31-year-old spent much of his early career bouncing between MLS and various lower-division sides, mostly because he’s such a disaster coming off his line. Even when he’s playing well, which is admittedly with alarming regularity, it’s almost entirely a result of impressive shot-stopping rather than his other abilities.
If the Galaxy fail to win this game, you can almost guarantee it will be a result of something Saunders did wrong.
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