Ben Foster defends Tottenham ace on Twitter after Graeme Souness criticism

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Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster defended Hugo Lloris on Twitter after Graeme Souness suggested the Tottenham man should have saved Manuel Lanzini’s last-gasp equaliser on Sunday.

Speaking to Sky Sports PL (18/10/20 at 6:40 pm) Souness questioned the technique in which Lloris used to try and save the long-range thunderbolt and stated ‘I would like to think my goalkeeper gets that’.

It resulted in a response from Foster, who at first laughed at Souness trying to analyse goalkeeping techniques before defending the Frenchman in between Tottenham’s sticks.

This is what Souness had to say followed by a series of Twitter messages from an experienced Premier League shot-stopper in Foster.

“I always remember David Seaman said it’s quite normal for a goalkeeper to go with that [top hand],” Souness told Sky Sports.

“Maybe David will tell me I am wrong here but if I do that [stretches left arm out wide] and that [brings right arm in front of his face] then I know which arm is further out. He has gone with his right. Maybe a goalkeeper will tell you differently.

“I would like to think my goalkeeper gets that. I know it’s a strike which is drifting away when Lazini hits it. Do you understand that it’s quite normal for a goalkeeper to bring his opposite arm over?

“He has actually got a bit on it. But if he had gone with his left arm [the direction in which the ball was heading rather than bringing over his right arm] then he gets a lot more on it.”

There has been enough drama during these early stages of the Premier League season to fill an entire campaign and both Spurs and West Ham added more flavour to the mix.

Spurs felt the game was done and dusted heading into the final 10 minutes, but three late goals, including that stunning equaliser from Lanzini, has simply topped off yet another mouthwatering weekend of football.

Gareth Bale may have stolen the headlines before the game ahead of his return, but in the end, the story belonged to Lanzini who hit a strike of a lifetime to secure an unlikely point for his team.