Roberto Martinez says Tim Howard made Everton proud at World Cup
By Mike Dyce
United States men’s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard made a country proud for his remarkable performance at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The most notable performance from Howard came against Belgium in the round of 16 when he set a World Cup record with 16 saves to keep the Americans in the game and force extra time.
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It wasn’t just his country that Howard made proud though, Everton manager Roberto Martinez said Howard made the club proud as well.
“He was magnificent. Once again he showed what an incredible ambassador he is, both for club and country,” Martinez told the Liverpool Echo.
“He had a fantastic tournament, and that performance in the last 16 will stay in the history books forever.
“I certainly can’t envisage a goalkeeper making that amount of saves in a World Cup game any time soon.
“He can be very proud of his performance, and I think everyone at Everton can take pride in the way one of our great ambassadors has performed too. He did the club proud as well as himself.”
Interestingly enough, Martinez worked with ESPN covering the World Cup in Brazil as an analyst,