West Ham United goalkeeper Robert Green has been assured he maintains the support of his teammates and management.
The Hammers are rallying round the keeper whose high- profile errors for his club have followed his summer shocker in South Africa that set the World Cup tone for woeful England.
Coach Paul Groves said: "If anybody says Robert has a problem then my answer to that is the saves he made at Stoke. In the first half a couple of mistakes did happen but he didn't let them affect him
"I felt he made good decisions on whether to come and punch when he dealt with balls in his box. "If you are a centre forward and make mistakes it doesn't get highlighted the same - and, as far as I'm concerned, he answered the questions well."
Groves' verdict was backed up by midfielder Scott Parker, who added: "Greeny's a strong character and he's a very, very good keeper as well.
"He helped get us the point at Stoke and since I've been at the club he's made numerous saves on numerous occasions.
"You obviously feel sorry for him but that's the nature of the beast.
"Someone like me or any of us on the field, we could have made 10 mistakes, which probably we did but, as a keeper you make one, it's highlighted and it doesn't seem to be forgotten about."
