blackburn manager sam allardyce said in april 2010 that robinson should be the number one goalkeeper for england again due to his impressive club form; however, robinson failed to make the england squad for the 2010 world cup in south africa, with joe hart, david james and robert green being selected instead, a decision which prompted criticism from both allardyce, who stated, "[fabio capello] has made the biggest mistake of his selection process," and gordon banks, who stated, "blackburn picked up halfway through the season but even when robinson was letting goals in, they weren't necessarily his fault. [robinson] could still be doing his job properly and blackburn could still be losing. for me he should definitely have been included."