<p>Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas symbolised his team's failings as his mistakes helped a rampant Dutch team to take revenge for their defeat in the World Cup final in 2010.<br /><br />Captain Casillas, who proudly hoisted the trophy four years ago, cut a forlorn figure after the 5-1 thrashing on Friday.<br /><br />Coach Vicente del Bosque refused to pin the blame on his goalkeeper, who was outjumped for the third Dutch goal and gave away the fourth with a poor piece of control.<br />"When a team loses a match it's not just the performance of one single player, its a weakness in the total squad," Del Bosque said.<br /><br />"We can't blame anyone, least of all Iker Casillas."<br /><br />With talented goalkeepers David De Gea and Pepe Reina sitting on the bench, Del Bosque is likely to face pressure to axe Casillas, who has won more than 150 caps.</p>.<p><br />As a boy, Casillas cost his family a fortune when the youngster forgot to hand in a pools coupon before a weekend when his father correctly forecast a series of draws.<br /><br />But the goalkeeper has more than made amends over the years.<br /><br />He has been a fixture between the posts as Spain have won the last two European championships, with that first World Cup title sandwiched in between.<br /><br />He won the Champions League with Real Madrid as a teenager in 2000 and did it again in 2002, days before he turned 21.<br /><br />Now 33, Casillas is no longer an automatic first choice at his club, but did play in their team which won the Champions League last month.<br /><br />His rustiness was evident in that Champions League final when another error led to a goal for Atletico Madrid who led until the closing minutes.<br /><br />It seems that rival players are becoming aware of the goalkeeper's new vulnerability.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas symbolised his team's failings as his mistakes helped a rampant Dutch team to take revenge for their defeat in the World Cup final in 2010.<br /><br />Captain Casillas, who proudly hoisted the trophy four years ago, cut a forlorn figure after the 5-1 thrashing on Friday.<br /><br />Coach Vicente del Bosque refused to pin the blame on his goalkeeper, who was outjumped for the third Dutch goal and gave away the fourth with a poor piece of control.<br />"When a team loses a match it's not just the performance of one single player, its a weakness in the total squad," Del Bosque said.<br /><br />"We can't blame anyone, least of all Iker Casillas."<br /><br />With talented goalkeepers David De Gea and Pepe Reina sitting on the bench, Del Bosque is likely to face pressure to axe Casillas, who has won more than 150 caps.</p>.<p><br />As a boy, Casillas cost his family a fortune when the youngster forgot to hand in a pools coupon before a weekend when his father correctly forecast a series of draws.<br /><br />But the goalkeeper has more than made amends over the years.<br /><br />He has been a fixture between the posts as Spain have won the last two European championships, with that first World Cup title sandwiched in between.<br /><br />He won the Champions League with Real Madrid as a teenager in 2000 and did it again in 2002, days before he turned 21.<br /><br />Now 33, Casillas is no longer an automatic first choice at his club, but did play in their team which won the Champions League last month.<br /><br />His rustiness was evident in that Champions League final when another error led to a goal for Atletico Madrid who led until the closing minutes.<br /><br />It seems that rival players are becoming aware of the goalkeeper's new vulnerability.<br /><br /></p>