The "You had one job" meme is a bit deceptive: "You had one job: block Messi's penalty kick." It's not surprising that the goalie, with one job to do, which is to block goals, will not block all the goals directed his way. Even focusing on this one task, and devoting all one's attention to it, is not enough.
Language is deceptive in this way, or can be used deceptively. Here the implication is that with one job to do, and no distractions, there are no excuses for failure. But if Messi is kicking the ball and trying to score, even the best goal tender would fail more often than not.
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