England cruised to a 4-0 victory over Slovakia yesterday, with Wayne Rooney in particularly exceptional form.
Fabio Capello’s experimentation with the left flank was a topic of much debate over recent games, but it appeared as though he finally had it cracked at a wet and windy Wembley. Employing a 4-4-2 shape, Capello put Steven Gerrard [...]

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Entries from March 2009
England 4 – 0 Slovakia: Job done for Capello’s men
Rob Pilgrim - Sunday 29.03.09, 09:49am
Tags: David Beckham · England · Fabio Capello · Frank Lampard · International · Peter Crouch · Steven Gerrard · Wayne Rooney · World Cup
Wayne Rooney is statistically the best England player
Terry Lane - Friday 27.03.09, 17:12pm
Ahead of the forthcoming England international matches, fans will be in heated debate as to whether a certain player should or should not be playing for his country; and apart from unanimous decision (surely) that it was a complete waste of time calling up a virtual cripple, in Ledley King, to join the squad, we [...]
Tags: England · International · Wayne Rooney · World Cup
England vs. Slovakia: The Preparation
Rob Pilgrim - Thursday 26.03.09, 11:53am
This Saturday sees the second of England’s friendly fixtures in 2009, as Fabio Capello’s men take on Slovakia who are currently ranked 53rd in the world by FIFA, the international governing body of football.
This must be seen as a dress-rehearsal for England, with a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine just around the corner. As Fabio [...]
Tags: England · FIFA · Fabio Capello · International · World Cup
Netherlands v Scotland Preview
Rob Pilgrim - Thursday 26.03.09, 09:25am
Once again attention turns to World Cup 2010 qualification this week, and one of the biggest match-ups comes between Bert van Marwijk’s Holland and George Burley’s Scotland.
Currently Scotland sit 5 points adrift of group leaders Holland. A win for the Dutch would cement them as favourites to progress to the finals at the halfway stage [...]
Tags: Holland · International · Scottish Premier League · World Cup
Steven Gerrard: The world’s best player?
Rob Pilgrim - Wednesday 25.03.09, 17:09pm
After leading Liverpool to three crucial victories in the past fortnight, critics globally are beginning to hail Steven Gerrard as the best player on the planet.
His club have scored 13 goals against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Aston Villa in their last three outings, with Steven Gerrard himself playing the pivotal part. He currently sits [...]
Tags: Awards · England · Fabio Capello · International · Liverpool · Man. Utd. · Premier League · Steven Gerrard · World Cup






