Surprise surprise! England drew 1-1 with the United States, Emille Heskey is a donkey and Ledley King is injured!
I predicted a 1-1 result so I’m not as shocked or depressed as others might be tonight; and I also strongly opposed taking anyone who is as injury prone as Ledley King, would be a nightmare waiting to happen. But why does England have to play a donkey?
The biggest surprise of the night was to hear Fabio Capello had chosen to play James Milner over Joe Cole. Personally I would have played them both and left Emille Heskey on the bench. The best England team would be Wayne Rooney playing the lone striker with Steven Gerrard playing just behind him, in the role he plays with Fernando Torres at Liverpool. Joe Cole on the left, Aaron Lennon on the right, Frank Lampard bossing the midfield, and James Milner filling in as the defensive midfielder until Gareth Barry is ready to return.
Positives to take from tonight’s performance? Well Glen Johnson played well again, and I can’t think of a better England performance by Steven Gerrard.
So, England has played one game and are already down to a 22 man squad. Next Ftiday they play Algeria, a team that are going to keep eleven men behind the ball, wind up Wayne Rooney in true Ronaldo-esque fashion, and hope at best for a 0-0 draw. That will be a much harder game than playing the USA.
2 comments so far
1 Faisal Abdullah // Jun 13, 2010 at 11:57 pm
I saw this match and i very surprise when USA score the goal.It should not happen.Hope same mistake will not happen for next match for England.Btw,Gerrard still the best.
2 Metal Mickey // Jun 14, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Let’s face it Capello can’t speak English very well, but then again neither can his team (unless you call ‘err well errm well like y’know wot a mean like we need to score more goals like, we can do it like’ good English)so communication is at a serious disadvantage from square one.
Capello and the England team need to take a lesson from Germany who show true professionalism on and off the pitch. Their manager, Oliver Bierhoff , is cool and professional unlike Capello who was seen waving his arms around like a blustering oaf when they actually did score! The German team employ magical footwork and play a game in true team spirit. They rarely ever foul. They don’t face up to the ref spouting vile language. They are a joy to watch and deserve to win. The England squad are over-paid hot headed egotists with brains partly in their feet and partly hanging between their legs and if they couldn’t kick a bag of hot air for money they would be digging up turnips for a living. If someone was to take a pin and pop all their bloated egos in one go it would cause an earthquake measurable on the richter scale.