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Movement is over-rated
Been meaning to comment on Ronaldo and his masterclass in lack of movement. Seems so to be working, much to the consternation of Alan Hansen. Never mind breaking all-time scoring records and
On England’s chances
Many of the harshest critics have stopped short of ruling England out with good reason. As has been written here earlier, a team not playing well but still winning is very much a threat. In short,
FIFA’s overwhelming power needs to be curbed
I can't believe the ludicrous interpretation of FIFA's latest dictat to referees in this World Cup. So far the tournament has been played in a fantastic spirit with none of the usual Premiership
Midfield matters
Whilst England as a team showed some signs of improvement in the first-half, the second half revealed many problems that have to overcome if they are to really mount a serious challenge.
The draw
Argentina out front
What an awesome display of attacking from Argentina. They look a cut above anyone else. And to continue scoring until the dying seconds sends out a message to everyone else, England take note. You
El Tel calls it - bring in Carrick
Ouch, that was hard work. Although England finally got into some sort of attacking rhythm in the last ten minutes, I suspect the majority of the watching population suffered 80 minutes of nervous
Motty, Hansen and the newcomers
Motty/Lawro.. oh god. 8 mins on the clock and the first Mottyism “out of Africa, it’s the world cup newcomers..”. Is it just me or is there still a whiff of condescension in the air about African
Great start in the blazing sunshine
Following on from the scintillating Argentina v Ivory Coast, Holland v S&M, Sweden v TnT and last night, Mexico v Iran and Portugal v Angola - I must say the standard of entertainment and attacking
Goat-racing and goalkeeping
Spent a glorious day in Abbotsbury at the children’s farm causing me to miss the Holland vs Serbia-Montenegro match. Caught the highlights this evening and saw Robben’s blinding winner later on.
England not on heat
Yep, we got the party line. Three points and all that. Reality was a pretty poor performance where tactics seemed to be run very hard, play very fast then hope like hell that we survive. Not exactly
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