Difficult not to feel impressed with the fluency of the Spaniards passing game tonight. Slightly disjointed tonight and they could have regretted not turning the screw but you don’t break down a team set up to play the way the Portuguese did by getting lucky. (more…)
…apart from Brazil.
The Chileans never threatened to show their more dangerous streak, perhaps to do with the fact 3 first choice players were serving suspensions from the Group stages. Brazil, who welcomed back Kaka from his 1 match ban, didn’t put a foot wrong on their cruise to victory.
A pity, (more…)
It was refreshing yesterday to hear a real technical debrief of an England football match. Of course the fact it came from the mouth of Germany manager Loew is something that is all too characteristic of England’s knock out stages history. But it was important, as it revealed the huge disparity between the English footballing nation and the rest of the world.
"I'd wear an England top if it was green and had 'Northern Ireland' written across the breast"
In the jungle, the SA jungle three Lions sleep tonight
Coz in the morning, the early morning they have to catch a flight
No win away, no win away, no win away, no win away
No win away, no win away, no win away, no win away
How many of the Germans would you want in the England team? 1? Maybe 2?
Guy Mowbray, Germany v England 27th June 2010. First half delusions.
The strange thing about it is Germany must be a good team because they beat Ghana.
Guy Mowbray, Germany v England 27th June 2010. Scoreline at the time: 4-1 Germany.
Meet Fabio Capello, formerly known as Mr Cool:
Meanwhile, more arrogant execrement, this time from John O’Farrell of the Telegraph… (more…)