Anyone But England

Two things about this match: (more…)

Brazil couldn’t stand the heat when it counted.

The Netherlands, much like their German arch-rivals, produced a match winning performance borne out of a game plan suited to their lack of technical flair and a will to survive that was quite simply far superior to that of the Brazilians.

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What is the difference between Cinderella and the England football team?
Cinderella wanted to get to the ball….

Osama bin Laden has just released a new TV message to prove he is still
alive. He said that the England Team performance on Saturday was completely
shit. British intelligence have dismissed the claim, stating that the
message could have been recorded anytime in the last 44 years.

Robert Green – The only man to leave Africa with out catching anything.

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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.

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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