England are up and running after a Theo Walcott hat-trick inspired the 3 Lions to a 4-1 victory away in Croatia.
I never got to watch England's last 2 matches against Andorra (2-1) and the red & whites of Croatia (4-1) because I don't have Setanta, so I won't be going into one regarding how we played.
Although I would like to mention, according to the radio, that Wayne Rooney was the man of the match, even though Theo Walcott bagged a hat-trick.
I would like to remind Slaven Bilic, who decided to take the liberty of telling England to "wake up and smell the coffee, you're just not as good as you think you are", when they knocked us out of the Euro's, that Croatia will probably have to beat England at Wembley next year (9 September, 2009) to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
I'll be at Wembley that day I believe. I would'nt be the least bit surprised if Bilic is not.
Come on England!
Posted at 9:29 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I never got to watch England's last 2 matches against Andorra (2-1) and the red & whites of Croatia (4-1) because I don't have Setanta, so I won't be going into one regarding how we played.
Although I would like to mention, according to the radio, that Wayne Rooney was the man of the match, even though Theo Walcott bagged a hat-trick.
I would like to remind Slaven Bilic, who decided to take the liberty of telling England to "wake up and smell the coffee, you're just not as good as you think you are", when they knocked us out of the Euro's, that Croatia will probably have to beat England at Wembley next year (9 September, 2009) to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
I'll be at Wembley that day I believe. I would'nt be the least bit surprised if Bilic is not.
Come on England!
Posted at 9:29 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Arguably 2 meaningless international friendlies versus the USA and Trinidad & Tobago, have become completely meaningless for me after a family tragedy.
So, for those who are not aware of the goings on regarding the 2 friendlies England have just played and won, I guess a forward to a couple of half decent match reports may be helpful.
♠ England 2 USA 0 Match Report At The FA
♠ Trinidad 0 England 3 Match Report At The BBC
Posted at 1:11 AM, Monday, June 02, 2008
So, for those who are not aware of the goings on regarding the 2 friendlies England have just played and won, I guess a forward to a couple of half decent match reports may be helpful.
♠ England 2 USA 0 Match Report At The FA
♠ Trinidad 0 England 3 Match Report At The BBC
Posted at 1:11 AM, Monday, June 02, 2008
France 1 (HT 1-0)
Ribery (pen) 32
England 0
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Match: International Friendly
Kick Off: 8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Referee: Florian Meyer (German)
Assistant Referees: Sonke Glindmann and Mark Borsch (Both German)
I never caught the match. I gather Beckham got his 100th cap. More importantly, I dare say Fabio Capello was not happy with losing his 2nd game in charge.
From what I gather reading how things went, it seems Capello wants the England players to play old style Italian football.
We shall see how that pans out over time.
Here are the match reports from around the web.
France 1 England 0 Match Reports
♠ Ribery Grabs All The Glory (the fa)
♠ France 1 England 0 (bbc)
♠ France 1 England 0 (the sun)
♠ France 1 England 0 (sportinglife)
France 1 England 0 Minute By Minute
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (the fa)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (football365)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (sportinglife)
Posted at 11:27 AM, Saturday, April 05, 2008
Ribery (pen) 32
England 0
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Match: International Friendly
Kick Off: 8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Referee: Florian Meyer (German)
Assistant Referees: Sonke Glindmann and Mark Borsch (Both German)
I never caught the match. I gather Beckham got his 100th cap. More importantly, I dare say Fabio Capello was not happy with losing his 2nd game in charge.
From what I gather reading how things went, it seems Capello wants the England players to play old style Italian football.
We shall see how that pans out over time.
Here are the match reports from around the web.
France 1 England 0 Match Reports
♠ Ribery Grabs All The Glory (the fa)
♠ France 1 England 0 (bbc)
♠ France 1 England 0 (the sun)
♠ France 1 England 0 (sportinglife)
France 1 England 0 Minute By Minute
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (the fa)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (football365)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (sportinglife)
Posted at 11:27 AM, Saturday, April 05, 2008
France v England
International Friendly
8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Stade de France, Paris
Live on Sky Sports
Fabio Capello has named his 2nd England squad to face the French on wednesday. 23 players have been selected, whittled down from a provisional 30.
The big news is David Beckham has been recalled, presumably to get his 100th cap. However, I am a bit suspicious and would'nt be surprised if Capello does not play Becks, therefore leaving it open for Beckham to get his 100th cap at Wembley against the Americans on Wednesday 28 May.
We shall see.
Goalkeepers:
GK David James (Portsmouth)
GK Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur)
GK Robert Green (West Ham)
England Defenders:
LD Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
LD Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
RD Wes Brown (Manchester United)
RD Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
LCD Joleon Lescott (Everton)
CD Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
CD John Terry (Chelsea)
CD Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
England Midfielders:
LM Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
LCM Gareth Barry (AstonVilla)
RLCM Joe Cole (Chelsea)
RLCM Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
RCM David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
RCM Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
RCM David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
CM Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
England Strikers:
RLCA Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
CA Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
CA Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
RCA Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Posted at 11:43 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2008
International Friendly
8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Stade de France, Paris
Live on Sky Sports
Fabio Capello has named his 2nd England squad to face the French on wednesday. 23 players have been selected, whittled down from a provisional 30.
The big news is David Beckham has been recalled, presumably to get his 100th cap. However, I am a bit suspicious and would'nt be surprised if Capello does not play Becks, therefore leaving it open for Beckham to get his 100th cap at Wembley against the Americans on Wednesday 28 May.
We shall see.
Goalkeepers:
GK David James (Portsmouth)
GK Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur)
GK Robert Green (West Ham)
England Defenders:
LD Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
LD Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
RD Wes Brown (Manchester United)
RD Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
LCD Joleon Lescott (Everton)
CD Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
CD John Terry (Chelsea)
CD Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
England Midfielders:
LM Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
LCM Gareth Barry (AstonVilla)
RLCM Joe Cole (Chelsea)
RLCM Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
RCM David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
RCM Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
RCM David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
CM Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
England Strikers:
RLCA Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
CA Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
CA Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
RCA Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Posted at 11:43 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2008
England 2
Jenas (40)
Wright-Phillips (62)
Switzerland 1
Derdiyok (58)
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,857.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
England started off their Capello time with a reasonable 2-1 friendly win against Switzerland tonight. The Swiss were admittedly under-strengthed, especially up front, and were playing without their captain. They came to play though, and certainly made England play.
Jermaine Jenas opened the scoring from a Joe Cole assist on 40 minutes. Cole twiddled the right back just inside the Swiss penalty box, and laid central midfielder Jenas up for a tap in from the by-line.
The Swiss found themselves under the cosh early in the second half. England could not capitalise though, and paid the price when the Swiss debutante Derdiyok hit the ball first time past David James on 58 minutes.
The leveller did not count for long though. Wright-Phillips scored his 3rd International goal this season, from another tap in. This time via a ball inside from Gerrard after some good work from Crouch and Rooney.
All in all, a satisfactory start to Capello's reign. We'll see how things pan out away to the French next up.
Come on England!
England Team: James, Brown, Ferdinand, Upson, Ashley Cole (Bridge 73), Bentley, Jenas (Wright-Phillips 57), Gerrard, Barry (Hargreaves 73), Joe Cole (Crouch 57), Rooney (Young 87).
Subs Not Used: Carson, Richards, Lescott, Woodgate, Owen, Defoe, Kirkland.
Goals: Jenas 40, Wright-Phillips 62.
Switzerland Team: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner (Behrami 46), Senderos (Grichting 55), Eggiman, Spycher, Inler, Gelson (Huggel 84), Barnetta, Yakin (Margairaz 63), Gygax (Vonlanthen 46), Nkufo (Derdiyok 46).
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Coltorti, Ziegler.
Goals: Derdiyok 58.
Posted at 11:15 PM, Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Jenas (40)
Wright-Phillips (62)
Switzerland 1
Derdiyok (58)
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,857.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
England started off their Capello time with a reasonable 2-1 friendly win against Switzerland tonight. The Swiss were admittedly under-strengthed, especially up front, and were playing without their captain. They came to play though, and certainly made England play.
Jermaine Jenas opened the scoring from a Joe Cole assist on 40 minutes. Cole twiddled the right back just inside the Swiss penalty box, and laid central midfielder Jenas up for a tap in from the by-line.
The Swiss found themselves under the cosh early in the second half. England could not capitalise though, and paid the price when the Swiss debutante Derdiyok hit the ball first time past David James on 58 minutes.
The leveller did not count for long though. Wright-Phillips scored his 3rd International goal this season, from another tap in. This time via a ball inside from Gerrard after some good work from Crouch and Rooney.
All in all, a satisfactory start to Capello's reign. We'll see how things pan out away to the French next up.
Come on England!
England Team: James, Brown, Ferdinand, Upson, Ashley Cole (Bridge 73), Bentley, Jenas (Wright-Phillips 57), Gerrard, Barry (Hargreaves 73), Joe Cole (Crouch 57), Rooney (Young 87).
Subs Not Used: Carson, Richards, Lescott, Woodgate, Owen, Defoe, Kirkland.
Goals: Jenas 40, Wright-Phillips 62.
Switzerland Team: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner (Behrami 46), Senderos (Grichting 55), Eggiman, Spycher, Inler, Gelson (Huggel 84), Barnetta, Yakin (Margairaz 63), Gygax (Vonlanthen 46), Nkufo (Derdiyok 46).
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Coltorti, Ziegler.
Goals: Derdiyok 58.
Posted at 11:15 PM, Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Previous Posts
♠ England Are Up And Running
♠ USA & Trinidad Friendlies
♠ England Lose 1-0 In France
♠ England 23 To Face France On 26 Mar 2008
♠ England 2 Switzerland 1 (6 Feb 08)
♠ Capello Names His First England Squad
♠ Fabio Capello - The New England Manager?
♠ Steve McClaren Sacked As England Manager
♠ England 2 Croatia 3 - England Fail To Qualify
♠ Isreal Beat Russia - England Can Qualify
♠ USA & Trinidad Friendlies
♠ England Lose 1-0 In France
♠ England 23 To Face France On 26 Mar 2008
♠ England 2 Switzerland 1 (6 Feb 08)
♠ Capello Names His First England Squad
♠ Fabio Capello - The New England Manager?
♠ Steve McClaren Sacked As England Manager
♠ England 2 Croatia 3 - England Fail To Qualify
♠ Isreal Beat Russia - England Can Qualify
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