Spain v England: Realistic view....
Dismal. Poor. Un-organised. Dis-interested.
All of the above were said by Alan Brazil on Talksport this morning, regarding Englands performance in the 2 - 0 defeat against Spain last night.
He also said:
Maybe that is why he is a Radio DJ and Fabio Capello is the England manager.......
Ok, so we lost - but, we lost to the current EUROPEAN Champions and CURRENT World number 1 ranked team:
People talk about Passion and commitment, but sometimes you get outplayed. In my opinion, that is exactly what happened.
I am fed up of the media Hyping England to win the world cup off the back of one win, then slamming the team/manager to the floor. The media commentary itself is becoming a spectator sport in its own right. I know there are discussions to be had about games/matches/events, but these need to be put into perspsctive:
1: It was a Friendly
2: As above, against a Team ranked higher than England, indeed than ANYONE else in the world.
3: England had big gaps of first team players
I am not making excuses. We got beaten by a better team. I thought David Beckham made a difference when he came on, not only by almost setting up Cole for a debut goal, but also the passion we all want from our team is clear to see when Becks pulls on the England shirt.
I am not qualified enough to give an in depth technical analysis of the performance, but I am a TRUE fan of England. I didn't see a team who went on the pitch to lose. I saw an England side, with some fill-in roles, get beaten by a better team. It's good to see the young blood put into a game like that, against opposition like that and goes to show that in top flight international football, there is a gulf between Us and the high flyers.
If you saw Brazil v Italy, you will understand - England are better under Capello, no doubt. And can we please judge the team on competitive results, not friendlies.
All of the above were said by Alan Brazil on Talksport this morning, regarding Englands performance in the 2 - 0 defeat against Spain last night.
He also said:
Quote:
I didn't learn anything from that game. it was pointless
Ok, so we lost - but, we lost to the current EUROPEAN Champions and CURRENT World number 1 ranked team:
Quote:
I am fed up of the media Hyping England to win the world cup off the back of one win, then slamming the team/manager to the floor. The media commentary itself is becoming a spectator sport in its own right. I know there are discussions to be had about games/matches/events, but these need to be put into perspsctive:
1: It was a Friendly
2: As above, against a Team ranked higher than England, indeed than ANYONE else in the world.
3: England had big gaps of first team players
I am not making excuses. We got beaten by a better team. I thought David Beckham made a difference when he came on, not only by almost setting up Cole for a debut goal, but also the passion we all want from our team is clear to see when Becks pulls on the England shirt.
I am not qualified enough to give an in depth technical analysis of the performance, but I am a TRUE fan of England. I didn't see a team who went on the pitch to lose. I saw an England side, with some fill-in roles, get beaten by a better team. It's good to see the young blood put into a game like that, against opposition like that and goes to show that in top flight international football, there is a gulf between Us and the high flyers.
If you saw Brazil v Italy, you will understand - England are better under Capello, no doubt. And can we please judge the team on competitive results, not friendlies.
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Never a truer word spoken,
RegardsPosted 12-02-2009 at 11:42 AM by shady_09
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well said!!!Posted 12-02-2009 at 04:13 PM by Aboody99
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can you give a blog post for italy brazil???Posted 12-02-2009 at 05:33 PM by bomberman088
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Italy Brazil was a Joy to watch. Flair, commitment and passion. If I had seen that game without knowing it was a friendly, I could not have noticed the difference. A great advert for World football.Posted 12-02-2009 at 05:47 PM by DOA KappaTango
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England absolutely crapped themselves last night, no1 dare make a pass forward, I was in agony watching it, yes we were outplayed but we didnt even TRY and string an attack together it kept going back to keeper. It was more like 3 kittens rather than 3 lions last nite afraid to say.Posted 12-02-2009 at 05:54 PM by Camdog2007
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We did well to keep the score down to just 2.Posted 13-02-2009 at 12:06 PM by gcooley
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I agree..people slate England off every time they lose, whether it's a friendly or a competetive game, I think they should respect their oponents and give credit to good wins and performances as well. Also stop hating Beckham for no reason.Posted 14-04-2009 at 03:22 PM by B0dunrin
