England still lose.
I don't know about you, but with a couple of very notable exceptions I thought England played pretty well last night. OK, we lost but the Germans are a good side and last nights match was played in a pretty competitive spirit, and on balance we probably deserved a draw. I suspect that one reason for the good performance was the relatively balanced nature of the side with Carrick holding and Lampard able to get forward. However, I suspect this balance will be lost again once Stevie G is squeezed back into the side.
This season has been notable so far for it's goalkeeping blunders and last night was no exception. Although Mad Jens looked shaky again, this time it was Paul Robinson blunder that gifted the Germans their equalizer, and his place is under massive pressure. His swing-and-a-miss has already cost England dearly in Zagreb, and we cannot afford to drop any more points. Ben Foster may be thinking it was a bad time to have that Knee Op.
The biggest plus point of last night has to be Micah Richards. Is there anything he can't do? It's hard to believe he's only 19, as his performances belie his youth. He has looked immense for Man City so far this season playing at centre-half, last night at full-back he looked a class act, solid in defense and hungry and sharp bombing forward, doing all the hard work for Frank to score the England goal. With any luck we'll never have to look at Gary Neville's ugly face ever again.
Two questions remain unanswered from last night, one is very important, the other is not so important.
1. What has Jermain Defoe done to upset second-choice Steve? Crouch is suspended for the Israel match and Dyer isn't a striker yet poor Jermain still didn't get a game. Did he do the dirty with McClaren's missus? Did he stink out the toilet on the coach on the way to the game? He must have done something wrong because the decision to leave him on the bench didn't seem that sensible to me.
2. Is it just me or did Alan Hansen look like he's been sleeping rough since the weekend?
Any thoughts?
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Fat Frank Scores
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2 comments:
Oh My God he looked Rough as Chuff!!! Like he'd been in a fight and not slept or showered for a week!!
Alan Hanson said on MOTD last weekend that he'd had a 'run in with a candle'. No mention who threw it at him.
The stubble seems a poor attempt to cover this up, or at least redirect attention. Clearly Alan is too hard to use a little make up.
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