England: The Team That Wasn’t.

Jul 4th 2010Uncategorized

In The Sunday Times today, there is an interesting piece on England the football team.

It is about what went wrong, about why they failed so woefully at the World Cup.

John Carlin interviewed Spanish midfield wizard Xabi Alonso, who said, very eloquently, that the 11 best does not make the best 11.

In other words, we can [...]

Down to the wire

Jun 23rd 2010Uncategorized

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So much for the group being easy for England, eh? It was supposed to be a breeze; and yet, the squad found a way to struggle, playing like strangers against Algeria, and letting in a tame goal against the USA.

There is not much longer [...]