Friday, June 16, 2006

been a great week of football. yea. England were pathetic again last night. 2 goals in the dying minutes, with one being an obvious foul. the attackers seem to lack the bite to finish off the opposition, with the biggest culprits the willing but rueful Crouch, and the clearly unfit Owen. Rooney did play last night, and escaped unscathed, and gives Eriksson options for the coming games. Lennon, i heard, was fantastic down the right wing, terrorising Trinidad & Tobago whenever he had the ball at his feet. he should be playing. perhaps a 3-5-2 formation to accomadate him? after all, the formation would play to England's strength in midfield.


Ecuador were good last night, and dominated a Costa Rica that lacked ideas, creativity, passion, and ultimately goals. the Ecuadoreans showed none of the shyness of England's forwards, pouring forward with intent each and everytime. last night's game just proved that this team, unlike so many of their predecessors, could play at sea-level, and not just 2,700 feet in the air in Quito. should they meet England in the next round (which they should), i reckon they would give England plenty of trouble. but then again, who's to rule them out edging ahead of Germany? long way to go in the tournament, and tonight, Group C!

i heard the crickets at 5:49 pm

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