Spain 1
Iniesta (63)
Venue: Old Trafford, 07 February 2007
Kick-Off: 8pm
Referee: Michael Weiner (German)
Assistant Referees: Carsten Kadach and Sonke Glindemann (German)
Fourth Official: Chris Foy
Attendance: 58,207
Well I don't know where to start. I think a shout must go out to Man City right back Micah Richards for showing some apparent superstars how to move off the ball. Too often the England players were static. I guess everyone has a job to do in their position and the team looked scared to do anything off the cuff. Unsurprisingly enough the substitutes looked like the players most likely to change the game in our favour.
Carrick and Gerrard looked clueless in central midfield. Too often they closed each other down in pursuit of receiving the easy ball instead of stretching the Spaniard midfield. Wright-Phillips looked out of touch, possibly down to his lack of games at Chelsea under Mourinho. Not sure what Lampard was at left midfield for either. I forgive him for looking like a square peg in a round hole.
Up front, Kieron Dyer tried his best to play off of Crouch. What can either of them do if they have to feed of off nothing balls looped into the box rather than passes from a creative midfielder or two who are not scared to make a bad pass. Can you say "opta stats"? Can you say "where is Beckham"? Oh, the referee did not like Crouch much atall. He seemed determined to whistle up Crouch for anything and everything. Not sure what all that was about. Maybe match ref Michael Weiner does not like very tall men for some reason?
New goalie Foster and the injury prone Woodgate played well enough. Ferdinand and the 2 Nevilles did their level best, but with the likes of the static Carrick linking up the defence with the midfield, what can they do?
Maybe it is all McClaren's fault, but I somehow doubt it is that simple. Maybe without Rooney, Owen and John Terry, we're just shite in white. Another turgid performance like this and I may just change my mind and join the England fans that were so disappointed with the England team performance, that they felt it necissary to boo their fallen heroes off the Old Trafford pitch. Roll on Wembley I say - maybe we will play better there.
Come on England! - Please.
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Posted at 10:02 PM, Wednesday, February 07, 2007
4 Comments
Steve Mclaren is useless and Gary Neville thinks the fans should not boo but its only ok to cheer.
Mclaren OUT!!
By 
, at 6:16 PM
They were effing woeful.
How many times have I written that in the past few months?
I'm tempted to put a bet on against us even qualifying for the Euros
By 
Karen Scott, at 11:50 PM
I have to agree with the others. Awful, no organisation what so ever. No creativity, nothing.
And I thought watching Leeds was bad!!
At last england win something : the prize for the worst crop, most disorganised, clueless team ever.
scotland were holders !!!
Not one of them had a clue.
There was so much space on the left i was tempted to build a new stadium.... Gerrard , Carrick, and lampard were tripping over each other. the defence was ok but lets face it there is better full back in the conference than the chuckle (sorry neville) brothers. And then up front ....... anybody remember when they first stated to play football.....that wall that you used to kick the ball off......well take a bow peter crouch ur a wall. In fact if mclaren had built a wall on the edge of the 6 yard box im sure in would have had more chance of scoring. Ok lets face it.....wright phillips its over....Lennon will be first name on the sheet. And Dyer.....well the name says it all. the only engald shirt he should wear is the one he buys, like fools, from jjb next time the FA want to rip off fans by taking the collar off the last shirt.
I will be there though singing England til I die....... just hopes death comes soon put me out my misery.
Mclaren out now..... neville shut ur mouth
By , at 9:22 AM
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