Russia 2
Pavlyuchenko 69 (pen), 73.
England 1
Rooney 29
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Well, I could not afford to go to Moscow, and my usual Sky Sports spot was unavailable, so I got to listen to England 2-1 lose away in Russia on BBC 5 Live. The BBC's audio feed from the Eastern Block was broke, so I got to listen to the match via Graham Taylor's mobile phone - did I not like that!
So, winning 3-0 at home in consecutive matches in a row did not help the 3 Lions much when it came to a tough away tie far far away. Shock horror, England were just not good enough on the day - again. I really should guard against getting caught up in the press's euphoric building up of the England side, to watch the journo's delight in ripping our boys to shreds after the fact.
Easy International football matches are few and far between these days. Gone are the days of trouncing the likes of Turkey 7-0. The way the Euro qualifier table looks at the moment, England's home draw against the Macedonian's looks to have cost us big time.
I have no idea who played well today. No idea who played badly. No idea how or why we lost. I guess i'm not alone. The scary thing is McClaren probably feels the same, who knows? I gather a penalty was given against us that was'nt. Well that's what happens away from home. The Russians had a perfectly good goal ruled out at Wembley, so no complaining about the referee from here.
All in all, a grim day for the 3 Lions, and all the England fans that expected so much - again.
Match Reports
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (the fa)
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (bbc)
Posted at 5:34 PM, Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Pavlyuchenko 69 (pen), 73.
England 1
Rooney 29
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Well, I could not afford to go to Moscow, and my usual Sky Sports spot was unavailable, so I got to listen to England 2-1 lose away in Russia on BBC 5 Live. The BBC's audio feed from the Eastern Block was broke, so I got to listen to the match via Graham Taylor's mobile phone - did I not like that!
So, winning 3-0 at home in consecutive matches in a row did not help the 3 Lions much when it came to a tough away tie far far away. Shock horror, England were just not good enough on the day - again. I really should guard against getting caught up in the press's euphoric building up of the England side, to watch the journo's delight in ripping our boys to shreds after the fact.
Easy International football matches are few and far between these days. Gone are the days of trouncing the likes of Turkey 7-0. The way the Euro qualifier table looks at the moment, England's home draw against the Macedonian's looks to have cost us big time.
I have no idea who played well today. No idea who played badly. No idea how or why we lost. I guess i'm not alone. The scary thing is McClaren probably feels the same, who knows? I gather a penalty was given against us that was'nt. Well that's what happens away from home. The Russians had a perfectly good goal ruled out at Wembley, so no complaining about the referee from here.
All in all, a grim day for the 3 Lions, and all the England fans that expected so much - again.
Match Reports
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (the fa)
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (bbc)
Posted at 5:34 PM, Wednesday, October 17, 2007
England 3
Wright-Phillips 11
Rooney 32
Rahn 33 og.
Estonia 0
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,655.
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark).
England seemed to jog past Estonia today. There was a period of time when England struggled to win games under McClaren. All that seems to be over, and defensive midfeilder Gareth Barry seems to have been the catalyst for our upturn in form. I guess we'll soon know. The 3 lions next game is away to Russia on an artificial surface.
I was not amused by the England fans that booed Frank Lampard when he came onto the pitch. That said, if you pay £80.00 a ticket, I suppose you have bought the right to vent. I am curious as to why I only hear booing of England players when we're at Wembley. I don't recall this phenomenon happening much at the Millenium Stadium, or Old Trafford etc. Possibly the prawn sandwiches at Wembley are not up to scratch.
England 3 Estonia Match Reports
♠ England 3 Estonia 0 (the fa)
♠ England 3 Estonia 0 Match Report (bbc)
Posted at 5:02 PM, Saturday, October 13, 2007
Wright-Phillips 11
Rooney 32
Rahn 33 og.
Estonia 0
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,655.
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark).
England seemed to jog past Estonia today. There was a period of time when England struggled to win games under McClaren. All that seems to be over, and defensive midfeilder Gareth Barry seems to have been the catalyst for our upturn in form. I guess we'll soon know. The 3 lions next game is away to Russia on an artificial surface.
I was not amused by the England fans that booed Frank Lampard when he came onto the pitch. That said, if you pay £80.00 a ticket, I suppose you have bought the right to vent. I am curious as to why I only hear booing of England players when we're at Wembley. I don't recall this phenomenon happening much at the Millenium Stadium, or Old Trafford etc. Possibly the prawn sandwiches at Wembley are not up to scratch.
England 3 Estonia Match Reports
♠ England 3 Estonia 0 (the fa)
♠ England 3 Estonia 0 Match Report (bbc)
Posted at 5:02 PM, Saturday, October 13, 2007
Previous Posts
♠ England 23 To Face France On 26 Mar 2008
♠ England 2 Switzerland 1 (6 Feb 08)
♠ Capello Names His First England Squad
♠ Fabio Capello - The New England Manager?
♠ Steve McClaren Sacked As England Manager
♠ England 2 Croatia 3 - England Fail To Qualify
♠ Isreal Beat Russia - England Can Qualify
♠ Austria 0 England 1 (friendly)
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (17 Oct 07)
♠ England 3 Estonia 0 (13 oct, 07)
♠ England 2 Switzerland 1 (6 Feb 08)
♠ Capello Names His First England Squad
♠ Fabio Capello - The New England Manager?
♠ Steve McClaren Sacked As England Manager
♠ England 2 Croatia 3 - England Fail To Qualify
♠ Isreal Beat Russia - England Can Qualify
♠ Austria 0 England 1 (friendly)
♠ Russia 2 England 1 (17 Oct 07)
♠ England 3 Estonia 0 (13 oct, 07)
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