France 1 (HT 1-0)
Ribery (pen) 32
England 0
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Match: International Friendly
Kick Off: 8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Referee: Florian Meyer (German)
Assistant Referees: Sonke Glindmann and Mark Borsch (Both German)
I never caught the match. I gather Beckham got his 100th cap. More importantly, I dare say Fabio Capello was not happy with losing his 2nd game in charge.
From what I gather reading how things went, it seems Capello wants the England players to play old style Italian football.
We shall see how that pans out over time.
Here are the match reports from around the web.
France 1 England 0 Match Reports
♠ Ribery Grabs All The Glory (the fa)
♠ France 1 England 0 (bbc)
♠ France 1 England 0 (the sun)
♠ France 1 England 0 (sportinglife)
France 1 England 0 Minute By Minute
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (the fa)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (football365)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (sportinglife)
Posted at 11:27 AM, Saturday, April 05, 2008
Ribery (pen) 32
England 0
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Match: International Friendly
Kick Off: 8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Referee: Florian Meyer (German)
Assistant Referees: Sonke Glindmann and Mark Borsch (Both German)
I never caught the match. I gather Beckham got his 100th cap. More importantly, I dare say Fabio Capello was not happy with losing his 2nd game in charge.
From what I gather reading how things went, it seems Capello wants the England players to play old style Italian football.
We shall see how that pans out over time.
Here are the match reports from around the web.
France 1 England 0 Match Reports
♠ Ribery Grabs All The Glory (the fa)
♠ France 1 England 0 (bbc)
♠ France 1 England 0 (the sun)
♠ France 1 England 0 (sportinglife)
France 1 England 0 Minute By Minute
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (the fa)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (football365)
♠ France V England Minute By Minute (sportinglife)
Posted at 11:27 AM, Saturday, April 05, 2008
France v England
International Friendly
8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Stade de France, Paris
Live on Sky Sports
Fabio Capello has named his 2nd England squad to face the French on wednesday. 23 players have been selected, whittled down from a provisional 30.
The big news is David Beckham has been recalled, presumably to get his 100th cap. However, I am a bit suspicious and would'nt be surprised if Capello does not play Becks, therefore leaving it open for Beckham to get his 100th cap at Wembley against the Americans on Wednesday 28 May.
We shall see.
Goalkeepers:
GK David James (Portsmouth)
GK Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur)
GK Robert Green (West Ham)
England Defenders:
LD Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
LD Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
RD Wes Brown (Manchester United)
RD Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
LCD Joleon Lescott (Everton)
CD Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
CD John Terry (Chelsea)
CD Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
England Midfielders:
LM Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
LCM Gareth Barry (AstonVilla)
RLCM Joe Cole (Chelsea)
RLCM Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
RCM David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
RCM Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
RCM David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
CM Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
England Strikers:
RLCA Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
CA Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
CA Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
RCA Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Posted at 11:43 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2008
International Friendly
8pm, Wednesday 26 March 2008
Stade de France, Paris
Live on Sky Sports
Fabio Capello has named his 2nd England squad to face the French on wednesday. 23 players have been selected, whittled down from a provisional 30.
The big news is David Beckham has been recalled, presumably to get his 100th cap. However, I am a bit suspicious and would'nt be surprised if Capello does not play Becks, therefore leaving it open for Beckham to get his 100th cap at Wembley against the Americans on Wednesday 28 May.
We shall see.
Goalkeepers:
GK David James (Portsmouth)
GK Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur)
GK Robert Green (West Ham)
England Defenders:
LD Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
LD Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
RD Wes Brown (Manchester United)
RD Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
LCD Joleon Lescott (Everton)
CD Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
CD John Terry (Chelsea)
CD Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
England Midfielders:
LM Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
LCM Gareth Barry (AstonVilla)
RLCM Joe Cole (Chelsea)
RLCM Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
RCM David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
RCM Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
RCM David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
CM Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
England Strikers:
RLCA Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
CA Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
CA Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
RCA Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Posted at 11:43 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2008
England 2
Jenas (40)
Wright-Phillips (62)
Switzerland 1
Derdiyok (58)
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,857.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
England started off their Capello time with a reasonable 2-1 friendly win against Switzerland tonight. The Swiss were admittedly under-strengthed, especially up front, and were playing without their captain. They came to play though, and certainly made England play.
Jermaine Jenas opened the scoring from a Joe Cole assist on 40 minutes. Cole twiddled the right back just inside the Swiss penalty box, and laid central midfielder Jenas up for a tap in from the by-line.
The Swiss found themselves under the cosh early in the second half. England could not capitalise though, and paid the price when the Swiss debutante Derdiyok hit the ball first time past David James on 58 minutes.
The leveller did not count for long though. Wright-Phillips scored his 3rd International goal this season, from another tap in. This time via a ball inside from Gerrard after some good work from Crouch and Rooney.
All in all, a satisfactory start to Capello's reign. We'll see how things pan out away to the French next up.
Come on England!
England Team: James, Brown, Ferdinand, Upson, Ashley Cole (Bridge 73), Bentley, Jenas (Wright-Phillips 57), Gerrard, Barry (Hargreaves 73), Joe Cole (Crouch 57), Rooney (Young 87).
Subs Not Used: Carson, Richards, Lescott, Woodgate, Owen, Defoe, Kirkland.
Goals: Jenas 40, Wright-Phillips 62.
Switzerland Team: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner (Behrami 46), Senderos (Grichting 55), Eggiman, Spycher, Inler, Gelson (Huggel 84), Barnetta, Yakin (Margairaz 63), Gygax (Vonlanthen 46), Nkufo (Derdiyok 46).
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Coltorti, Ziegler.
Goals: Derdiyok 58.
Posted at 11:15 PM, Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Jenas (40)
Wright-Phillips (62)
Switzerland 1
Derdiyok (58)
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,857.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
England started off their Capello time with a reasonable 2-1 friendly win against Switzerland tonight. The Swiss were admittedly under-strengthed, especially up front, and were playing without their captain. They came to play though, and certainly made England play.
Jermaine Jenas opened the scoring from a Joe Cole assist on 40 minutes. Cole twiddled the right back just inside the Swiss penalty box, and laid central midfielder Jenas up for a tap in from the by-line.
The Swiss found themselves under the cosh early in the second half. England could not capitalise though, and paid the price when the Swiss debutante Derdiyok hit the ball first time past David James on 58 minutes.
The leveller did not count for long though. Wright-Phillips scored his 3rd International goal this season, from another tap in. This time via a ball inside from Gerrard after some good work from Crouch and Rooney.
All in all, a satisfactory start to Capello's reign. We'll see how things pan out away to the French next up.
Come on England!
England Team: James, Brown, Ferdinand, Upson, Ashley Cole (Bridge 73), Bentley, Jenas (Wright-Phillips 57), Gerrard, Barry (Hargreaves 73), Joe Cole (Crouch 57), Rooney (Young 87).
Subs Not Used: Carson, Richards, Lescott, Woodgate, Owen, Defoe, Kirkland.
Goals: Jenas 40, Wright-Phillips 62.
Switzerland Team: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner (Behrami 46), Senderos (Grichting 55), Eggiman, Spycher, Inler, Gelson (Huggel 84), Barnetta, Yakin (Margairaz 63), Gygax (Vonlanthen 46), Nkufo (Derdiyok 46).
Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Coltorti, Ziegler.
Goals: Derdiyok 58.
Posted at 11:15 PM, Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Fabio Capello has picked his first England squad. Of course, the headline news is the omission of David Beckham due to the fact Becks has not played any competetive matches lately. The door has not been closed on Beckham getting his 100th cap at some time in the future.
Capello said: "The reason that David is not in the squad is because he has not had any real match practice since playing in November.
"When I spoke with David on the phone yesterday I advised him that he is still part of my plans and once he is playing regularly in America we will look closely at him again."
Paul Robinson has also been left out. David James looks like the senior goalkeeper. Interesting, because there was a time it looked like James had played his last game for England when dropped by Sven Goran Eriksson.
A 30 man squad has been chosen. To be wittled down to 23 on saturday. Here are the lucky ones.
Goalkeepers:
David James (Portsmouth)
Scott Carson (Liverpool on loan at Aston Villa)
Chris Kirkland (Wigan)
Defenders:
Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Curtis Davies (West Brom on loan at Aston Villa)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicky Shorey (Reading)
Wes Brown (Manchester United)
Joleon Lescott (Everton)
Micah Richards (Manchester City)
Matthew Upson (West Ham United)
Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders:
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)
Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur)
Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea)
David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
Forwards:
Emile Heskey (Wigan Athletic)
Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)
Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
Posted at 9:04 PM, Thursday, January 31, 2008
Capello said: "The reason that David is not in the squad is because he has not had any real match practice since playing in November.
"When I spoke with David on the phone yesterday I advised him that he is still part of my plans and once he is playing regularly in America we will look closely at him again."
Paul Robinson has also been left out. David James looks like the senior goalkeeper. Interesting, because there was a time it looked like James had played his last game for England when dropped by Sven Goran Eriksson.
A 30 man squad has been chosen. To be wittled down to 23 on saturday. Here are the lucky ones.
Goalkeepers:
David James (Portsmouth)
Scott Carson (Liverpool on loan at Aston Villa)
Chris Kirkland (Wigan)
Defenders:
Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Curtis Davies (West Brom on loan at Aston Villa)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicky Shorey (Reading)
Wes Brown (Manchester United)
Joleon Lescott (Everton)
Micah Richards (Manchester City)
Matthew Upson (West Ham United)
Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders:
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)
Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur)
Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea)
David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
Forwards:
Emile Heskey (Wigan Athletic)
Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)
Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
Posted at 9:04 PM, Thursday, January 31, 2008
Fabio Capello will be the next England team manager. He is Italian if you don't know, and can't guess.
Ever since the Scotsman Adam Crozier decided to appoint the Swede Sven Goran Eriksson to the England manager's job, to teach us stupid English how to do things, it's become ok for England not to have an Englishman in charge.
All this because we are supposed to be a leading football nation, with aspirations of winning international trophies. I say international football should consist of people eligible to play for the team, or they can't serve as backroom staff.
Otherwise we might aswell bring in Gianluigi Buffon to play in goal no?
Anyway, I wish the man all the best, and hope Capello can help England win something.
Posted at 2:58 PM, Friday, December 14, 2007
Ever since the Scotsman Adam Crozier decided to appoint the Swede Sven Goran Eriksson to the England manager's job, to teach us stupid English how to do things, it's become ok for England not to have an Englishman in charge.
All this because we are supposed to be a leading football nation, with aspirations of winning international trophies. I say international football should consist of people eligible to play for the team, or they can't serve as backroom staff.
Otherwise we might aswell bring in Gianluigi Buffon to play in goal no?
Anyway, I wish the man all the best, and hope Capello can help England win something.
Posted at 2:58 PM, Friday, December 14, 2007
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♠ England Lose 1-0 In France
♠ 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 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)
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