Archive for March, 2011

At last night's game against Ghana at Wembley, an 80,000-strong crowd experienced something not normally associated with England friendlies: they had fun.

This was a competitive match, feisty, at times exciting, filled with incident and blessed by a wonderful climax. Asamoah Gyan's brilliant equalising goal and even more vivid celebration will linger long in the memory. ...

At last night's game against Ghana at Wembley, an 80,000 crowd experienced something not normally associated with England friendlies: they had fun. This was a competitive match, feisty, at times exciting, filled with incident and blessed by a wonderful climax. Asamoah Gyan's brilliant goal equalising goal and even more vivid celebration will linger long in the memory. ...

England play Ghana tonight, but the match has been marred by the decision to release five senior players.

You see, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Wayne Rooney and Michael Dawson are on Champions League duty next midweek, and have been sent home to rest their weary limbs.

Press pack big man on campus Henry Winter described it as part of club versus country politics, and hoped clubs would remember the gesture.

Here are five reasons why it was a stupid idea. ...

England play Ghana tonight, but the match has been marred by the decision to release five senior players.

You see, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Wayne Rooney and Michael Dawson are on Champions League duty next midweek, and have been sent home to rest their weary limbs.

Press pack big man on campus Henry Winter described it as part of club versus country politics, and hoped clubs would remember the gesture.

Here are five reasons why it was a stupid idea. ...

For the first time in a while the press are not on anyone's back following an England game. Perhaps they could have beaten Wales by more than two goals, but overall the players did their job properly and didn't allow any opportunity for an upset.

However, it is important not to get carried away by one decent performance against inferior opposition. The next big test in a meaningful match will come when they host Switzerland in June. ...

I am really looking forward to seeing Wales take on England on Saturday. During my England career I was on the bench for two friendlies against Ireland and a Rous Cup match in Scotland, but unfortunately I never made it on to the pitch.

However I, like everyone involved with England, understood the very unique kind of pressure involved in playing against another team from Britain or Ireland. It is not the same as playing another team of similar quality from the other side of Europe. ...

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