Unfortunately not a new incarnation of arguably the greatest PC football sim – FIFA RTWC ’98 – but a look at the situation after last night’s games. There are now no qualifying matches until June, so a long time to stew on a good week (England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland) a bad one (Wales) or a mediocre one (Scotland)…
That may sound like a stupid question. But think about it. Personally (I’m 26) I’m glad England didn’t win the World Cup when I was younger (say 12, 16, 20). I don’t think I would have appreciated it properly, and it would have changed my perception of future tournaments; having already seen a victory, I [...]
Zaki to score at anytime v Sunderland Man Utd to beat Liverpool Tottenham v Aston Villa >2.5 goals Three doubles and a cheeky treble on those… For Fantasy Football – Zaki would be my tip, alongside Paintsil for Fulham. Well… Zaki did score. Man Utd didn’t beat Liverpool though (started well enough). So, fingers crossed [...]
Where did that come from?! After all the hating, England produced their best performance for seven years last night, winning 4-1 in the cauldron of Zagreb. Like their previous pinnacle, the 5-1 in Munich, there was a hat-trick for a young starlet – Theo Walcott in this case – but that was just one of [...]
Fabio Capello has come out and said he’s happier to be playing away because the England fans are a negative influence on the side. I am glad he has said this. As fans we are all too happy to blame the players, or the manager, or the English football system, but never ourselves – because [...]
A quote from earlier in this blog: Thursday, 21 August 2008 England Dear oh dear. So much for a brave new world under Capello. England were as boring and disappointing as ever last night, completely underwhelming and totally underperforming. Rooney dropped off too much, Defoe looked short of international class, Gerrard didn’t play like he [...]
