While the rest of Europe prepare in earnest for the upcoming European Championships, the English are wondering what activities to indulge themselves as they licked their wounded pride. England failed to qualify so it is hard to foresee a nation gripped by football fever.
Amid this depression, nobody paid much attention to to Fabio Capello’s friendly […]
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December 14, 2007 – 7:05 pm
Fabio Capello has been confirmed as England’s new messiah until 2012, on a contract reportedly worth 6.5 million pounds a year by the Football Association on Friday. It is not all cheer in England though.
A great debate has ensued: will Capello usher in a new dawn for England’s football or will he fail terribly like […]
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November 27, 2007 – 11:52 pm
And then there were two… The ink has barely dried from the discussions of England’s European Championships debacle, courtesy of Croatia who cruelly drove the final stake into the coffin, and fate has brought them together again.Last Sunday, the results from the preliminary 2010 World Cup draw revealed that both teams are now in Group […]
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November 23, 2007 – 11:21 pm
Before England’s downfall to Croatia, the thought of McClaren sneaking off to the toilet crossed my mind. It certainly works for the Israelis. Wouldn’t it be great if we can replay the entire scene, with the game tied at 2-2, and McClaren excused himself to visit the gents, it may be an inspired England who […]
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November 19, 2007 – 1:43 am
With Euro 2008 qualification at stake, Italy showed the rest of European football why they were the reigning world champions. Right at the death, they snatched a 2-1 victory from Scotland, thanks to a header from Christian Panucci. The Azzurri made it through, along with France, and normal order is restored for a competition in […]
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November 18, 2007 – 1:38 am
I had meant to tone down the criticism of Steve McClaren after Croatia coach, Steve Bilic, had his two cents about the difficulties in managing a national team. He said: “As a club manager you need a couple of years to make or build a team. In a national team you need three or four […]
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November 14, 2007 – 1:27 am
Despite facing vehement calls to resign, McClaren is putting up a brave front and insisted he is confident of reaching next summer’s finals and that he is the right man to lead England through qualifying campaign for the World Cup.
Audacious statements from a man secure about his own talent but it appears to be misplaced. […]
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