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Post by lesd on May 30, 2014 20:13:46 GMT 1
England vs Peru
Is it my imagination or have several of the England team been practising ball-control?
Obviously not Rooney though.
32 mins and Sturridge shows his class. 1-0
Interesting, now, to compare England vs Peru with Spain vs Bolivia. England trying to play the 'Spanish way' but not seeming to have to intellectual skill to know where to put the ball! Consequently, the pace of the Spanish game is so much higher.
62 mins - and it takes a set-piece to add to the score. Corner on the left - Cahill header - 2-0.
65 mins and Rooney goes (thank goodness!). A chance for Raheem Sterling.
69 mins and another defender gets on the scoresheet! Jagielka benefits from a Peru shambles in the box (after another corner from the left) and it's 3-0.
Well, that was easy - I can just see tomorrow's headlines now "We're gonna win the World Cup"!
As for Spain, they're practising against a 10-man defence. Bolivia have barely been out of their own half. 0-0 at half-time.
50 mins and Torres scores!!!! (From the penalty spot.)
83 mins and Iniesta shows how to create and score a great solo goal.
Final score 2-0.
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Post by lesd on Jun 10, 2014 23:35:13 GMT 1
World Cup Trivia!
According to my Monday-night drinking buddy, only one of the 32 countries at the World Cup does not have an English Premier League or Championship player in their squad! Is he right? If so, which country?
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Post by lesd on Jun 12, 2014 14:32:37 GMT 1
No ideas? A clue...he reckons it's a European team!
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Post by lesd on Jun 14, 2014 23:00:01 GMT 1
AND THE ANSWER IS...........................I T A L Y !!!
EDIT:
Oh dear, humble pie time...................
Pavel Pogrebnyak of Reading was named in the provisional Russian squad, but didn't make the cut, so Russia join Italy as the teams with no English Prem or Champ players!
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Post by steve on Jun 15, 2014 12:08:10 GMT 1
Although it was a strange injury to the England physio last night when he dislocated his ankle on a water bottle while celebrating England's goal it doesn't beat the freak injury that happened Brentford goalkeeper Chic Brodie's who's career came to an abrupt end in October 1970 when he collided with a sheepdog which had run on to the pitch.
Brodie shattered his kneecap while the dog got the ball.
"The dog might have been a small one, but it just happened to be a solid one," he reflected.
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Post by lesd on Jun 15, 2014 13:27:43 GMT 1
Although it was a strange injury to the England physio last night when he dislocated his ankle on a water bottle while celebrating England's goal it doesn't beat the freak injury that happened Brentford goalkeeper Chic Brodie's who's career came to an abrupt end in October 1970 when he collided with a sheepdog which had run on to the pitch. Brodie shattered his kneecap while the dog got the ball. "The dog might have been a small one, but it just happened to be a solid one," he reflected. I remember him well. A stalwart of many years at Griffin Park.
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Post by steve on Jun 15, 2014 18:51:11 GMT 1
Then there was Everton goalkeeper Richard Wright was ruled out of his side's FA Cup fourth-round replay at Chelsea after suffering a freak injury during the warm-up for their February 2006 game.
Wright ignored a notice warning him not to practise in the goalmouth and promptly fell over the sign, suffering a twisted ankle.
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Post by lesd on Jun 15, 2014 21:05:13 GMT 1
Don't forget the famous Steve Morrow/Tony Adams love affair which resulted in a broken collarbone and an early exit from Wembley - no medal for him then! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHbSCF1eu0o
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