England face Sweden in an international friendly at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday November 14. This match comes after the 1-1 away draw with Poland in the World Cup qualifying match last month. Roy Hodgson may look to experiment with his youth players as he looks to form a cup winning side. England veterans Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole are both on 99 caps for the Three Lions.
Hodgson may exercise his youth with players such as Tom Cleverley, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere, Jonjo Shelvey and even Carl …
I am willing to admit that I raised a surprised eyebrow when the FA opted to appoint Roy Hodgson has England manager just two months ago. I didn’t want Harry Redknapp, but I was sure that the FA were going to bow down to pressure created by the media and give the England job to the then Spurs manager, however, It is also fair to say that whilst I wasn’t thrilled by the appointment of Hodgson, I thought it showed a little bit of initiative by FA top brass, coupled …
Surprises of the twenty three man squad of players not included are holding midfielder Carrick, central defender Ferdinand (left out for “football reasons” states hodgson) right back Richards and centre forwards Crouch and Sturidge. With just days to go to England’s first group match against the French, with England winning their two warm up games by the same score of 1-0 and looking defensively organised but lacking goals.
Tension is building; expectations are realistic with key players getting injured in the build up, a new manager and a relatively mediocre squad compared …
England are in Group D alongside France, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine. Group D is not the most attractive on paper yet it is not the most predictable either. Ukraine and Sweden will be the clear underdogs with England and France both having squads full of household names but both have the ability to cause an upset. Many England fans will not be too familiar with Ukraine and Sweden, whilst France are a very different outfit to the one with which many football fans will be familiar. Here is a run-down …
Small incidents can have untold repercussions in all aspects of life, not least in football. A perfect example of one such incident occured at Wembley Stadium on saturday evening. Dries Mertens’ shove on Gary Cahill appeared petulant but not significant upon first glance, but that was until Cahill could not continue, much to the discontent of Roy Hodgson, his team and a nation of nervous onlookers. Mertens, with one push ended Cahill’s chances of representing his country in the European Championships, at least until 2016, as the Chelsea centre-half had …
England fans may well have been optimistic when the draw for Euro 2012 was made in December 2011 but a lot has changed since then. Fabio Capello’s resignation in February, although not greeted with too much disappointment by fans and media alike, can not have been helpful for a team of notorious underachievers when preparing for a major international football tournament. However, I am of the opinion that Roy Hodgson’s arrival, contrary to the widespread negativity surrounding it, is exactly what England need. Roy Hodgson is a man who knows european football inside-out and this …
Since England’s dispiriting exit from the 2010 World Cup, a heavy cloud of negativity has hung over English football. Once the usual feelings of anger and injustice had receded, fans all over the country reached the same unavoidable conclusion: The English team is technically and tactically infantile when compared with the mature footballing sophistication of the top European sides.
The incisive passing and tactical understanding of Spain and Germany embarrassed us. The recent unveiling of the controversial EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) sees the Premier League and F.A. taking radical steps …
England confirmed their places for next year’s European Championships in Poland and Ukraine following a scrappy 2-2 draw against Montenegro last Friday night.
Despite the result securing qualification, the main talking-point afterwards was the dismissal of Wayne Rooney for kicking-out at defender Miodrag Dzudovoic and how this might affect England’s chances next summer.
Rooney faces the prospect of missing the first game and maybe more for Fabio Capello’s team.
You would have thought that with all his experience, he might have learned his lesson by now but that evidently appears not to be …
Wayne Rooney has dominated the headlines since England managed a draw against Montenegro to send them into EURO 2012 at Poland and Ukraine. Headlines suggest Rooney’s dismissal in the 73rd minute after kicking Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic messed up Fabio Capello’s party after England’s qualification. After what can be termed as a substandard qualifying campaign for the three lions, should they have rejoiced even without Rooney’s red card? No. European and World Cup Champions Spain alongside Germany have so far gone through their qualifying games with a 100 percent record …
England will head to Copenhagen on Wednesday 9 February for an international friendly against Denmark at Parken Stadium, the fixture will be shown live on ITV1. Boss Fabio Capello wants to get some experience for his side away from Wembley before the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales in Cardiff in March.
Parken Stadium has a capacity of 38,000 and a retractable roof that will be similar to the Millennium Stadium for the players, providing an ideal preparation. The last time England played the Dane’s was back in 2005, in a warm-up …
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