franklin said:Bah, poor world cup. Engalnd were dreadfull
String 5 across the middle, yet play without a single genuine winger. When Lennon came on, he hugged the touchlline, pulled full backs out wide and stretched the game. Not only did he beat people, but he made space for us to play. However, this wasn't utilised enough. Engalnd were far too predicatable and completly lacking in invention
Also, what a wonderful idea playing Rooney as a lone front man! Thats right, a player who's natural instinct is to drop deep, run channels and link play between the midfield forwards. So what do we do? We dump him up front on his own, pump long balls to him and expect him to play like an old school centre forward. Moronic
Lampard was awful. His engine was gone. The 'box to box' Lampard that turns out for Chelsea every week was conspicuous by its absence. Instead, we got a tired and unispired man who's shooting boots were lost somewhere in transit. Am usually a big fan of Lamps, but his performances pretty much sum up England's Tournament
The scary thing is, if we could have upped our game, the draw had really opened up for us. The Brazillians were the only team I really felt that, if push came to shove, we couldn't reasonably expect to take. I remember watching Ronaldo's penalty going in, walking to the bar, racking up 4 double jacks and just rattling through them one after another. A truly horrible day
Laters
Ayu said:
Just a hunch..
