England Must Improve in Order to Secure World Cup Qualification

It would be absurd to suggest that England were anything other than below par last night. However, Roy Hodgson and his team did get the result they were playing for, so they should receive some level of credit for that. Hodgson‘s England are always going to be a cautious side and despite the criticism he has received, he knew it would have been ten times worse if his side had lost the game. The... 

Rickie Lambert’s England Call Up Is a Poor Decision by Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson has named his squad for the upcoming, ridiculously timed, just before the start of the season international friendly against Scotland. Amongst the usual blend of names and faces (except maybe the inclusion of Wilfried Zaha), there is one genuine surprise: Southampton striker Rickie Lambert. Lambert is a good player who had a good debut season in the Premier League last time out with... 

Wimbledon 2013 Review: Where Has It Left the "Big Four"?

What a tournament. Even if it had been scripted and made into a film, they couldn’t have produced a more dramatic Wimbledon Championships (for proof see the simply awful 2004 film Wimbledon. but don’t actually see it, it’s really bad) Never has there been a Grand Slam so full of drama from the first day to the last. From “Withdrawal Wednesday,” to “Manic Monday,”... 

5 Things We Learned from England vs Brazil

1. This is a poor Brazil side This Brazil side is, at best, distinctly average. They may have brought back their 2002 World Cup winning manager in Luiz Felipe Scolari, but they cannot bring back the players who formed a juggernaut on their way to glory in that tournament. You’d be hard pressed to find too many from Sunday’s game against England who would have started for Brazil in 2002,... 

England vs. Montenegro: Roy Hodgson Fails to Act as England Disappoint Yet Again

Well, that was interesting. After a confident win over Brazil last month and a thoroughly comprehensively “Attack vs. Defence” training ground dismissal of San Marino last Friday, England made perfectly sure we were all brought back down to Earth last night. I’m sure all Three Lions’ fans would agree, it was a familiar feeling of disappointment.  England were good in the... 

Rio Ferdinand Withdraws: Analyzing England’s Other Centre-Backs

When the news broke of Rio Ferdinand‘s withdrawal from the England squad for the upcoming qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro, I started to worry. But why was I worried? My primary worry was that England had lost the one genuinely experienced central defender that they still have available (although apparently not one Hodgson has available for any longer). Hodgson could start himself... 

Rio Ferdinand Recalled: Three Intriguing Aspects of England’s Latest Squad

There is no doubting that the headline-grabbing news from England’s squad announcement for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro was Roy Hodgson’s inclusion of Rio Ferdinand, ending the Manchester United defender’s spell of nearly two years in the international wilderness.  The call-up was something of a surprise, especially considering the fact... 

England vs. Brazil: 6 Positives to Take from an Excellent Performance

So England beat Brazil last night. For the first time in 23 years! Yes, it may have only been a friendly. Yes, it may have only been against a far-from-vintage Brazil side. And no, it may not make up for the pangs of pain I still feel whenever we see a clip of that ball looping over Seaman’s head. But it was, however, a quality performance all the same. The result may not directly benefit... 

Did Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard Change the Face of Football?

18th Nov. 2012 The Big Man-Small Man Paradox I know you were all thinking the same thing as me when Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored that wonder goal against England on Wednesday night… why is Andre Villas-Boas so reluctant to play Adebayor and Defoe together upfront for Tottenham Hotspur? (Okay, admittedly that was an extremely tenuous and potentially unrelated link, and I’d imagine that I was... 

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