Posts Tagged ‘Rooney’
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
This assessment comes in three parts: vs. Germany; the tournament as a whole; and the future. As with my last post, I am very keen to get a discussion going at the bottom of the article. As I have experienced this afternoon, everyone has an opinion on what has happened and where to go – there is no right answer, so have a read of what I think and then I want to see what the World Cup Statistic’s readers think. We’ve been accustomed to England Football Jokes over the years, now we want to know what you think!
(more…)
Tags: Capello, Doron, England, Rooney, SA 2010, South Africa 2010, WC 2010, World Cup 2010
Posted in Managers, Match Report, Opinion, Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, World Cup | 8 Comments »
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
As the World Cup started I agreed on a (slightly bold and rushed) statement with my housemate: ‘if England don’t win the World Cup it’ll be down to the players and not the coach’ – that statement doesn’t stand so true anymore. After the USA game I attacked the England players individually with some player ratings. Post-Algeria I don’t see any point to individual assessment. Everyone was poor. The team must be examined as just that – a team.
(more…)
Tags: Capello, Doron, England, Fabio Capello, Rooney, SA 2010, South Africa 2010, WC 2010, World Cup, World Cup 2010
Posted in International, Managers, Opinion, Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, World Cup | 11 Comments »
Monday, June 14th, 2010
So England drew and collectively, a country groaned. Surprisingly the spark amongst the rubbish on show was Emile Heskey and not Wayne Rooney. I will argue that Heskey should not start England’s next game. I am no scout, I know very little about how Algeria play and therefore I am not considering that they may have a 4ft centre back who Heskey would dominate. I am writing this purely as an England fan who wants to see the England team do as well as possible and believes that in order to achieve this, Wayne Rooney is central to English plans.
(more…)
Tags: Doron, Emile Heskey, England, Heskey, Rooney, SA 2010, South Africa 2010, Wayne Rooney, WC 2010, World Cup
Posted in Opinion, Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, World Cup | 4 Comments »
