Posts Tagged ‘World Cup’
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
England manager Fabio Capello has named his 23 man squad, which includes once surprising omission – Theo Walcott. Although Walcott has continuous flatter to deceive at International level, despite notching up a hat trick against Croatia in qualifying, he was generally considered to be part of the 23 that would fly out to South Africa. The 1966 World Cup winners and hosts will generally pin their attacking responsibility on Wayne Rooney, who will no doubt be the main man for the three lions in just over a week.
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Tags: Capello, Doron, England, Fabio Capello, South Africa 2010, World Cup
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Theo Walcott has been left out of the final England squad by Fabio Capello. I have previously hinted that this is something I would have considered from the very beginning. I would have never selected Walcott in my initial squad. I then suggested that actually Walcott’s selection against Mexico and Japan may not have been all it seems – see point four.
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Tags: Doron, England, SA2010, Theo, Theo Walcott, Walcott, World Cup
Posted in Europe, FIFA, International, Opinion, Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, WC Squads, World Cup | 5 Comments »
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
On Monday I wrote about why I felt Walcott should go to the World Cup but only in an impact substitute role. Today the England team for the second and final World Cup warm-up match against Japan was announced: David James, Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand (C), John Terry, Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott, Tom Huddlestone, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, Wayne Rooney and Darren Bent.
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Tags: Aaron Lennon, Arsenal, Doron, England, Lennon, South Africa 2010, Spurs, Theo Walcott, Tottenham, Walcott, World Cup
Posted in Europe, International, Opinion, Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, WC Squads, World Cup | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Head coach of Denmark, Morten Olsen, has named his final 23 man squad for the World Cup. He has included the promising Palermo centre back Simon Kjaer despite picking up what looked like a potentially serious injury against Senegal yesterday. Kjaer will still undergo some scans so the extent of his injury can be assessed and monitored but the early expectations are that he will be able to play a part at the World Cup.
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Tags: Denmark, Doron, Kjaer, Palermo, Simon Kjaer, South Africa 2010, World Cup
Posted in Europe, Injury News, International, Serie A, South Africa 2010, WC Squads, World Cup | No Comments »
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Mexico’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has today had a work permit granted enabling him to join Manchester United on the 1st July when the transfer window opens.
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Tags: Chicharito, Doron, Javier Hernandez, Man United, Manchester United, Mexico, South Africa 2010, World Cup
Posted in Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, Transfer, WC Squads, World Cup | No Comments »
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Three times World Cup winners Germany prepared for the World Cup by beating a selection local players aged under 20 from Eppan in South Tirol by 24 goals to nil. The Germans, who beat Hungary in the 1954 final, Holland in the 1974 final and Argentina in the 1990 final – have thumped a few sides in their time, however the biggest World Cup victory remains the 8-0 win over Saudi Arabia in 2002.
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Tags: Doron, Germany, Gomez, Klose, South Africa 2010, World Cup
Posted in Bundesliga, Europe, FIFA, International, Match Report, South Africa 2010, World Cup | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
I am inherently biased. I should point out that I wouldn’t have selected Theo Walcott for the England provisional squad in the first place. However, he was selected, so I will try to provide an argument for and against his selection in the final squad.
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Tags: Arsenal, Doron, England, SA2010, Theo Walcott, Walcott, WC2010, World Cup
Posted in Europe, FIFA, International, Opinion, Players, Premier League, South Africa 2010, UEFA, WC Squads, World Cup | 9 Comments »
Monday, May 24th, 2010
On the eve of England’s first warm-up match for the World Cup another member of the England set-up has expressed his disappointment at Paul Scholes’s decision to not make himself available for selection – England captain, Rio Ferdinand.
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Tags: Doron, England, Man United, Manchester United, Paul Scholes, Scholes, World Cup
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
In his first season with a ‘big’ club, Diego Milito has excelled. After yesterdays Champions League final he has now brought his tally to 30 goals for the season; a very healthy return bettered only in the current Argentine squad by Lionel Messi. Yet, it is feasible that Milito may not feature at all in Diego Maradona’s plans.
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Tags: Argentina, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Doron, Maradona, Milito, World Cup
Posted in International, Serie A, South Africa 2010, South America, Statistics, WC Squads, World Cup | No Comments »
