tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post4023729521793685191..comments2008-07-01T10:38:59.236+01:00Chris Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451130702323813966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-76699957713101403022008-07-01T10:38:59.236+01:002008-07-01T10:38:59.236+01:00Another good omen for England is that we could be hosts in Blatter's Plan B for 2010. And we always do pretty well in that case.<BR/><BR/>The fact of the matter is we're not very good, and unfortunately our league's not as good as we like to think it is.<BR/><BR/>I think tybalt is extremely optimistic if he thinks Ferdinand and Rooney could get into any team - neither player have developed in any way since they joined Manchester United.<BR/><BR/>Ferdinand and John Terry are both outclassed at club level by their partners at centre back (Vidic and Carvalho, respectively), and on last season's performances if I was an international manager choosing between Tevez and Rooney, I'd go for the Argentine.sp3ktorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00888599610761558508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-30300848722537204132008-07-01T03:21:26.228+01:002008-07-01T03:21:26.228+01:00I think it's universally recognized that Spain have a very high number of extremely technically gifted players, and that they are backed by the world's best keeper.<BR/><BR/>England... um, not so much. The England team is a joke right now, with two players who could play for any side in the world (Ferdinand and Rooney) and frankly not much else. There's lots of players who you don't mind having on their good days, but who give little or nothing on their bad days, and too many players who run around a lot to very little effect.<BR/><BR/>The inability/unwillingness of Capello to use this summer's friendlies to sort out the mess that England's playing staff is in, is utterly galling. Yes, playing David Beckham probably did help England negotiate the games against France, USA and Trinidad but the idea that he could play a serious role for England at this stage is a drug trip. Watching him faff around for LA Galaxy this summer has been painful. Similarly, that David James continues to get played at the age of 37 is bizarre.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong. England are not a bad team and I would just barely favour them to get out of their qualifying group. But they are a very far sight below the best sides in Europe, let alone Argentina or Brazil.Tybalthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12609530001755953035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27676150.post-76148068506585535412008-06-30T21:00:14.790+01:002008-06-30T21:00:14.790+01:00I wish it was as easy as that but unfortunately its not.tippohttp://blog.tipschallenge.comnoreply@blogger.com