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Team England: The Players of Tomorrow

Posted in London Football on September 19th, 2010 by admin – Comments Off

With England’s 2010 World Cup campaign now over, widespread disappointment reigns over all of the country. Once again, fans were conditioned by the media and its hype to believe that their team had a legitimate chance to make it deep in sports most’ illustrious tournament. Well, perhaps in lieu of the underwhelming results, we can agree that the “de-hype” era approaches with England football. The country’s young players, while still highly touted, will no longer have such lofty expectations placed on them; this should make for a more smooth development process as the young stars are just now settling

into their respective big clubs. Lets take a look at these players:

DANNY WELBECK- SUNDERLAND

Born to Ghanian parents, Welbeck is only 20 years old, but has already confirmed to England and its fans that he’s worthy for the national team, perhaps as early as Euro 2012. He’s been a standout for the U-21 team, and has drawn comparisons to Man City’s Adebayor; if he so much approaches this echelon of talent, England fans can rejoice.

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MARK NOBLE- Plays beyond his years; a solid, no nonsense mid-fielder. Noble captained the England U-21 squad during his tenure, so expect him to become a fixture in the midfield by Brazil 2014.

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THEO WALCOTT- The main young gunner. El numero uno. He’s been annointed England’s saviour since he was 16, but in classic English fashion, fans put massive hope into just one player, when it will take much more than that; Walcott, as good as he is already, hasn’t materialized into a Christiano Ronaldo like some thought he would.

JOHN BOSTOCK- Bostock was the youngest player ever to suit up for Chrystal Palace, when he subbed in for a game last season at just 15 years old. This mid-fielder should be staple for England for the next 10 years.

NATHAN DEFOUNESO- the future of Aston Villa up front, Nathan has peaked interest from teams like Birmingham and Wolverhampton. He is, next to Walcott, the only true striker in England’s future

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Team England: World Cup Recap

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With a new manager and David Beckham on the sidelines, England football fans held as high of expectations as aever, but perhaps mistakenly so. The media machine in London roared more than ever during the WC build-up, fueled by the ubiquitous state of video and audio. The high coverage level of  media probably led the collective underwhelm of a nation, as the team was clearly overrated. Fans’ opinions were generally raised over time, through the incessant drone of the “analysts” and their romanticism with hometown hype. Maybe it’s profitable for news makers to generate illusions; after all, they’re precisely that-news makers, but either way, an entire nation’s hopes were built up so high that the fall was practically stratospheric.

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Energy is a funny thing. Maybe all the hype and hoopla affected things. For example- the inexcusable draw with Algeria, or the major gaffe by the keeper Green during the match vs USA. Had either scenario gone the proper way for England, they would have faced Ghana, and not the German juggernaut in the round of 16. Maybe the English would have found a goal in the infamous match vs Algeria, and Wayne Rooney wouldn’t have crumbled under the negative aura of English football fans who travelled all the way to South Africa. Yes, energy is funny indeed.

After the storm settled, it became obvious that Steven Gerrard, John Terry, an ageing Frank Lampard, and a slow Garreth Barry was a laughable talent pool to brand as World Cup finalists, or even semi-finalists. Germany outclassed them, and simply out-skilled them- this from the same team that ultimately succumbed to Spain in the final round of four via a ghastly display of non-possession. Had England somehow defeated Ghana, and miraculously gotten by Argentina, it’s safe to say that Spain would have handled England with relative ease.

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Oh well; another World Cup, another disappointment, with England footy fans left to reflect. The bad news is that England likely will be without all of their current stars by Rio De Janeiro 2014. Time to focus on development, and fast.

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England World Cup 2010

Posted in London Football on May 19th, 2010 by admin – Comments Off

After failing to place in Euro 2008, team England looks to atone for its disappointments over the last decade. The team has been criticized for its overly workmanlike style through years, with claims that it had no finesse, no finish, and generally no true offensive threat; this via poor management systems rather than the performance of the players. Despite the absence of David Beckham, the squad certainly has no shortage of talent, and with the addition of Fabio Capello as manager, England should benefit with a more structured and effective system.

The players to watch are the usual suspects: Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, along with a solid supporting cast with depth. The key this year though will be the maturity of the players. Rooney, touted as the golden boy of England at the tender age 16, only to have fans disenchanted with him after two seasons, has slowly regained world class status, now at age 25.  Lampard is a savvy veteran with 20 international goal, and Gerrard, despite a momentous scandal, has remained composed, and is currently playing great football.

England has a great advantage this World Cup due to the strength of it group. USA is the only other threat in the group, and even they are playing dicey football of late. The other two teams, Algeria and Slovenia, who are hard pressed to do anything whatsoever in this tournament, will challenge for 2 of 4 spots, but Algeria is making its 1st appearance in 24  years, and Slovenia is inexperienced, as its 1st major tournament as a nation was only 10 years ago at Euro.

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Posted in London Football on March 21st, 2010 by admin – Comments Off

Today, March 16th, at Stamford Bridge, Jose Morinho made his much anticipated return to London since leaving Chelsea just last year. Arsenal is battling his present team Inter Milan, and they’re currently knotted up at nil-nil. This story, with all of its hype and anticipation, proves just how much clout some managers have, especially in London. In all the glory of the Champion’s League, with all of its player talent and star power, a former manager steals all of the headlines. Morinho continues to draw attention with reports that he could be gone from Inter this summer if they fail to advance early on in this Champion’s league. Apparently it isn’t just London that gets quickly disgruntled with its team’s performance; Football is the ultimate `what have you done for me lately` sport, where often times a draw won`t cut it against certain teams.

Meanwhile, down in Old Trafford, rumours swirl about the combination of Wayne Rooney and Dmitri Berbatov. The pitch definitely opened up for Rooney after the departure of Christiano Ronaldo, much to the quiet delight of many Man United fans; many weren`t saying it aloud, since Ronaldo has as much skill as any player in the world, but the question has always been about chemistry, and Ronaldo often was a vacuum with the ball. Now, reports have Rooney joining Real Madrid next season, but sceptics say that the combo of the Bulgarian and London`s darling may still have life at Manchester United.

Amidst the Champion`s League and all of its excitement, the main story revolves around the health of David Beckham, and by no means is it an open-ended story; Beckham will not participate in the World Cup in South Africa. He has a torn Achilles, which normally takes about a year to recover from. England fans, Inter fans, and LA Galaxy fans are devastated, mainly the latter, because the only other star on the Galaxy is American star Landon Donovan. Replacements for team England include the aging Theo Walcott.