March 27, 2013 in International
Last night, England drew 1-1 with Montenegro, leaving them still floundering around in second place in the group, which, for a team of England’s calibre, just isn’t good enough. I believe that it came from England’s tactical and personnel errors, as well as Roy Hodgson’s lack of belief in certain players, and media pressure to play some players over others.
March 22, 2013 in International
As it was revealed that Rio Ferdinand has travelled to Qatar to work as a guest panelist for Al-Jazeera’s coverage of today’s England game, I asked myself once again: Why don’t you just retire? From international duty, that is. Rio Ferdinand is still a wonderful defender, and has been enjoying a wonderful run on form in recent weeks against top opposition. There is no doubt for me that Ferdinand is still England’s best defender and would be valuable for Roy Hodgson’s England.
March 13, 2013 in International, Premier League
Recently, there have been murmurs that Roy Hodgson is an admirer of Newcastle’s Steven Taylor. I’m not surprised by this; he is a brilliant defender who shows passion and love for the game and his club, so why wouldn’t he do the same for his country? Today, I will delve in and see if he is truly worthy of his possible England call-up.
January 22, 2013 in International
The African Cup Of Nations is now in full swing, but I just wanted to document this moment of madness for the Ethiopia goalkeeper, Jemal Tassew. On day three of the tournament, cup-holders Zambia played Ethiopia and just after the half hour mark Zambia forward Chisamba Lungu made a break through the middle from a ball over the top, but was dramatically taken down by Ethiopia keeper.
After several minutes of medical attention, Jemel was stretchered off the pitch, but not before the referee showed the goalie a red card whilst being carried off. And because everyone loves a GIF, just for you, here’s one of the incident:
November 14, 2012 in International
Tonight, Everton midfielder Leon Osman may get his first England cap, at the tender age of 31. Persistent injury problems stalled the start of his Everton career, and it wasn’t until the 04/05 season that Osman became a first team regular. Perennially underrated, Osman could be described as a technical utility midfielder. Osman possesses excellent ball control and dribbling ability, but suffers from a lack of strength on the ball, and at times, he can completely disappear from games. Interestingly, Osman’s game improves when there is seemingly more pressure on him; a good example of this was during Mikel Arteta’s lengthy spells out injured, when Osman would seem to elevate his game and turn in some excellent performances for the Blues. Despite good performances in the league and abroad (including a wonder strike against Greek side Larissa), many Evertonians were (and continue to be) highly critical of him, scrutinising his errors and ignoring his good performances.
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