Month: February 2008

This is more like it – a team so utterly unlike the one I’d hazarded as to make the Switzerland game the most interesting and exciting since Sven’s debut against Spain. That is, of course, if the Beeb have read the runes correctly. David James; Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Matthew Upson, Ashley Cole; David Bentley,…

UPDATE: Gerrard is captain, and the team will know who they are at some time tomorrow. I could have done without this particular choice of words from Capello: Gerrard is important because he can pass on things, transmit things and inspire the players. A kind of dread takes hold… ORIGINAL ARTICLE With England due to…

This is interesting: I had serious doubts about Defoe’s England future on the grounds of his temperament and the quality of his off-the-ball movement, but the injury to Gabby Agbonlahor has let him back in despite his absence from the original 30. On the face of it, what this reveals about Capello’s management style is…