The reaction to the England win against Ecuador is that most English fans are still worried. You could hear the lulls between the, “God save the queen.” It was that noticeable. This English squad has been the topic of much angst and now the odds are even higher to win the World Cup. It seems such a distant dream when England was 8:1odds on favourite to win the World Cup.
Owen Hargreaves continues to be pilloried. No fan can trust him with the ball. I don’t think he played a bad game, but he is not an inspiring player. He is also tagged with being Sven’s boy. No one can understand what Sven sees in him. There is a new documentary out that shows the seedier side of Sven’s life. It is pretty much page 3 material but it had everybody engrossed. It’s like “That’s who he is. I knew it was a facade. He is an effing psycho.”
Anyways, I think that Sven really does not care much. He is retiring. He is loaded and he has a rich girlfriend who”ll take care of him for the rest of his life. He can build a castle with a moat after he is done with this team.
Joe Cole is the only player who is creating chances and today Rooney got into it too. He is like a bull in a china shop with delicate bits.
Anyways, no one in their sober mind is giving England much of a chance against the better teams unless you have drunk yourself blotto on Newcastle Ale, opening up the realm of infinite possibilities. And speaking of Newcastle, the CEO is sick to his stomach with the news that Michael Owen is out. Just when Newcastle seemed to be pulling through.
One comment on “World Cup: No one is feeling bullish on England these days”
*sigh* the sven ‘documentary’ was a piece of satire by channel 4 in the UK. The entire thing is a fake, a mock up, a laugh! Perhaps this misses an American mind.
A team that can win without playing well is a team that generally, eh, wins.(Spare a thought for Man Utd teams of the rest past). As every English man knows its a very good sign. England are slowing moving up the gears, meaing we’ll hit full speed at the end, rather than blowing our load in the group stages with a 6-0 victory.
Worlds most popular soccer blog? its a jolly good job we play football then because you haven’t got a clue.