Franz Beckenbauer weighs in on England’s tied game (effectively a loss given its emotional import) with the USA. He claims its a return to the English style.
“Gone backwards into the bad old times of kick and rush”.
Fabio Capello might disagree with the Kaiser’s assessment of the English predilection for the long ball. But he will agree that part of the reason could be the lack of top quality English representation in the Premiership, increasingly crowded out by the imports. A phenomenon that he has alluded to in the past.
Meanwhile, English players are pointing to the Germans familiarity with the Jabulani as a reason for their Socceroo success.
These defeatist themes do not bode well for a team who just a few short weeks ago was considered a favourite to win the World Cup.