Day 4 of the World cup is about to get underway with among the European heavyweights due in actions later today. Netherlands and Italy are both for activity and while happen to be tipped as champions of the championship, they would both be expected to get out of their own groups and potentially advance further.
With 8 matches having been decided over the weekend, more questions than answers are chucked up. The major talking point is Robert Green’s disastrous mistake in England’s match with the united states which cost the English two points after he allowed a somewhat tame shot struck off his thumb and roll agonisingly into the internet. England’s operation was quite poor in my opinion and being listened to the pundits on English television, I honestly wonder whether they were watching the exact same match that I was watching. I really don’t understand very well what the UK’s policy is but it seems to be don’t state anything which may cause the smallest offence to team or manager. I am convinced he had been much more vocal in the dressing room.

I had the luxury if this is the ideal word, Bet the World Cup of watching Irish televisions analysis after the game. One of the pundits has been Graeme Souness who said he couldn’t believe how poorly England had played and his two colleagues, John Giles along with Eamon Dunphy both consented. On that performance for these to be classed as winners of the tournament is beyond belief. There clearly was not any tempo or cohesion to their own play. Midfield has to be sorted out and quick as they come up from the better teams in the knock out stages they will be punished. The Gerrard and Lampard difficulty has raised its head again. Ledley King is injured and Milner was shot off to rescue himself becoming shipped. Carragher has been skint within five minutes of arrival on and was lucky never to give a penalty. Wright -Phillips have to have been left on the seat. Green atoned somewhat for his mistake having an excellent save which bounced off the post and when that had gone it could have been catastrophic because their wasn’t much hope of such a thing planning at the other end. Rooney was isolated up front without a good service to frustration and him building since the game went. Heskey had a fantastic chance but hit the ball straight at the keeper and also the important final ball was poor throughout the evening.

Germany alternatively, fired a warning shot into the others of teams using a clinical presentation of passing and finishing that seen their mixture of youth and experience romp past the Aussies 4-0. As I have said before rule out the Germans out at your danger. They might not need enough to make it all the way however they are not to be dismissed. The winners and runners up from England’s band and Germanys group need to play eachother in the subsequent round that could throw that replicate of the 66 final. Just one winner on the performances shown within the weekend I am fearful. Hopefully it’s only a slow beginning from England and so they are going to build slowly in to the championship, but they can not afford any slip ups. Algeria and Slovenia shouldn’t create England some issues, however a united states did not cause any major difficulties either and they came out with a place.

Final issue could be the print media in England that seem to love when things move just a little bit pear shaped. They were all over Robert Green just like a rash. This indicates the only thing that interests them would be the massive brash headline that may add a few numbers to their circulation figures. Why don’t you report the truth, support the team and also quit trying to assassinate any one who makes a mistake. Can they around on Rooney in exactly the exact same way when he overlooks the decisive penalty in the ultimate? Probably, even with all he has done for the team. Remember Beckham afterwards he got sent off against Argentina. The way England could have achieved with his caliber of death on Saturday night.