Missing the Plane
There’s 5 months left until England (and indeed all 32 World qualifiers) pick their final 23 man squad. This is possibly the worst time to suffer a drop in form…
Month: December 2017
Remembering England’s Euro Under 21s of 2009
With England currently flush with youth team trophies I’m writing a series of articles on successful England youth teams of the past and how far they went at senior level,…
World Cup Draw Review: Groups G & H
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England So the nation whose golden generation have failed to live up to their immense individual talents have drawn a group with…England, the irony. Belgium…
World Cup Draw Review: Groups E & F
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia Just like every little boy who grows up loving cars loves Ferrari, every kid who loves football loves Brazil. But it’s a love…
World Cup Draw Review: Groups C & D
Part 2 of my look at the World Cup draw takes on Group’s C & D with contrasting fortunes for Argentina and France. Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark Didier…
World Cup Draw Review: Groups A & B
On Thursday afternoon it finally begins- Footballs great and good will gather in Moscow for the World Cup opening ceremony. So whilst the strange national costumes are being ironed down…
World Cup Draw Reaction (Part 1)- England Suddenly Expects
It’s fair to say fate slipped Gareth Southgate an ace yesterday in The Kremlin. With the seeding system revised to reflect World Ranking rather than geographical location a repeat of…
World Cup Draw Countdown: The Groups of Death. Brazil 2014- Spain crash, Van Gaal entertains and Cahill’s corker
A final look back at the infamous groups of death from tournaments gone by. Brazil 2014- Spain, Holland, Chile, Australia How did it go? Defending champions Spain flew into Brazil…