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Player Focus: Sterling Still Not Worthy of England Call Up

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Okt 14 2013 17:30
Player Focus: Sterling Still Not Worthy of England Call Up The success of Andros Townsend's England debut against Montenegro last week seems it might just have inspired the normally overly cautious Roy Hodgson into further risks in his team selection and call ups. After the withdrawal through injury of the decidedly unadventurous Tom Cleverley and right-bac...
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Team Focus: England's Problematic Left Side

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Okt 10 2013 13:30
Team Focus: England's Problematic Left Side The touting of Adnan Januzaj as a potential future England player raised an interesting debate about the national team, and not, incidentally, that which Jack Wilshere felt necessary to pass comment on earlier this week.The Manchester United youngster put in man of the match performance from the lef...
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Match Focus: Efficient England Stifle Ukraine but Lack Attacking Verve

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatano, Sep 11 2013 13:12
Match Focus: Efficient England Stifle Ukraine but Lack Attacking Verve There is something slightly mystifying about the reaction to England’s draw in Ukraine on Tuesday. It is 60 years this November since Hungary came to Wembley and thrashed England 6-3, ending once and for all any realistic assumption of English superiority, and yet still it pertains, still a st...
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Player Focus: Mature Lampard Still Shining for England

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumanne, Sep 10 2013 10:58
Player Focus: Mature Lampard Still Shining for England The Frank Lampard-Steven Gerrard conundrum has troubled managers of the national team for near enough a decade. Nobody has been able to fit the two best English midfielders of their generation into a consistently functional and effective partnership, the generally held conception being that they are...
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Team Focus: English Youngsters Give Hodgson Hope

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Sep 5 2013 17:47
Team Focus: English Youngsters Give Hodgson Hope In England the international break is now often met with a fair amount of disdain due to the national team's apparent decline. While any hiatus from the Premier League has never really been welcomed the Three Lions' uninspiring form has left many a fan largely disinterested in the side.Although litt...

Team Focus: Change Needed for England After Latest Drop in Rankings

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Jul 4 2013 16:50
Team Focus: Change Needed for England After Latest Drop in Rankings The announcement regarding England's position in the latest FIFA world rankings aren't quite as surprising as most are making out. Roy Hodgson's men have fallen to 15th in the world; their lowest point since Steve McLaren failed to take them to Euro 2008, but even though their fate regarding qualifi...
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Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Mei 31 2013 12:00
Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI The England national team - four words to strike fear into the hearts of the modern day football fan. Be it live on TV or at Wembley, supporters will bemoan the dreary approach the Three Lions will adopt as a means of boring their opponent into submission and, as proven on Wednesday night, the 1-1 d...
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Team Focus: Has 4-4-2 Really Been Left in the Dark Ages?

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Mei 31 2013 10:51
Team Focus: Has 4-4-2 Really Been Left in the Dark Ages? 'A step back to the dark ages' is how former England marksman Gary Lineker described the tactics used in the current crop's latest performance against the Republic of Ireland, with manager Roy Hodgson reverting back to a 'predictable and dated' 4-4-2 formation.That is, at least, how the hosts ended ...
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Player Focus: Does Ashley Cole Deserve His Place in the England Side?

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Okt 11 2012 14:34
Player Focus: Does Ashley Cole Deserve His Place in the England Side? Never too far from controversy off the field, the on field displays of Ashley Cole this season may have helped to save his place in the England side after a mindless blast at The FA this week. The left-back was quick to grovel having lambasted England's football governing body after they had dismiss...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Ten Top Flops

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Jun 28 2012 17:15
Euro 2012 Focus: Ten Top Flops While we at WhoScored love to praise those who have wowed us statistically, we don't like to overlook those who have under-performed either, and here we will highlight our 10 top flops of Euro 2012 thus far.The likes of Wayne Rooney miss out as we focus on players to have started at least 3 games in...
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