Checking out the weekend
Tuesday, 14 October 08, 03:31 AM
This weekend was a nice little break from the EPL as international duty took over. Over here at Wembley, Fabio Capello’s reign as English manager continued to chug along with a 5-1 win against Kazakhstan despite a scoreless first half.
But one of the main issues that came out from the win was the boos that came from the crowd at different points in the game. The ones at the halftime whistle were certainly unnecessary, because although England didn’t score they were certainly controlling the run of play. Any one of Theo Walcott’s runs/crosses could have produced a goal, and while the finishing touch wasn’t there, the five goals in the second half weren’t a shock.
Ashley Cole got his share of boos to for his misplay that led to the lone goal for the visitors.
Still, the fans should bite their tongue with the squad continuing to look strong in qualifying under the new leadership. Maybe they’re forgetting the Croatia miseries that still must be fresh
in their minds? Worse things have happened than a “subpar” 5-1 victory.....read the rest at:
http://www.examiner.com/x-642-Soccer-Examiner~y2008m10d13-A-look-back-at-an-international-weekend
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It's all about the shoes, Theo says
Thursday, 11 September 08, 05:25 PM
http://www.examiner.com/x-642-Soccer-Examiner~y2008m9d11-Theo-Walcott-Its-all-in-the-shoes
My favorite story of the day – hat-trick hero Theo Walcott broke a stud off his cleat before halftime of yesterday’s game, but kept the shoes on since he scored a goal and didn’t want to jinx anything. He also said, and I quote from the Guardian article: “The stud had basically just fallen to pieces. That’s why I finished the third goal with my left.”
Fifty bucks says there’s no way he’s washing those game shorts in the near future, which is unfortunate for the others in the England locker room. And that’s gotta make Croatia feel good (oh, I’ll just score this last one with my other foot).
And right after Walcott’s moment in the spotlight, his manager Arsene Wenger was quoted in this Soccernet article as warning against building the youngster up too much and calling it “an exception.” Just a thought here, buttttt maybe you want to just ride that goal-scoring wave until it hits the shore and THEN warn against building him up too early. Just sayin'........Check out the rest at:
http://www.examiner.com/x-642-Soccer-Examiner~y2008m9d11-Theo-Walcott-Its-all-in-the-shoes
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's SuperTheo
Thursday, 11 September 08, 12:58 AM
Fabio Capello sat on the sidelines, idly watching without any show of expression as the shocker unfolded in front of him. It was like he had England’s 4-1 victory all planned out, and was simply marking off his pregame list.
Be the aggressor at the start? Check.
Score first? Check.
Enter halftime ahead? Check.
Have Theo Walcott score? Check…check….ah hell, give the kid three......
Read the rest at: http://www.examiner.com/x-642-Soccer-Examiner~y2008m9d10-Its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-SuperTheo
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England gets set for Croatia
Wednesday, 10 September 08, 10:00 AM
Check out the preview for today's big game.
http://www.examiner.com/x-642-Soccer-Examiner~y2008m9d10-Preparing-for-Englands-big-match-today
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