With Germany winning 4-0, it was no closely fought match at all.
And the first person to come under fire, is Walcott, just because he's an Arsenal star and one of the most established player in the U21 English team.
I don't think it's necessary to defend Walcott and place the blame on someone else because it's just logical. He can be at fault for not scoring, but he's definitely not at fault for conceding 4 goals.
Pearce had no choice with suspensions to Agbonlahor and Campbell but to put Walcott as the front man. The lone front man, a role he is definitely not familiar with. In Arsenal if he had to play up front, he would have a partner. He never comes across as an out and out striker simply because he cannot challenge effectively in the air, much different from Adebayor and Nicky. Even Nicky has struggled and Adebayor is just lazy.
What Walcott possesses is great pace and his crossing is good at times, and these are better utilised on the wings.
For him to do well, there has to be a midfield creator, in which England does not have. Lee Cattermole for all his quality in his combativeness, does not have an ounce of creativity in his blood. Same for Fabrice Muamba.
England did what Arsenal has been doing - not fully using their player's abilities to their full potential.
Positions on the pitch and tactics employed are how important. You can't give the ball to Theo with the goal in front of him as well as 4 German defenders waiting to pounce with the only support behind him. It's just insane.
I like Theo and the rest of the world should just shut their trap. What did Sp*rs contribute? What did Man U contribute? Some shithead who got sent off. How about Liverpool? Even City gave Micah Richards. Chelsea have stinkin Mancienne who really sucks. I still don't get how come Arsene Wenger gets accused of not feeding the English team. When Gerrard ages and fades there aren't any Liverpool faithfuls, unless you want to count Glen Johnson who was bought to make up the numbers for UEFA's home grown rule.
On a much lighter note, I got to credit Eto'o for being so smart. He's milking the tit as tightly as possible. Making their financial prowess known to the world does have it's downside. Players know what they are worth and how much you are willing to pay them so they ask for more to move to some shit club in the Eastlands. If you don't show me the $ then I'm not coming, simple as that. If you want to give it to me then I'll consider.
£250,000 a week, plus a signing on fee of £12.5m. Otherwise I'd rather stay at Barca.
A very good move, albeit a greedy one, but very very smart. Citeh would have to consider how far they want to go. If they let this one over their heads there'll be more, and their transfer market will be such an exclusively hugely inflated one. Wouldn't Tevez want to same treatment too? Heh.
That's it for today.
Labels: English National Team, Man City, Theo Walcott, transfer window hoo-ha
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